The Goa Right to Information Act, 1997

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    "title": "The Goa Right to Information Act, 1997",
    "short_title": "The Goa Right to Information Act, 1997",
    "act_number": "(Goa Act No. 28 of 1997)",
    "act_year": 1997,
    "act_type": "STATE",
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    "description": "The Goa Right to Information Act, 1997",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(b) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa.\n(c) \"Information\" means any material or information relating to the affairs of the State or any local or other authorities constituted under any enactment passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa for the time being in force or a Statutory Authority or a Company, Corporation, Trust, Firm, Society or a Co-operative Society, or any Organisation funded or controlled by the Government or executing any public work or service on behalf of or as authorized by the Government;\n(d) \"Right to Information\" means the Right of access to information and includes the inspection of works, documents, records, taking notes and extracts and obtaining certified copies of documents or records, or taking samples of material.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Right to Information.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Procedure for supply of information.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Restrictions on Right to Information.",
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            "content": "(a) Information, the disclosure or contents of which will prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India or security of the State or Internationals relations or Public Order or administration of justice or Investigation of an offence or which leads to incitement to an offence;\n(b) Information relating to an individual or other information, the disclosure of which has no relationship to any activity of the Government or which will not subserve any public interest and would constitute a clear and unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;\n[(bb) papers containing advice, opinion, recommendations or minutes submitted to the Governor for discharge of his constitutional functions and any information, disclosure of which, would prejudicially affect the conduct of the Centre-State relations, including information exchanged in confidence between the Centre and the Government or any of their authorities or agencies.] ;\n(c) Trade and commercial secrets or any other information protected by Law;\n(d) Information whose release would constitute a breach of Parliament of Legislative Assembly Privilege [:]\n(e) Information whose disclosure would endanger the life or physical safety of any person or identify the source of information or assistance given in confidence for law enforcement or security purposes or in public interest:",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Appeal.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Obligation on Competent Authority.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Penalties.",
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            "content": "9. [* * *]\n10. [* * *]",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. State Council for Right to Information.",
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            "content": "(a) the Minister-in-Charge of the Department of Administrative Reforms in the Government who shall be its Chairman; and\n(b) (i) such other official Member not exceeding four;\n(ii) two M. L. A.s to be nominated by the Speaker;\n(iii) non-official members not exceeding four representing journalists, Editors of Newspapers, New agencies, Non-Government Organizations;\n[(iv) non-official members not exceeding two other than those falling under item (iii) above.] .\n(c) the time and place of the meeting of the Council shall be as the Chairman may decide and it shall observe such procedure as may be laid down by the council to transact its business.\n(a) review of the operation of the Act and rules made thereunder,\n(b) review of the administrative arrangements and procedures to secure for citizens the fullest possible access to information,\n(d) research and documentation as regards management of information with a view to improve the extent and accuracy of information being made available under the Act, and\n(e) to advise the Government on all matters related to right to information, including training, development and orientation of employees to bring in a culture of openess and transparency.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Act to have over-riding effect.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Charging of fees.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "goa131",
        "Act Number": "(Goa Act No. 28 of 1997)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1997",
        "Short Title": "The Goa Right to Information Act, 1997",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:44"
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