315 SAINT VINCENTAND THE GRENADINES ACT NO. 27 OF 2003 I ASSENT DR FREDERICK BALLANTYNE Governor-General 15th December, 2003 [L.S.] AN ACT to give rights of access to official documents of the government and public authorities to members of the public and to provide for connected matters. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and by the authority of the same, as follows: PARTI PRELIMINARY 1. This Act maybe cited as the Freedom of Information Act, 2003. 2. This Act shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Minister, by order published in the Gazette. 3. (1) The object of this Act is to extend the right of members of the public to access information in the possession of public authorities by (a) making available to the public information about the operations of public authorities and, i n particular, ensuring that the rules and practices affecting members of the public in their dealings with public authorities are readily available to persons affected by those rules and practices; Short title Commencement Object of Act