No. 31 of 2016
Access to Information
(4) The provisions of this section shall apply with the necessary modification
to an application for access to information that is made to a private body to which
this Act applies.
11. Providing access to information
(1) Where a decision is taken to provide the information applied for, an
information access officer shall send to the applicant a written response within
fifteen working days of receipt of the application, advising—
(a) that the application has been granted;
(b) that the information will be contained in an edited copy, where
applicable;
(c) the details of any fees or further fees to be paid for access, together
with the calculations made to arrive at the amount of the fee;
(d) the method of payment of such fees, if any;
(e) the proposed process of accessing the information once the payment
if any is made; and
(f) that an appeal may be made to the Commission in respect of the
amount of fees required or the form of access proposed to be
provided.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), upon receipt of the fee payable, an information
access officer shall provide the information to the applicant or permit the relevant
inspection immediately but in any event not later than two working days from the
date of receipt of the payment.
(3) Any information to be made accessible to an applicant shall be produced
forthwith at the place where it is kept, for inspection in the form in which it is held
unless the applicant requests that it be made available in another form and, if it
is practicable to do so, such information may be copied, reproduced or used for
conversion to a sound transmission at the expense of the applicant.
(4) Where a request for information is to a private body, subsections (1), (2),
and (3) shall apply with necessary changes made.
12. Fees
(1) No fee may be levied in relation to the submission of an application.
(2) A public entity or private body from which an application for access to
information has been made may charge a prescribed fee for the provision of the
information and the fee shall not exceed the actual costs of making copies of such
information and if applicable, supplying them to the applicant.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), the Cabinet Secretary shall make regulations
prescribing the fees payable for expenses incurred in providing information to an
applicant.
13. Correction of information
(1) At the request of the applicant, a public entity or private body shall within
reasonable time, at its own expense, correct, update or annotate any personal
information held by it relating to the applicant, which is out of date, inaccurate or
incomplete.
(2) A request under this section shall be made in writing to the public entity
responsible for the maintenance of the record system containing the out of date,
inaccurate or incomplete information and shall—