(2) The first such review shall be conducted not later than two years after the appointed day.
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Section 4)
Information to be Published by Public Authorities
1. The information referred to in section 4 of this Act is—
(a)
a description of the subject area of the public authority;
(b)
a list of the departments and agencies of the public authority and—
(i)
subjects handled by each department and agency;
(ii)
the locations of departments and agencies;
(iii)
opening hours of the offices of the authority and its departments and
agencies;
(c)
the title and business address of the principal officer;
(d)
a statement of the documents specified in sub-paragraph (e) being documents that are
provided by the public authority for the use of, or which are used by the authority or its
officers in making decisions or recommendations, under or for the purposes of an enactment
or scheme administered by the authority, with respect to rights, privileges or benefits, or to
obligations, penalties or other detriments, to or for which persons are or may be entitled or
subject;
(e)
the documents referred to in sub-paragraph (d) are—
(i)
manuals or other documents containing interpretations, rules, guidelines,
practices or precedents;
(ii)
documents containing particulars of a scheme referred to in paragraph (d),
not being particulars contained in an enactment or published under this Act.
2. The principal officer of the authority shall—
(a)
cause copies of such of the documents specified in paragraph 1 (e) as are in use from time to
time to be made available for inspection and for purchase by members of the public;
(b)
within 12 months after the publication of the statement under paragraph 1(d) and thereafter at
intervals of not more than 12 months, cause to be published in the Gazette, statements
bringing up to date information contained in the previous statement or statements.
3. The principal officer is not required to comply fully with paragraph 2 (a) before the expiration of 12 months
after the appointed day, but shall, before that time, comply with that paragraph so far as is practicable.
4. This Schedule does not require a document of the kind specified in paragraph 1 (e) containing exempt matter,
to be made available in accordance with paragraph 2, but, if such a document is not so made available, the
principal officer shall, unless impracticable or unreasonable to do so, cause to be prepared a corresponding
Prepared by the Access to Information Unit
Jamaica Archives & Records Department
Office of the Prime Minister
© Government of Jamaica 2003
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