! Prioritizing!the! Right!to! Information! Enforcement!date! of!the!Act! Definitions! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 40! Unofficial)translation) ! (d)! Regulations!to!be!formulated!under!this!action! shall!be!enacted!and!publicized!within!6!months! from!the!date!this!Act!is!implemented!and! published!in!the!Government!Gazette.! ! 74! In!enforcing!and!interpreting!provisions!of!this!Act,! the!onus!shall!be!on!the!interest!of!fully!enabling!the! right!to!information.! ! 75! This!Act!shall!come!into!force!6!(six)!months!after!it!is! passed,!assented!and!is!published!in!the!Government! Gazette.! ! 76! In!this!Act,!unless!stated!otherwise:! ! ! “Information!Commissioner”!refers!to!the! Information!Commissioner!appointed!under!this!Act! or!the!body!or!party!entrusted!with!his! responsibilities.! ! ! “Information!Officer”!refers!to!the!employee!or! employees!designated!by!the!highest!officer!of!the! state@office,!from!among!the!employees!at!the!state@ office!who!are!not!in!the!rank!of!high@ranking! officials,!appointed!to!undertake!the!responsibilities! mentioned!in!section!36!of!this!Act,!at!state@office! level;! ! ! “Information”!refers!to!any!kind!of!information,!or! any!information!produced!at!any!given!date,!or!any! information!produced!at!any!given!party,!or!any! information!stored!in!any!device,!held!and! maintained!by!a!state@office,!and!that!which!does!not! belong!to!a!third!party;! ! ! “person”!shall!include!natural!and!legal!personalities;! ! ! ! “Review!Committee”!refers!to!the!committee!formed! under!section!41!(a)!of!this!Act,!consisting!of!more! than!3!people!from!among!high@ranking!officials!of!a! state@office,!entrusted!to!review!an!appeal!a!decision! made!by!an!Information!Officer.! ! ! “State@Office”!shall!include!the!executive,!the! legislature!and!the!judiciary,!independent! institutions,!independent!offices,!security!services! and!councils!elected!under!the!Constitution.!Also! included!are!those!bodies!party!to!any!state! !

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