Act 6 Access to Information Act 2005 (c) to protect persons disclosing evidence of contravention of the law, maladministration or corruption in Government bodies; (d) to promote transparency and accountability in all organs of the State by providing the public with timely, accessible and accurate information; and (e) to empower the public to effectively scrutinise and participate in Government decisions that affect them. 4. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires – "court" means the Chief Magistrates’ Court or the High Court; "currency point" means the value specified in relation to a currency point in the Schedule; "information" includes written, visual, aural and electronic information; "information officer" means the Chief executive of a public body; "manual" means the manual of functions of, and index of records held by a public body, compiled under section 7; "Minister" means the Minister to whom the functions of the Minister under this Act have for the time being been assigned by the President; "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under section 47; "privacy" means the right of a person to keep his or her matters and relationships secret; "proprietary information" means information relating to any manufacturing process, trade secret, trademark, copyright, patent or formula protected by law or by International Treaty to which Uganda is a party; "public body" includes a government, ministry, department, statutory corporation, authority or commission; "record" means any recorded information, in any format, including an electronic format in the possession or control of a public body, whether or not that body created it; "relevant authority" means the Minister responsible for that public body or the person designated in writing by that Minister; "request for access" means a request for access to a record of a public body under section 11; 5