Section 2 - Definitions

Right to information ensures access to public authority records and formats, enabling inspection and certified copies under defined authorities.

Section 2 defines public authority and appropriate Government, and identifies institutional roles such as Central and State Information Commissions, Chief Information Commissioners, Information Commissioners, and Public Information Officers. It defines information and record to include documents and electronic material, and articulates the right to information to inspect records, take extracts or certified copies, obtain certified samples, and receive information in electronic formats. 'Third party' is any person other than the requester, including public authorities, and 'prescribed' refers to rules made by the appropriate Government or competent authority.