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The Right to Access Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 2 of 2013), Sierra Leone
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Year of Version
2013
Dates
Signature:
October 31, 2013
Entry into force:
October 31, 2013
Published:
October 31, 2013
Passed:
October 29, 2013
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights),
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Other
Notes
Section 7(2) under Part II of the Right to Access Information Act provides that a public authority shall breach a copyright not held by him if he refuses to give an applicant access to information in different forms as referred to in Section 7(1) of the Act.
Section 22 under Part III of the Act states that a public authority does not have to communicate information where disclosure of the information would divulge a trade secret or could prejudice the commercial interests of that third party.
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