12 No. 2 Right to Access Information Act 2013 (2) When refusing to approve a publication scheme, the Commission shall give reasons and provide reasonable direction to the public authority as to how it may amend the scheme so as to obtain approval. (3) The Commission may, upon giving six months notice with reasons, withdraw its approval of any publication scheme. Model publication schemes. 10. (1) The Commission may adopt or approve model publication schemes for different classes of public authorities. (2) Where a public authority in a certain class adopts a model publication scheme which applies to that class of public authorities, it shall not require further approval from the Commission, but it shall inform the Commission that it is applying that model publication scheme. (3) The Commission may put a time limit on the validity of a model publication scheme or, upon giving six months notice to all public authorities using it, terminate the validity of any publication scheme. Other proactive obligations. 11. (1) In addition to the items listed in its publication scheme, a public authority shall also– (a) publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcing the decisions which affect the public; (b) provide to any person the reasons for any decision taken by it in relation to that person; (c) before initiating any project or formulating any policy, scheme, programme or law, publish or communicate to the public in general or to the persons likely to be affected by it in particular, the facts available to it or to which it has reasonable access which in its opinion should be known to them in the best interests of natural justice and promotion of democratic principles; No. 2 Right to Access Information Act 2013 (d) unless there are good reasons to the contrary, allow members of the public to attend its meetings at which decisions affecting them are made and shall give adequate notice of the meetings; (e) upon signing a contract shall publish it in the Gazette, detailing at a minimum for each contract– (i) the public works, goods acquired or rented, and the contracted service, including any sketches, scopes of service and terms of reference; (ii) the contract sum; (iii) the name of the provider, contractor or individual to whom the contract has been granted; (iv) the periods within which the contract shall be completed. (2) It is the duty of every public authority to take steps in accordance with its publication scheme and the requirements of subsection (1) to provide information proactively to the public at regular intervals through various media of communication. (3) All materials shall be disseminated taking into consideration the need to reach persons with disability, the cost, local language and the most effective method of communication in that local area; and the information should be easily accessible and be available free or at cost, taking into account the medium used. (4) At a minimum, the material referred to in subsection (1) shall be made available– 13