Section 31 RTI Act: Repeal

Section 31 RTI Act repeals the Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (5 of 2003). To repeal an Act means to cancel that earlier statute by law. The citation "(5 of 2003)" in Section 31 RTI Act identifies the repealed statute as Act number 5 of the year 2003.

Section 31 RTI Act is the final provision of the Right to Information Act, 2005, placed in Chapter VI (Miscellaneous) immediately after Section 30 RTI Act on the power to remove difficulties. Section 31 RTI Act consists of a single sentence with no sub-sections, provisos or exceptions in its text. Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, an applicant seeks information from a public authority under provisions such as Section 6 RTI Act (filing a request in writing or through electronic means with the prescribed fee) and Section 7 RTI Act (decision within 30 days, or within 48 hours where the information concerns the life or liberty of a person), rather than under the repealed 2002 Act.