Multiple choice

Who are 'Third Parties' under the RTI Act 2005?

  1. A person other than the citizen making a request for information and includes a public authority

  2. Any person who does not come under the Act

  3. Any body of persons who come under the Act

  4. Any person legally named as an organization

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Explanation

A third party means a person other than the citizen making a request for information and includes a public authority. Third parties have a right to be heard in respect of applications and appeals dealing with information submitted by them to the Government in confidence. [S.2(n) and S.11]