General!Right!to! Information! 3! ! ! ! ! Right!to! Information! 4! ! ! Abolished!state@ offices! 5! ! ! 2! Unofficial)translation) ! & Chapter&Two& Scope&of&Right& & (a)! This!Act,!unless!otherwise!stated!herein,! obligates!any!public!or!private!authority!upon! which!a!request!has!been!made!under!this!Act,! in!inform,!within!due!course,!any!person! making!a!request!for!information,!whether!it! holds!the!information!specified!in!the!request,! or!from!which!authority!such!record!can!be! obtained.!! ! (b)! Where!such!record!is!to!be!provided!within!the! scope!of!this!Act,!the!state@office!upon!which!the! request!has!been!made,!must!do!so!within!due! course,!unless!otherwise!stated!herein.! ! (c)! Notwithstanding!where!a!statute,!already! enforced!or!that!comes!into!enforcement!after! this!Act,!specifies!that!information!present!at!a! state@office!shall!be!disclosed!under!a!certain! procedure,!or!specifies!that!such!information! shall!not!be!disclosed,!precedence!must!be! given!to!the!principles!specified!in!this!Act.! Disclosure!or!non@disclosure!of!such! information!shall!be!based!on!the!norms! determined!in!this!Act.! ! (a)! Access!to!information!from!a!state@office!in! accordance!with!this!Act!shall!be!a!legally! enforceable!right!available!to!every!person!who! requests!for!such!information;! ! (b)! Enforceable!legal!right!under!sub@section!(a)!of! this!section!shall!mean!that!access!to! information!may!be!requested!in!accordance! with!this!Act,!or!through!a!judicial!authority!and! a!judicial!order!granting!such!access!may!be! obtained!and!utilized! ! Either!of!the!following!shall!be!responsible!for! information!produced,!held!or!maintained!by!a!state@ office!that!has!ceased!to!exist:@! ! (a)! where!function!of!a!state@office!are!assigned!to! another!state@office,!responsibility!shall!be! borne!by!the!assigned!office.!!