324 Freedom of Information No. 27 2003 for deferral of access under section (21) as soon as practicable b it in any case not later than thirty days from the date on which the reques. is duly made. Access to documents 17. Where a request for access to a document is duly made and (a) the request is approved by the public authority; and (b) subject to section 19, any fee required to be paid before access is granted has been paid, access to the document shall be given forthwith in accordance with this Act. 18. (1) Where Deletion of exempt i nformation (a) a decision is made not to grant a request for access to a document on the ground that it is an exempt document; and (b) it is practicable for the public authority to graft access to a copy of the document with such deletio,is as to make the copy not an exempt document; and (c) it appears from the request, or the applicant subsequently indicates, that the applicant would wish to have access to such a copy, the public authority shall give the applicant access to such a copy of the document. (2) Where access is granted to a copy of a document in accordance with subsection (1), the applicant shall be informed that it is such a copy and also be informed of the provisions of this Act by virtue of which any information deleted is exempt information. 19. The Minister may from time to time by regulation prescribe or Fees alter (a) the fees t o be charged by a public authority for the making of a request for access to a do • ument; (b) the fees payable where access to a document s to be given in the form of printed copies in some