Which of the following sections of RTI Act, 2005 provide that a public information officer may seek the assistance of any other officer for proper discharge of his/her duties?
Sub-sections (3) and (4) of Section 4
Sub-sections (4) and (5) of Section 5
Sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 6
Sub-sections (6) and (7) of Section 7
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Section 5(4) states that “The Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may seek the assistance of any other officer, as he or she considers necessary, for the proper discharge of his or her duties.” Section 5(5) further clarifies that “Any officer, whose assistance has been sought under sub-section (4), shall render all assistance to the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, seeking his or her assistance and for the purpose of contravention of the provisions of this Act, such other officer shall be treated as a Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be.”