Government of Tripura
General Administration (AR) Department
Agartala,Tripura

How  third party information is to be provided.

(1) “Third party” means a person  other than the citizen making a request for information and includes a public authority.  [Section-2(n)]

(2) A third party information means an information which relates to or has been  supplied by  a third party and has  been treated as confidential by that third party.[Section-11(1)]

(3) When request is made for supply of any  third party information, or record the State Public Information Officer  shall, within 5(five)  days from the date of receipt of the request,  give a written notice of the request to the third party concerned  intimating him that  the State Public Information Officer intends to disclose the information or record or part thereof and invite the third party  to make a representation  in writing or orally  whether the  information or record should be disclosed or not  and  the representation of the third party shall be  kept in view while taking a decision about the disclosure of the information.

Provided that  except  in the case of trade and commercial secrets  protected by law, disclosure may be allowed,  if the public interest in disclosure out-weights in importance any possible harm and injury to the interests of such third party. [Section –11(1)]

(4) When a third party receives a notice, he may within 10 days

from the date receipt of the notice, may make a representation against the proposed disclosure.[Section-11(2)]

(5) The State Public Information Officer shall, within 40 days of

the receipt of the request  for disclosure of the  any third party information,  take a decision  whether  the information, record or part thereof  would be disclosed or not and  give  in writing  a notice of his  decision to the third party concerned.[Section-11 (3]

(6) A notice  given to a third party  regarding  disclosure of an information  shall include a statement  that the third party has  a right  to prefer an appeal against the decision  to the Appellate Authority. [Section 11(4)]

These instructions prepared in consultation with the Law Department of the State Government & issued on Public Interest  by Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Tripura, General Administration (AR) Department.