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Which of the following is among the particulars that Section 4(1)(b) requires a public authority to publish and then update every year?

A public authority must publish the monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation under its regulations, and update it every year. The other options relate to exempt or unlisted information, not to the proactive disclosure list.

  1. APersonal medical records of its employees
  2. BThe monthly remuneration received by each officer and employee, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulationsCorrect
  3. CCabinet papers recording deliberations of the Council of Ministers
  4. DInformation received in confidence from a foreign Government

Explanation

Section 4(1)(b)(x) requires publication of the monthly remuneration of each officer and employee, including the compensation system. These publications are updated every year. Cabinet papers and confidential foreign information fall under exemptions in Section 8(1), and personal medical records are not listed for publication.

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