18 No. of 2002] Transfer of requests Fees and other charges Refusal of request Freedom of Information 26. (1) Where a public authority to which a request for information is made considers that another public authority has a greater interest in the information requested for, the head of the public authority to which the request is initially made may, within seven days after the request is received, transfer the request to the other public authority and give written notice of the transfer to the person who made the request. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) — (a) the periods specified in section twenty-four shall apply to the public authority to which the request is transferred with effect from the date on which the transferred request is received; and (b) a public authority has a greater interest in information requested if — (i) the record containing the information was originally produced in or for the public authority; or (ii) in the case of a record not originally produced in or for the public authority, the public authority was the first recipient of the record or a copy thereof. 27. (1) A person who makes a request for information may be required to pay such fees and charges for the cost of examination or reproduction of the information as the Commission may, by regulations, prescribe. (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may provide — (a) that no fee shall be payable in prescribed cases; and (b) that any fee shall not exceed such maximum fee as may be specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations. 28. (1) Where a public authority refuses to give access to information requested, either in whole or in part, the public authority shall, in writing, notify the person requesting for the information of the refusal and shall, in the notification — (a) set out the grounds for the refusal and all material issues relating to the decision, including the specific provisions of this Act and the factors taken into consideration in relation to the public interest; (b) inform the applicant of the availability of a review, the authority with which an application for review may be lodged and the period within which an application for review may be made; or N.A.B 14, 2002 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40