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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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