MONGOLIA LAW December 17, 2021 State Palace, Ulaanbaatar city ABOUT TRANSPARENCY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION /Updated/ CHAPTER ONE COMMON GROUNDS Article 1. Purpose of the law Print 1.1. The purpose of this law is to ensure citizens' right to search and receive information in accordance with the grounds and procedures specified in the law, to establish the legal basis of public information infrastructure, to conduct government activities electronically, to keep them open, transparent, and prompt, and to ensure public participation in government activities. is to create control. Article 2. Legislation on transparency of public information Print 2.1. Legislation on transparency of public information consists of the Constitution of Mongolia, the Law on Archives and Recordkeeping, this law and other legislative acts issued in accordance with these laws. 2.2. If the international agreement of Mongolia states otherwise than this law, the provisions of the international agreement shall be followed. Article 3. Scope of the law Print 3.1. This law does not regulate the relationship related to the disclosure of information designated as state secrets by law. 3.2. This law shall regulate relations other than those regulated by the said law, which are related to the public information infrastructure and the conduct of government activities in electronic form. Article 4. Definition of legal terms Print 4.1. The following terms used in this law shall be understood in the following meanings: 4.1.1 "information system" means software, hardware, databases, other components, and their sets for the purpose of collecting, processing, searching, sending, receiving, using and ensuring security of information; 4.1.2 "information network" means a set of software and hardware for sending, transmitting and receiving information between two or more users; 4.1.3 "owner of information" means the person specified in Article 4.1.5 of the Law on Protection of Personal Information and the legal entity defined by the information; 4.1.4 "use of information" means using, transmitting and familiarizing with information in other ways than collecting and processing information;