- (h) the notices regarding fees to be paid in relation to requests for access to an information; and
- (i) any additional regulations or circulars made or issued in relation to obtaining access to an information in accordance with this Act.
(4) The appropriate Government must, if necessary, update and publish the guidelines at regular intervals.
Power to make rules by appropriate Government. 27. (1) The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
- (a) the cost of the medium or print cost price of the materials to be disseminated under sub-section (4) of section 4;
- (b) the fee payable under sub-section (1) of section 6;
- (c) the fee payable under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 7;
- (d) the salaries and allowances payable to and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees under sub-section (6) of section 13 and sub-section (6) of section 16;
- (e) the procedure to be adopted by the Central Information Commission or State Information Commission, as the case may be, in deciding the appeals under sub-section (10) of section 19; and
- (f) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
Power to make rules by competent authority. 28. (1) The competent authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
- (i) the cost of the medium or print cost price of the materials to be disseminated under sub-section (4) of section 4;
- (ii) the fee payable under sub-section (1) of section 6;
- (iii) the fee payable under sub-section (1) of section 7; and
- (iv) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
Laying of rules. 29. (1) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
(2) Every rule made under this Act by a State Government shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is notified, before the State Legislature.
Power to remove difficulties. 30. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removal of the difficulty:
