the freedom of information act was passed on november 2000.
the freedom of information act was passed on november 2000.
when was the freedom of information act passed?
november 2000
in the united states the freedom of information act was signed into law by president lyndon b. johnson on july 4, 1966 and went into effect the following year. ralph nader has been credited with the impetus for creating this act, among others. the electronic freedom of information act amendments were signed by president bill clinton on october 2, 1996.
freedom of information laws by country
the foi ordinance of 2004 laid the basis for the following two provincial laws: the baluchistan freedom of information act in 2005 and sindh freedom of information act in 2006. in addition, the khyber pakhtunkhwa right to information act (kpk rti) and the punjab transparency and right to information ordinance were both passed in 2013. the kpk rti act covers not only official governmental bodies, but also non-governmental entities that are funded by the government (for example, locally funded public service organizations). the punjab rti act can be used not only by the citizens of pakistan, but also by legal bodies that are registered within pakistan territorial borders.
freedom of information act in pakistan