2 "prescribed" means prescribed by the Minister by regulations made under section 41; "public authority" means (a) Parliament, a Joint Select Committee of Parliament or a committee of either House of Parliament; (b) subject to section 5(2), the Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Industrial Court, the Tax Appeal Board or a court of summary jurisdiction; (c) the Cabinet as constituted under the Constitution; (d) a Ministry or a department or division of a Ministry; (e) the Tobago House of Assembly, the Executive Council of the Tobago House of Assembly or a division of the Tobago House of Assembly; (f) a municipal corporation established under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1990; (g) a regional health authority established under the Regional Health Authorities Act, 1994; (h) a statutory body, responsibility for which is assigned to a Minster of Government; (i) a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago which is owned or controlled by the State; (j) a Service Commission established under the Constitution or other written law; or (k) a body corporate or unincorporated entity (I) in relation to any function which it exercises on behalf of the State; (II) which is established by virtue of the President's prerogative, by a Minister of Government in his capacity as such or by another public authority; or (III) which is supported, directly or indirectly, by Government funds and over which Government is in a position to exercise control; "responsible Minister", in relation to a public authority means (a) the Minister of Government to whom responsibility for the public authority is assigned; or (b) such Minister of Government as the President may, by Order, declare to be the responsible Minister of the public authority for the purposes of this Act; "Tobago House of Assembly" means the Tobago House of Assembly established under the Constitution. 5. (1) This Act does not apply to (a) the President; (b) a commission of inquiry issued by the President; or (c) such public authority or function of a public authority as the President may, by Order subject to negative resolution of Parliament, determine. (2) For the purposes of this Act (a) in relation to its or his judicial functions, a court or the holder of a judicial office or other office pertaining to a court in his capacity as the holder of that office, shall not be regarded as a public authority; (b) a registry or other office of Court Administration, and the staff of such a registry or other office of Court Administration in their capacity as members of that staff in relation to those matters which relate to Court administration, shall be regarded as part of a public authority. 6. This Act binds the State. PART II PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION 7. (1) a PUBLIC AUTHORITY SHALL, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE minister (a) cause to be published in the Gazette and in a daily newspaper circulating in Trinidad and Tobago as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act (I) a statement setting out the particulars of the organisation and functions of the public authority, indicating, as far as practicable, the decision-making powers and other powers affecting members of the public that are involved in those functions and particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, members of the public in relation to the formulation of policy in, or the administration of, the public authority; (II) a statement of the categories of documents that are maintained in the possession of the public authority; (III) a statement of the material that has been prepared by the public authority under this Part for publication or inspection by members of the public, and the places at which as person may inspect or obtain that material; (IV) a statement listing the literature available by way of subscription services; (V) a statement of the procedure to be followed by a person when a request for access to a document is made to a public authority; (VI) a statement specifying the officer responsible within each public authority for the initial receipt of, and action upon, notices under section 10, requests for access to documents under section 13 and applications under section 36; (VII) a statement listing all boards, councils, committees and other bodies constituted by two or more persons, that are part of, or that have been established for the purpose of advising, the public authority, and whose meetings are open to the public, or the minutes of whose meetings are available for public inspection; (VIII) if the public authority maintains a library or reading room that is available for public use, a statement of that fact including details of the address and hours of opening of the library or reading room; and