6 CAP. 496.] Extension of time limits. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 11. (1) Where a request in accordance with article 6 is made or transferred to a public authority, the authority may extend the time limit set out in article 10 by up to forty working days in respect of the request if (a) the request is for a large number of documents or necessitates a search through a large number of documents, and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the public authority; or (b) consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. (2) Any extension under subarticle (1) shall be for a reasonable period of time having regard to the circumstances. (3) The extension shall be effected by giving notice to the person who made the request within twenty working days after the day on which the request is received, and the notice shall (a) specify the period of the extension; (b) give the reasons for the extension; (c) state that the applicant has the right under article 23 to make a complaint to the Commissioner about the extension; and (d) contain such other information as is necessary. Manner in which access may be granted. 12. (1) A public authority may grant an applicant access to a document in one or more of the following ways: (a) by giving the applicant a reasonable opportunity to inspect the document; or (b) by providing the applicant with a copy of the document; or (c) in the case of a document that is a recording of sounds or visual images, by making arrangements for the applicant to hear or view those sounds or visual images; or (d) in the case of a document by which words are recorded in a manner in which they are capable of being reproduced in the form of sound or in which words are contained in the form of shorthand writing or in codified form, by providing the applicant with a written transcript of the words recorded or contained in the document; or (e) by giving an excerpt or summary of the contents. (2) Subject to article 13, the public authority shall make the document available to the applicant in the way preferred by the applicant unless to do so would (a) impair efficient administration; or