Procedure to be followed to access information
Act - Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016
Orders - Gazette Extra Ordinary No. 2004/66 dated 3rd February 2017
Public Authority – Ministry of Home Affairs and affiliated institutions
Request for information can be made to the Information Officer mentioned in the Act using application No. RTI1 in order to obtain information in relation to the Ministry of Home Affairs under the above Act. Submission of this application is not compulsory.
Applying For Information
Submit application No. RTI1, letter or make a verbal request to the Information Officer for obtaining necessary information and obtain an acknowledgement
You will be informed as expeditiously as possible and in any case within fourteen days whether the information requested by you can/ cannot be provided
In case when it is decided to issue the information requested, you will be informed the charges determined by the Commission, if such charge should be paid. You will be provided with the information requested within fourteen days on payment of a prescribed charge, if it is necessary or free of charge
In case where it is difficult to provide information requested within fourteen days, after paying the prescribed charges, the Information Officer will provide you the information requested within an additional period not exceeding 21 days informing the reasons for the extension of the time frame
Where the request for information concerns the life and personal liberty of the citizen, the response to it shall be made within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the request
If you are not satisfied regarding the following responses you receive for your request for information, kindly note to submit an appeal to the following officer within fourteen days
refusing a request made for information
refusing access to the information on the ground that such information is exempted from being granted under section 5
non- compliance with time frames specified by this Act
granting of incomplete, misleading or false information
charging an excessive fees
the refusal of the information officer to provide information in the form requested
the citizen requesting having reasonable grounds to believe that information has been deformed, destroyed or misplaced to prevent such citizen from having access to the information
Assigned Officer
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Mrs.K.P.N.S.Wijethunga Telephone : +94 374936628 |
Information Officer |
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Mr.A.H.M.R.Aberathna Telephone : +94 374946045 |
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