Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:–

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. 1. This Act may be called the Right to Information Act, 2005.
   2. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
   3. The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 5, sections 12, 13, 15,16, 24 , 27 and 28 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,–
   1. "appropriate Government" means in relation to a public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly–
      1. by the Central Government or the Union territory administration, the Central Government;
      2. by the State Government, the State Government;
   2. "Tripura Information Commission" means the Tripura Information Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 12;
   3. "Tripura Public Information Officer" means the Tripura Public Information Officer designated under sub-section (1) and includes a Central Assistant Public Information Officer designated as such under sub-section (2) of section 5;
   4. "State Chief Information Commissioner" and "State Information Commissioner" mean theState Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner appointed under sub-section (3) of section 12;

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