Note- Beside the existing means [in the law for publication of information], the
information containing public rights and duties shall be presented to public through
publication and public announcements and media.
Chapter 2- Regulation on Access to Information
Section 1-Request of access to information and grace time to respond to it:
Article 6- Requests to have access to personal information are only granted to real
persons to whom the information is related or to their legal representatives.
Article 7-Public institution shall not demand justification or reasons from the applicant
for the submitted requests.
Article 8-The public institution shall grant requests for access to information in a prompt
way and this duration must not exceed 10 days. The executive regulations of this article
will be approved by the cabinet in six months from the time this law is enacted
considering the recommendations of the commission on publication and free access to
information.
Section 2-Manners of responding to requests:
Article 9-The responses issued to the requests to access to information shall be in
written or electronic format.
Chapter 3-Promoting Transparency
Section 1-Duty to publish:
Article 10-Except in cases of classified information, each public institution shall publish
its [own] public information including [the institution’s] outcomes and performance for
the public interest and promoting citizens’ rights. At least once a year, using computer
facilities or in a guide book if possible and it shall deliver to the citizens who requested
the information charging them the [service] fee and it must include the following:
A) Goals, duties, policies and guidelines and structure.
B) Ways and methods of the all the services it directly provides to public.
C) Citizens’ complaint system regarding the decisions and actions taken by the
institution.
D) Authorities and duties of their superior staff.
E) All the processes or bylaws in which real and legal persons and non-state
institutions can participate in the enforcement of the authorities or can be
effective in any other way.
Note-The application of this article in regards to the institutions that directly fall under
the supervision of the supreme leader is contingent upon nonexistence of his
disapproval.