The Promotion of Access to Information Act, No 2 of 2000 (“the Act”) gives effect to the constitutional right of access to any information held by any public or private body that is required for the exercise or protection of any rights. The Act sets out the procedures attached to such request.

Section 9 of the Act, however, recognises that such right to access to information is subject to certain justifiable limitations, such as:

• the reasonable protection of privacy
• commercial confidentiality; and
• effective, efficient and good governance.

Section 14 of the Act obliges public bodies to compile a Manual, which would assist a person to obtain access to information held by the public body and stipulates the minimum requirements a manual has to comply with.

The purpose of this manual is therefore to inform a person on how to obtain access to records held by the Petroleum Agency, giving effect to Section 14 of the Act.

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