Section 3
Right To Information
(1) Every citizen shall, subject to this Act have the right to information.
(2) Every citizen shall have access to the information held in the public Bodies.
(3) Notwithstanding anything provided in Sections (1) and (2), the information held by a Public Body on the following subject matters shall not be disseminated:
(a) which seriously jeopardizes the sovereignty, integrity, national security, public peace, stability and international relations of Nepal.
(b) which directly affects the investigation, inquiry and prosecution of a crime.
(c) Which seriously affects on the protection of economic, trade or monetary interest or intellectual property or banking or trade privacy.
(d) Which directly jeopardizes the harmonious relationship subsisted among various cast or communities.
(e) Which interferes on individual privacy and security of body, life, property or health of a person.
Provided that, a public Body shall not refrain from the responsibility of dissemination of information without appropriate and adequate reason not to flow the information.
(4) If a Public Body has both the information in its record that can be made public and that cannot be made public in accordance with this Act, the Information Officer shall have to provide information to the applicant after separating the information which can be made public.
(2) Every citizen shall have access to the information held in the public Bodies.
(3) Notwithstanding anything provided in Sections (1) and (2), the information held by a Public Body on the following subject matters shall not be disseminated:
(a) which seriously jeopardizes the sovereignty, integrity, national security, public peace, stability and international relations of Nepal.
(b) which directly affects the investigation, inquiry and prosecution of a crime.
(c) Which seriously affects on the protection of economic, trade or monetary interest or intellectual property or banking or trade privacy.
(d) Which directly jeopardizes the harmonious relationship subsisted among various cast or communities.
(e) Which interferes on individual privacy and security of body, life, property or health of a person.
Provided that, a public Body shall not refrain from the responsibility of dissemination of information without appropriate and adequate reason not to flow the information.
(4) If a Public Body has both the information in its record that can be made public and that cannot be made public in accordance with this Act, the Information Officer shall have to provide information to the applicant after separating the information which can be made public.