ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 8 The Freedom of Information Act, 2004. (d) No. 19 of 2004. a document which is stored for preservation or safe custody, being a document which is a duplicate of a document of a public authority. (2) A person making a request for information to a public authority shall be entitled, subject only to the provisions of this Part and Part IV of this Act - Requests for information. (a) to be informed whether or not the public authority holds a record containing that information or a record from which that information may be derived; and (b) if the public authority does hold such a record, to have that information communicated to him. 17. (1) For the purposes of section 15, arequest for information shall be made by the applicant in writing addressed to a senior official or the informationofficer of a public authority or private body and in sufficient detail to facilitate a determination, with reasonable effort, whether or not the authority holds a record containing that information. (2) Where a request for information does not comply with the provisions of subsection (I), the official who receives the request shall, subject to subsection (5), render such reasonable assistance, free of charge, as may be necessary to enable the request to comply with subsection (1). (3) A person who is unable, because of illiteracy or disability, to make a written request for information may make an oral request, and the official who receives the oral request shall, subject to subsection ( 9 , reduce it to writing, and include his name and position within the public authority, and give a copy thereof to the person who made the request. (4) The reason for a request for information made to a public authority is irrelevant for the purpose of deciding whether the information should be provided. (5) An official who receives a request for information may transfer that request to the relevant information officer for purposes of complying with subsection (2) or (3).