(a)
the Governor-General, in relation to the exercise of the powers and duties conferred or
imposed on him by or under the Constitution of Jamaica or under any other law;
(b)
the judicial functions of—
(i)
a court;
(ii)
the holder of a judicial office or other office connected with a court;
(c)
the security or intelligence services in relation to their strategic or operational intelligence
gathering activities;
(d)
any statutory body or authority as the Minister may specify by order subject to affirmative
resolution.
(7) This Act applies to official documents held in a registry or other office of a court, being documents that
relate only to matters of an administrative nature.
(8) In subsection (6) "security or intelligence services" means—
(a)
the Jamaica Constabulary Force;
(b)
the Island Special Constabulary Force;
(c)
the Rural Police;
(d)
the Jamaica Defence Force.
PART II. Right of Access
6.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person shall have a right to obtain access to an official
document, other than an exempt document.
Right
of access.
(2) The exemption of an official document or part thereof from disclosure shall not apply after the document
has been in existence for twenty years, or such shorter or longer period as the Minister may specify by order,
subject to affirmative resolution.
(3) An applicant for access to an official document shall not be required to give any reason for requesting
access to that document.
(4) Where an official document is—
(a)
(b)
open to access by the public pursuant to any other enactment, as part of a public register or
otherwise; or
available for purchase by the public in accordance with administrative procedures established for that
purpose,
access to that document shall be obtained in accordance with the provisions of that enactment or those
procedures, as the case may be.
Application
for access.
Prepared by the Access to Information Unit
Jamaica Archives & Records Department
Office of the Prime Minister
© Government of Jamaica 2003