The Access to Information Act, 2016
necessary modification to an application for access to
information that is made to a private body to which this Act
applies.
Providing
access to
information.
11. (1) Where a decision is taken to provide the
information applied for, an information access officer shall
send to the applicant a written response within fifteen
working days of receipt of the application, advising—
(a)
that the application has been granted;
(b)
that the information will be contained
in an edited copy, where applicable;
(c)
the details of any fees or further fees to
be paid for access, together with the
calculations made to arrive at the
amount of the fee;
(d)
the method of payment of such fees, if
any;
(e)
the proposed process of accessing the
information once the payment if any is
made; and
(f)
that an appeal may be made to the
Commission in respect of the amount
of fees required or the form of access
proposed to be provided.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), upon receipt of the fee
payable, an information access officer shall provide the
information to the applicant or permit the relevant inspection
immediately but in any event not later than two working days
from the date of receipt of the payment.
(3) Any information to be made accessible to an
applicant shall be produced forthwith at the place where it is
kept, for inspection in the form in which it is held unless the
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