The Access to Information 9. Bill,2015 (1) Subject to section 10, a public officer shall make a decision on an application as soon as possible, but in any event, within twenty one days of receipt of the application 2207 Processing application. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the information sought concerns the life or liberty of a person, the information shall be provided within forty-eight hours of receipt of the application or not later than fifteen working days where the application is complex or relates to a large volume of information. (3) A public officer referred to in subsection (1) may seek the assistance of any other public officer as the first mentioned public officer considers necessary for the proper discharge of his or her duties and such other public officer shall render the required assistance. i I I i I i (4) Where the applicant does not receive a response to an application within the period stated in subsection (1), the application shall be deemed to have been rejected. (5) An information access officer who fails to respond time commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings or imprisonment for three months, or to both. to a request for information within the prescribed (1) An information access officer may, not later than five days from the date of receipt of an application, transfer the application or any relevant part of it, to another public entity, if the information requested is held by that 10. other public entity. (2) Where an application is transferred under subsection (1), an information access officer shall inform the applicant immediately but in any event not later than seven days from the date of receipt of the application, about such transfer. (3) A public entity to which an application is referred by an information access officer under subsection (1) shall make a decision on the application within fifteen days from the date that the application was first made. (4) An information access officer who fails to respond prescribed time commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine to a request for information within the Transfer of application. of