No. 27 323 Freedom of Information 2003 (2) A request shall identify the document or shall provide such information concerning the document as is reasonably necessary to enable a responsible officer of the public authority to identify the document. (3) A request may specify in which of the forms of access set out in section 20 the applicant wishes to be given access. (4) Subject to section 22, a request maybe made for access to all documents of a particular description that contain information of a specified kind or which relate to a particular subject matter. 14. (1) A public authority shall take reasonable steps to assist any person who Duty to assist applicant (a) wishes to make a request under section 13; or (b) has made a request which does not comply with the requirements of subsection 13(2), to make a request in a manner which complies with that section. (2) Where a request in writing is made to a public authority for access to a document, the public authority shall not refuse to comply with the request on the ground that the request does not apply with subsection 13(2), without first giving the applicant a reasonable opportunity o f consultation with the public authority with a view to the making of a request in a form that complies with that section. 15. (1) Where a request is made to a public authority for access to a document and the request has not been directed to the appropriate public authority, the public authority to which the request is made shall transfer the request t o the appropriate public authority and inform the person making the request accordingly. Transfer of request for access (2) Where a request is transferred to a public authority i n accordance with this section, it shall be deemed to be a request made to that public authority and received on the date on which it was originally received. 16. A public authority s hall t ake reasonable st eps t o e nable an applicant to be notified of the decision on his request (including a decision Time-limit for determining request