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TMI BlogRIGHT TO INFORMATION RULES, 2012X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Right to Information Rules, 2012. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions 2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.-- (a) "Act" means the Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005); (b) "Commission" means the Central Information Commission constituted under sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Act; (c) "First Appellate Authority" means an officer in the public authority who is senior in rank to the Central Public Information Officer to whom an appeal under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act lies; (d) "Registrar" means an officer of the Commission so designated and includes an Additional Registrar, Joint Registrar and Deputy Registrar; (e) " ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of the certificate issued by the appropriate Government in this regard is submitted along with the application. Mode of Payment of Fee 6. Fees under these rules may be paid in any of the following manner, namely-- (a) in cash, to the public authority or to the Central Assistant Public Information Officer of the public authority, as the case may be, against a proper receipt; or (b) by demand draft or bankers cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority; or (c) by electronic means to the Accounts Officer of the public authority, if facility for receiving fees through electronic means is available with the public authority. Appointment of Secretary to the Commission 7. The Central Governme ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... has not been made in the specified format if it is accompanied by documents as specified in Rule 8. (2) The Commission shall not consider an appeal unless it is satisfied that the appellant has availed of all the remedies available to him under the Act. (3) For the purposes of sub-rule (2), a person shall be deemed to have availed of all the remedies available to him under the Act: (a) if he had filed an appeal before the First Appellate Authority and the First Appellate Authority or any other person competent to pass order on such appeal had made a final order on the appeal; or (b) where no final order has been made by the First Appellate Authority with regard to the appeal preferred, and a period of forty-five days from the date ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... it may deem fit. Presentation by the Public Authority 13. The public authority may authorise any representative or any of its officers to present its case. Service of notice by Commission 14. The Commission may issue the notice by name, which shall be served in any of the following modes, namely-- (i) service by the party itself; (ii) by hand delivery (dasti) through Process Server; (iii) by registered post with acknowledgement due; (iv) by electronic mail in case electronic address is available. Order of the Commission 15. The order of the Commission shall be in writing and issued under the seal of the Commission duly authenticated by the Registrar or any other officer authorised by the Commission for this purpose. [F ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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