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(c) inform the person who made the request that the request has been accepted
by the Commission and that the public agency has been directed to make
the information available to that person.
Refusal of request by the Commission
9.—(1) The Commission must refuse a request made under section 6 if the Commission
is satisfied that the—
(a) information requested does not comply with the requirements in section
6(2);
(b) request does not substantially comply with the requirements in section
6(3);
(c) information requested is exempt from disclosure under section 20; or
(d) information requested is held by a public agency that is exempt under
section 21.
(2) If a request is refused under subsection (1), the Commission must, within 20 days
from the receipt of the request, provide the person who made the request with a written
statement of the decision and the reason for the refusal.
Transfer of request to another public agency
10.—(1) Notwithstanding section 12, where the Commission forwards a request to
a public agency under section 8 or this section and the information to which the request
relates is—
(a) not held by that public agency but is, to the knowledge of that public
agency, held by another public agency (“second public agency”); or
(b) reasonably believed by that public agency to be more closely connected
with the functions of the second public agency,
the public agency to which the request is forwarded must notify the Commission in writing
within 10 days from the receipt of the request from the Commission.
(2) The Commission must, within 10 days from the receipt of the written notice under
subsection (1)—
(a) transfer the request to the second public agency;
(b) direct the second public agency to make available to the person who
made the request, where reasonably practicable, all the particulars of the
information specified in the request; and
(c) inform the person who made the request that the request has been transferred
to the second public agency and that the second public agency has been
directed to make the information available to that person.