14th January, 2021
(a) that the record may be examined by the information seeker in
order to save the cost of reproduction of the record of the information;
(5) that the information seeker may specify whether he requires only
certain parts of the record to be reproduced;
(c) of any amount required to be paid as a deposit before the
reproduction of the record is undertaken or the record is prepared for
disclosure;
(d) of the estimated total cost of the reproduction of the record and
preparation of the record for disclosure; and
(e) of any amount required to be paid before access is given to the
record including the cost of production or reproduction.
(3) Where further details are required to identify or locate the requested
information, the information officer shall inform the information seeker,
within seven working days after receipt of the request, to provide the
necessary details.
Grant of
access
to
information
14._(1) Where a request for access to information is granted, the
information seeker shall, within thirty days of receipt of the information
holder’s decision and within normal working hours, access the requested
information at the information holder’s offices.
(3) The head of an information holder shall certify the accuracy of the
information provided to the information seeker.
Notice to
third parties
15.—(1)Where an information officer receives a request for information
that relates to a third party, the information officer shall inform the third party
in Form 3 in the Second Schedule hereto of the request made by the
information seeker.
(2) A third party to whom notice is given under subregulation (1) shall be
required to give a response to the notice within ten working days from the date
of receipt of the notice
(3) Where the third party claims that the requested information is exempt
from disclosure, but the information officer
determines that the information
is of public interest, the information officer shall inform the third party of that
decision and disclose the information to the information seeker.
Format for
disclosure of
information
16.(1) Where a request for access to information includes giving a
copy of an information record to the information seeker, the copy sought shall
be disclosed in the requested format.
(2) Not withstanding subregulation (1) the copy of the requested
information record may be disclosed in a format different from the requested
format where—
(a) the information in the custody of the information holder does not
exist in the requested format; and
(b) the information holder considers that the request to convert the
information into another format is unreasonable.
(3) The following factors shall be taken into account in determining if the