Section 2.3 Access to Publication Scheme: The publication scheme of every public authority or body shall be widely accessible, and the hard and or soft copies of the scheme shall be available at the offices of the authority and at other reasonable public places. Section 2.5 Automatic Publication: Without prejudice to the general publication scheme established in this Act, every public authority is obliged to publish, and maintained published, certain key classes of documents/information as soon as they are generated or received by the authority, irrespective of whether a request has been made or not made for them. Section 2.6 Documents subject to Automatic Publication: The classes of documents to be automatically published by every public authority shall include: (1) the enabling legislation of the agency or authority; (2) its existing policies, procedures and rules; (3) its budgets; (4) the financial accounts of the agency/authority; (5) Material contracts; (6) Organizational chart, including lines of reporting; (7) Procedures for appealing decisions of the authority or its officers; and (8) such other information that would enable the public to deal with the authority and or monitors its performance. Chapter 3 Procedures for Making and Responding to Request for Information Section 3.1 Accessibility of Information: All public information held by public bodies and those held by private entities in respect of public funding received or public services provided shall be accessible, and may be inspected, requested, provided, reproduced and retained as provided in this Act. Section 3.2 Request for Information: Every person, irrespective of their nationality or residence, may request, receive, reproduce and retain any information held by (1) a public authority or (2) private entity that receives public funds or engage in public functions or provision of public service; provided that in respect of private entities, the information shall relate to the public funds, benefit, functions or service. Section 3.3 Description of information Requested: Every request shall describe the information requested with reasonable details that would enable the public authority or private entity easily identify the information. Additional specification of the information may be provided by the requester by any means and at any time, including in responses to questions from personnel of the authority or entity. Section 3.4 Form of Request: Request for information may be filed in writing, by electronic mail, or orally in person, or by any alternative means. Section 3.5 Reason for Request: The right to request information is independent of personal interest in the information, and no one shall be asked or required to provide a justification or reason for requesting any information. 5