1566 Tllll CAZE TIE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., OCTOBER 16,2017 [PARrl informatirn, documents or record in digilal or prinled form. as thc case may be. 3. RiBht to have accecc to informrtion rol to be deried.-<l) Subject to the provisi)ns of this Act, no applicant shall be denied acccss lo information or record teld by a public body. (2) This Act rfiall be interpreted so in the presmble and (a) as to advance its purposes as set otlt to-- promote the right ofaccess to information; and (b) facilitate ard encourage prorptly the disclosure ofthe information at the lo$est and reasonable cost, 4. Mairtetr:rrce .trd itrdexitrg oI recod,-{1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and rules mad€ lhereundcr, the principal omcer of each public body shall ensure thatthe record hcld by that body is properly maintained, so as to cnablc it 1o corlply with its obligations under this Act. (2) Each public body shall brin8 ils record managemenl praclices in with line lhc Secretariat Instructions, 2004 or any other instructio s ol thc Federal Govemment. 5. Publicrtion erd avsilobility of r.cord. 1l)Theprincipal officer of cach public body shall, r,vithin six months of the commenccment of this Acl. ensure thar the follorvirg categories ol- inlbrmalion and record are dul) publishcd including uploading o\er the lntemet in a manner which besl ensures that these are accessible subject t,) reasonable resrictions based on limited resources:(a) dcscripticn of the public body's organisation and functions. duties, powers and any services rl provides to the public, inclucling a directory of its officers and emphyees, indicatirrg their dutics arrcl functions and their respective remunerations, perks and pri"ilcgesi (b) stduGs, statutory rules, rcgulations, by€-laws, orders and notificati(,ns, etc. applicable to thc public body disclosing the datc ol'their respective commencement or effect; (c) or procedural rules and rEgulalions o[ gcneral application evolved or adopled by rhe public bodt". including an1 subslantire m.rnuals cr policies used by rls employees: (d) relevant {acts and background infoamation retating to important policies and decisions which havc been adopted, along wilh a stltement ofthe policies adopted by the public body and the critefla