Act 6 Access to Information Act 2005 __________________________________________________________________________________ ACTS SUPPLEMENT No. 4 19th July, 2005 ACTS SUPPLEMENT To The Uganda Gazette No. 42 Volume XCVIII dated 19th July, 2005 Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government ___________________________________________________________________________ Act 6 Access to Information Act 2005 THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005. _______________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Section PART I - PRELIMINARY. 1. 2. 3. 4. Short title and commencement. Application. Purpose of Act Interpretation. PART II – ACCESS TO RECORDS AND INFORMATION . 5. Right of access. 6. Access to information and records. 7. Manual of functions and index of records of public body. 8. Disclosure and automatic availability of certain records. 9. Information in directory. 10. Information officers. 11. Form of request. 12. Duty to assist persons. 13. Transfer of request. 14. Records that cannot be found or do not exist. 15. Deferral of access. 16. Decision on request and notice. 17. Extension of period to deal with request. 18. Deemed refusal of request. 19. Severability. 20. Access and forms of access. 21. Access to health or other records. 22. Preservation of records. 2