No.6 Access to Information Act 2016 11 Transfer of request 13.-(1) Where the information holder to which a request for information is made considers that another information holder is the appropriate holder of the information requested, the information holder to which the request was initially made may, as soon as practicable but not exceeding seven days after the request is received, transfer the request to such other information holder and give a written notice of the transfer to the person who made the request. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the period specified in section 11 shall apply to the information holder to which the request is transferred with effect from the date on which the request is transferred. Refusal of request 14. Where the information holder refuses to give access to information requested, either in whole or in part, such information holder shall, in writing, notify the person requesting the information of the refusal and shall, in the notification: (a) set out reasons for the refusal and all material issues relating to the decision, including the specific provision of this Act and the factors taken into consideration in relation to public interest; (b) inform the person who made the request of the availability of a review in accordance to section 19 within which an application for review may be made; (c) where the decision is to the effect that the information does not exist, state that a thorough and diligent search was made to locate the information. Notice to third parties 15.-(1) An information holder dealing with a request for access to information shall take all reasonable steps to notify any third party to whom or which any record containing the information requested relates. (2) The information holder acting under subsection (1) shall, within three days after the request is received, notify the third party.