“Resident” – As defined in Section 1 of the Population Registration Law (5725-1965), or a corporation incorporated under Israeli law. 3. The person responsible The head of a public authority shall appoint an employee of the authority to be responsible for providing information to the public, for handling requests for information, and for applying the instructions of this law. 4. Publication of the list of public authorities 1. The government shall make available to the public, in a place and manner to be determined under the regulations, the list of public authorities, as stated in paragraphs (1) and (8) of the definition of “public authority”; the list shall include a summary of the functions of each public authority, and the means of contacting the person responsible, and other means of obtaining information in the possession of the authority, as used by that authority. 2. A local authority shall make available to the public, in a place and manner to be determined under the regulations, the particulars listed in sub-section (A) concerning itself and for the corporations under its control to which this law applies. 5. Periodic report 1. A public authority shall publish an annual report, which shall include information about its activities and responsibilities, and an explanation of its functions and domain of responsibility; the report shall include a report by the person responsible on the implementation of this law in the public authority; he is entitled, however, to publish this report separately. 2. The Minister of Justice, with the approval of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, is entitled to determine for a specific public authority, as stated in paragraphs (1) and (6)-(10) defining a “public authority”, or for certain types of public authority, a different period for publishing the report. 3. The regulation governing the format of the report and the manner of its publication shall be determined in the regulations. 6. Administrative guidelines and bylaws 1. A public authority shall provide for public perusal the written administrative guidelines under which it operates, and which affect, or are of importance to, the public. 2. The instructions in Section 9 shall apply, with the necessary changes, to the providing for public perusal of the administrative guidelines, according to this section. 3. A local authority shall provide access to its bylaws for public perusal. 7. The procedure for filing requests, and for handling them 1. A request for information shall submitted in writing to the person responsible, or to the person authorized by the person responsible; the applicant (person making the request) shall not be required to state the reason for his request. 2. The public authority shall notify the applicant without delay, and within 30 days of receiving the request, of its decision concerning his request; the head of the public authority, or a person authorized by him for the purpose, is entitled to extend this period by a further 30 days, if necessary, provided that he notifies the applicant in writing, explaining the need for the additional period.