Without prejudice to the provisions of section 8, a Central Public Information Officer or a State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may reject a request for information where such a request for providing access would involve an infringement of copyright subsisting in a person other than the State.
Section 9: Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases.
The Right to Information Act, 2005Central Act · Act 22 of 2005
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Right to Information Act, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Section | 9 |
| Marginal note | Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 2 |
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