! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (4)! That!no!fee!shall!be!charged!where!the! information!requested!is!personal! information!of!the!applicant!or!the! information!sought!relates!to!that!which! is!of!general!public!interest.!! ! (d)! Notwithstanding!the!authority!of!imposing!fees! for!access!to!information!by!State@Offices!under! this!Section,!,!in!the!event!where!the!State@Office! fails!to!provide!information!within!the!specified! time!period!under!this!Act,!the!information! must!be!provided!to!the!applicant!free!of! charge.!! ! (e)! Where!the!information!sought!for!from!a!State@ Office!is!accessible!information!under!this!Act,! upon!request!for!such!information,!the! information!officer!of!the!state@office!must! inform!the!applicant!of!the!fee!payable!for! accessing!the!requested!information.!!! ! (f)! Following!shall!be!specified!in!the!regulation! formulated!under!subsection!(a)!of!this!section:! ! ! (1)! the!procedure!for!deciding!fees;! ! ! (2)! parties!from!whom!fees!shall!not!be!! charged! ! ! (3)! parties!exempted!from!fees! ! ! (4)! maximum!chargeable!fee! Chapter&Seven& Precedence&of&Public&Interest&and&Exemptions& & Giving!Precedence! 20! (a)! Every!section!in!this!Chapter!shall!be! to!Public!Interest! interpreted!to!accommodate!and!maintain!the! principles!prescribed!in!this!section!and! without!imposing!limitations!on!the!said! principles.! ! ! ! (b)! Notwithstanding!anything!any!section!of!this! Chapter,!a!state@office!shall!disclose!information! upon!request!where!larger!public!interest! warrants!the!disclosure!of!such!information! rather!than!denial!of!access!and!where!the! Unofficial)translation) 13!