In this Act, unless the subject or context requires otherwise,-
(a) "Public body" means the following bodies or institutions:-
(1) Bodies under the Constitution,
(2) A body established by an Act,
(3) Bodies constituted by the Government of Nepal,
(3A)   Office of the State Government or body constituted by the State Government,
(3b) Local level or its offices
(4) Public service provider organizations or institutions established by law,
(5) Political parties and organizations registered according to prevailing laws,
(6) An organized organization wholly or partially owned or controlled by the Government of Nepal or operated with a subsidy or receiving a subsidy from the Government of Nepal,
(7) An organized organization formed by an agreement with the Government of Nepal or a body established by law,
(8) Non-Governmental Associations/Organizations that operate directly or indirectly by receiving funds from the Government of Nepal or foreign countries or international associations/organizations,
(8A)   An organized body wholly or partly owned or controlled by the State Government or run on a grant or receiving a grant from the State Government,
(8B) An organized body formed under any agreement by the State Government or a body established by law,
(8c) Non-Governmental Associations/Organizations operating directly or indirectly by receiving funds from the State Government (9) Other bodies or institutions designated as public bodies by the Government of Nepal by publishing notices in the Nepal Gazette.
(b) "Information" means any document, material or information related to a work of public importance, action or decision related thereto to be edited or taken by a public body.
(c) "Public importance" means a matter of public concern.
(d) "Writing" means any type of written document and includes audio-visual material collected or updated by means of any device or printed or reproduced.
(e) “Right to Information” means the publicA shall mean the right to request and receive information of public importance in the body and that term shall mean the right to study or observe any document, material or work of that body, to obtain a certified copy of such document, to visit and observe the site where construction work of public importance is being carried out, It also refers to the right to take a certified sample of any material or to obtain information stored in any type of device through such device.
(f) "Information Officer" shall mean the person designated under Section 6.
(g) "Head" means the head of a public body.
(h) "Commission" means the National Information Commission as per Section 11.
(i) "Chief Information Commissioner" means the person appointed under section 11.
(j) "Information Commissioner" means the person appointed as per section 11.
(k) "Prescribed" or "as prescribed" means prescribed or prescribed in the rules made under this Act.