Right to Information
Procedure for access to information
Act - The Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016
Orders - Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2004/66 dated 03rd February 2017
Rules - Extraordinary Gazette Notification dated 17th February 2017 and No. 2006/43
Public Authority - National Building Research Organisation
RTI 01 can be used to obtain information relevant to the National Building Research Organisation under the above Act. Submission of this application is not mandatory.
Download Application Form to request Information
Information Officer
Dr. H A G Jayathissa
Actg. Director, LRRMD
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Phone:- 071 8627022
Address
Information Officer
National Building Research Organisation
No. 99/1, Jawatte Road
Colombo 5.
Phone No: - 011 2588946 Ext. 616
Fax: - 011 2502611
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In accordance with the Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016
Requests for Information should be made to the following Information Officer by completing and handing over a request preferably in the manner prescribed in the Form RTI 01 although this is not mandatory.
Request for information
- Upon making the request for information either in verbal or written form obtain the written acknowledgment from the Information Officer.
- The decision whether to grant the information or not shall be given as expeditiously as possible and in any case within 14 days.
- If a decision is made to provide the information, the information officer will inform the citizen making the request that the information will be provided on the payment of a fee in accordance with the Fee Schedule prescribed by the Right to Information Commission. If the information is subject to payment of fee, the information shall be provided within 14 days of the payment. Information will be provided within 14 days of the decision if there is no requirement to pay a fee.
- If, after payment of fees the information cannot be provided within 14 days, the person making the request will be informed that there will be a further extension period – up to a maximum of 21 days – to provide the information and given reasons for the extension.
- When the request relates to the life and personal liberty of a citizen the information officer shall provide a response to the request within 48 hours.
- An appeal may be made in situations where,
- The Information Officer refuses a request made for information
The Information Officer refuses access to the information on the ground that such information is exempted from being granted under Section 5
Non-compliance with time frames specified in the Act
The Information Officer granted incomplete, misleading or false information
The Information Officer charged excessive fees
The Information Officer refused to provide information in the form requested
The citizen making the request had reasonable grounds to believe that information has been deformed, destroyed or misplaced to prevent him/her from having access to the information. An appeal to the Designated Officer is to be made within 14 days.
.When making an appeal as mentioned in 6 of this notice, complete and hand over Form RTI 10, to the Designated Officer. The RTI 10 Form is not compulsory. A citizen making a request can make the appeal by a letter with the basic information indicated in RTI 10 justifying the appeal.
Download the appeal form sent to the designated officer
Nominated Officer (Institutional and Administrative affairs)
Mr. N S A K Cooray
Actg. Director, Admin
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Phone:- 071 4940117
Address
National Building Research Organisation
No. 99/1, Jawatte Road
Colombo 5.
Phone: - 011 2588946 Ext. 613
Fax: - 011 2502611
Nominated Officer (Technical and District Office affairs)
Mr. Mahesh Somarathna
Snr. Scientist
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Phone:- 071 8627023
Address
National Building Research Organisation
No. 99/1, Jawatte Road
Colombo 5.
Phone: - 011 2588946 Ext. 636
Fax: - 011 2502611
If you are also dissatisfied with the decision of the nominating officer or if the decision is not received within 21 days, you can appeal to the Information Commission.
Director General / Chairman
Right to Information Commission
Rooms 203, 204 Second Premises
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall,
Bauddhaloka Mawatha,
Colombo 07
Phone: - 011 2691625, 0112691265
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Download the appeal form sent to the Right to Information Commission
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