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Freedom of Information
No. 27
2003
"public authority" includes
(a) Parliament, or any committee of Parliament;
(b) the Cabinet as constituted under the Constitution;
(c) a Ministry or a department or division of a Ministry;
(d) a local authority;
(e) a public statutory corporation or body;
(f)
a body corporate or an incorporated body established
for a public purpose, which is owned or controlled by
the State;
(g) an embassy, consulate or mission of the State or any
office of the State situated outside of Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines whose functions include the provision
of diplomatic or consular services for or on behalf of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(h) any other body designated by the Minister by
regulation made under this Act, to be a public authority
for the purposes of this Act;
"responsible Minister" in relation to a public authority means
the Minister of Government to whom responsibility for the
public authority is assigned.
Non-application
of Act
5.
(1) This Act does not apply to
(a) the Governor-General; or
(b) a commission of inquiry issued by the Governor-General
(2) For the purposes of this Act
(a) 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) except in a judicial capacity 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
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