18 Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016 the information officer to identify the information; (b) identify the nature of the form and language in which the citizen prefers access; (c) where the citizen making the request believes that the information is necessary to safeguard the life or liberty of a person, include a statement to that effect, including the basis for that belief; and (d) not be required to give any reason for requesting the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for contacting him or her. (6) For the purpose of this section – “writing” includes writing done through electronic means; and “appropriate information officer” means the Information Officer appointed to the public authority from which the information is being requested for. Decision on requests submitted under section 24. 25. (1) An information officer shall, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within fourteen working days of the receipt of a request under section 24, make a decision either to provide the information requested for on the payment of a fee determined in accordance with the fee schedule referred to in section 14(e) or to reject the request on any one or more of the grounds referred to in section 5 of this Act, and shall forthwith communicate such decision to the citizen who made the request. (2) Where a decision is made to provide the information requested for, access to such information shall be granted within fourteen days of arriving at such decision. (3) Where the request for information concerns the life and personal liberty of the citizen, the response to it shall be made within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the request.

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