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14th January, 2021
(3) A hard copy of the Form referred to in subregulation (1), may be
obtained from the information holder from which information is sought.
(4) A request for access to information shall contain a sufficient
description of the information seeker and the information being requested to
facilitate the processing of the application.
(5) Where the request does not contain sufficient description of the
information seeker or the information sought, the information officer shall
require the information seeker to provide further details so as to facilitate
processing of the request.
(6) Where
the information
seeker is unable to provide the details
requested under subregulation (5), the information officer shall, so far as
possible, assist the information seeker to provide the necessary details:
Provided that the information officer shall ensure that the information
seeker confirms the version of the request for information which has been
made with assistance.
(7) Where the information seeker shows sufficient reason for failing to
submit the request in the prescribed Form and provides an oral request, the
oral request shall be reproduced in writing by the information officer and read
out to the information seeker for confirmation.
(8) An information officer shall not refuse to grant a request for access to
information based solely on the ground that the request was not made in the
prescribed Form.
(9)
For
purposes
of subregulation
illiteracy, disability, indigence or minority.
(7),
sufficient
reason
includes
{2.—(1) An information seeker may send a request for information by
email or in other electronic form
holder,
to the official channel of an information
Electronic
request
(2) Where the request for information is submitted in electronic format,
the information officer shall print and file the request in the records of the
information holder.
(3) An
information
holder
electronic requests for information:
(4) An
shall
set
up
an
information officer shall acknowledge
auto
reply
system
for
receipt of an electronic
request for information within five working days from the date the request is
received.
13.—(1) An information holder shall communicate a decision to grant or
refuse access to information to an information seeker in Form 2 in the Second
Schedule hereto within fifteen days from the date the request for information
is received.
(2) Where an information holder decides to grant access to information,
the information officer shall, within five working days of that decision, inform
the information seeker—
Processing of
a request for
information