-President exempted
The government on August 9th tabled in parliament an Open Data bill which seeks to make information from public agencies widely available.
The Explanatory Memorandum said that the purpose of bill “is to provide for the use and administration of public data in order to facilitate transparency, effective governance and innovation in the use and administration of public data”.
Clause 3 provides for the application of the Act to all public authorities except those expressly identified under this clause. The Minister also has the power to exempt a public authority from the application of the Act by Order.