10 CAP. 496.] FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (1) applies shall be subject to the provisions of any regulations made under this Act. Right of access to internal rules affecting decisions. 19. (1) Subject to Part V and Part VI, any eligible person has a right to and shall, on request made under this article, be given access to any document (including a manual) which is held by a public authority and which contains policies, principles, rules, or guidelines in accordance with which decisions or recommendations are made in respect of members of the public (including bodies corporate and employees of the public authority in their personal capacity). (2) The provisions of Part II other than articles 12 and 13 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a request made under subarticle (1). (3) Where, by virtue of Part V and Part VI, there is good reason for withholding parts of a document to which subarticle (1) relates, the public authority shall, unless it is impracticable to do so, either: (a) make a copy of that document available with such deletions or alterations as are necessary; or (b) provide another document stating the substance and effect of the document except as it relates to the information withheld. (4) Where a document is made available in accordance with subarticle (3), the public authority shall (a) give to the applicant the reasons for withholding the information; and (b) state that the applicant has the right, under article 23, to seek an investigation and review by the Commissioner of the withholding of the information. Right of access by a person to reasons for decisions affecting that person. 20. (1) Subject to the provisions of Part V and Part VI, where a public authority makes a decision or recommendation in respect of any eligible person, including an eligible person acting on behalf of a body corporate, that person has the right to and shall, on request within six months from when the person learns of the decision or recommendation, be given a written statement of (a) the findings on material issues of fact; and (b) subject to subarticle (2), a reference to the information on which the findings were based; and (c) the reasons for the decision or recommendation. (2) A reference to the information on which any findings were based need not be given under subarticle (1)(b) if (a) the disclosure of the information or of information identifying the person who supplied it, being evaluative material, would breach an express or implied promise to the person who supplied the information to the effect that the information, or his identity, or both would be held in confidence; or (b) after consultation undertaken (where practicable) by or

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