LIBERIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 2010 PREAMBLE Recognizing that access to information is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution of Liberia and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights; Realizing that the right of access to information encompasses the right to request and receive information, especially information involving public interest; Acknowledging that access to information is indispensable to genuine democracy and good governance and, to this end, Article 15(c) of the Constitution of Liberia provides that no limitation shall be placed on the public right to be informed about the government and its functionaries; Convinced that a dedicated statute on the right of access to information is essential to affirming and promoting the effective, equitable and inexpensive exercise of this right; NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, IN LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLED: Chapter 1- General Provisions Section 1.1 Title: This Act shall be known as the Freedom of Information Act of 2010. Section1.2 Short Title: This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act. Section 1.3 In this Act, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning established for each in this Section: 1.3.1 Access to Information: 1.3.2 “Access to information “refers to the right of the public to request, receive, review, reproduce and retain records and documents held by public bodies and private entities performing public functions or receiving public funding. 1.3.3 “Act” means the Freedom of Information Act. . 1.3.4 “Court” means any judicial body of the Republic of Liberia. 1