Define the following terms (a) information, (b) Public authority, (c) Right to information; and (d) Third party.

Definitions under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005

(a) Information

Information refers to any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, emails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form, and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force.

(b) Public Authority

A Public Authority is any authority or body or institution of self-government established or constituted:

1. By or under the Constitution;
2. By any other law made by Parliament;
3. By any other law made by State Legislature;
4. By notification issued or order made by the appropriate government, and includes any body owned, controlled, or substantially financed; and non-government organizations substantially financed, directly or indirectly, by funds provided by the appropriate government.

(c) Right to Information

Right to Information means the right to information accessible under this Act which is held by or under the control of any public authority. It includes the right to:

1. Inspection of work, documents, records;
2. Taking notes, extracts, or certified copies of documents or records;
3. Taking certified samples of material;
4. Obtaining information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes, or in any other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device.

(d) Third Party

A Third Party means a person other than the citizen making a request for information and includes a public authority.