Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965
R 385
Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)Part 2 : Access to Records of Public BodiesChapter 4 : Grounds for Refusal of Access to Records33. Interpretation |
| (1) | The information officer of a public body— |
| (a) | must refuse a request for access to a record contemplated in section 34(1), 35(1), 36(1), 37(1)(a), 38(a), 39(1)(a), 40 or 43(1); or |
| (b) | may refuse a request for access to a record contemplated in section 37(1)(b), 38(b), 39(1)(b), 41(1)(a) or (b), 42(1) or (3), 43(2), 44(1) or (2) or 45, |
unless the provisions of section 46 apply.
| (2) | A provision of this Chapter in terms of which a request for access to a record must or may or may not be refused, may not be construed as— |
| (a) | limited in its application in any way by any other provision of this Chapter in terms of which a request for access to a record must or may or may not be refused; and |
| (b) | not applying to a particular record by reason that another provision of this Chapter in terms of which a request for access to a record must or may or may not be refused, also applies to that record. |
