No. 19of 2004.
The Freedom of Information
Act, 2004.
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ANTIGUA
AND
BARBUDA
of the public authority relating to the provision of
information pursuant to this Act.
(b)
to promote within the public authority the best
possible practices in relation to record maintenance,
archiving and disposal; and
10. (1) Every public authority shall, in the public interest,
publish and disseminate in an accessible form, updated annually,
basic information, clearly dated including -
(a)
an accurate and sufficiently detailed description of
its structure, functions, duties and finances;
(b)
relevant details concerning =y services it provides
directly to members of the public;
(c)
any direct request or complaintsmechamms available
to members of the public regarding acts or a failure to
act by that authority, together with a s m q of any
requests, complaints or other direct actions by
members of the public and that authority's response;
(d)
a simple guide containing adequate information
about its record-keeping systems, the types and
forms of information it holds, the categories of
information it publishes and the procedure to be
followed in making a request for information;
(e)
a description of the powers and duties of its senior
officers, and the procedure it follows in making
decisions;
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any regulations, policies, rules, guides or manuals
regarding the discharge by that authority of its
functions;
(g)
the content of all decisions and policies it has adopted
which affect the public, along with the reasons for
them, any authoritative interpretations of them, and
any important background material;and
(h) any mechanisms or procedures by which members
of the public may make representations or otherwise
Duty to
publish basic
information.