TIII] GAZE TTE OF PAKISTAN EXTRA OCTOBER I t564 7011 PAR] I ANo wrrliR[As it is expediell 10 provide for n law which gives effecr to the fundamenral right r)faccess to information, as guaranteed under Anicle I9A of lhe Constituti on oi the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and inlernational law. whereby every,)nc sha I havc the right to hsve acccss lo all inlbrm0lior held by public bodies subject only to reasonable restrictions imposed by law and for mattcrs connccted then:with or incidental therato; It is hereby enacted as follows:- l. S-hort title, spplicstlotr rrd commcDcemerl.-a I ) This Acl may of/\ccess lo lnformsliol| Act. 2017. be called the RiSht (2) It shall al'ply (l) It shall c('me into forc€ at once Io.ll 2. subject or Defigitiotrs.-ln contcxl,- (i) public b.Cies oflhe Federal Govemment this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the 'rrppeal" means any grievancc lod8cd ill writirg hr- an applicant ilh th€ lnformatiorr Cornmrssion iD accordance \\,ith section I7; \ (ii) 'applicart'' means a cilizcn of Pakistan, as deflned in law. who lodges a request or aly person who is actinS for or on behalf of such a person; (iii) "designaled official rneans an official a\ such ir accordance wilh seclion 9: (iv) ofa public body .lcsignated 'lnfomurion Commission rncans thc Pakistan Commission on t( hlbmalion eslahlishcd rn accordance with section lE; Access (v) "$forma ion" (vi) 'llational security" means lhc marters pcflainin8 to thc integrity. rncans inl'ornalion bascd on rccord; sccurily ('r defencc olPakislan or any part thercol: (vii) 'lrcscribcd' means prcscribcd bi rulcs or regulations nrade under tLis Acl; (viii)'lrincipAlollicer"rnca (.1) s- in cise ofthc Icdcral Covernmcnt's Ivlitristries and Dilisions. the Secretary tllercot arrd