| (1) |
The information officer must, if a request for access to a record referred to in regulation 7 of the Regulations is granted or refused, inform the requester of— |
| (a) |
his or her decision; and |
| (b) |
the fees payable as provided for in Annexure B to the Regulations, |
on a form that corresponds substantially with Form 3 of Annexure A to the Regulations: Provided that a request for a copy of the guide may not be refused.
| (2) |
A person who requests— |
| (a) |
a copy of a record contemplated in regulation 4 or 5 of the Regulations; or |
| (b) |
access to a record as contemplated in regulation 7 of the Regulations, |
may be charged the fee for reproduction and postage as prescribed in Annexure B to the Regulations, if the request is granted.
| (a) |
the search for a record in respect of which a request for access has been made; and |
would, in the opinion of the information officer, require more than six hours for these purposes, the information officer must, on a form which corresponds substantially with Form 3 of Annexure A to the Regulations, inform the requester to pay as a deposit, a portion of the access fee: Provided that the amount payable as a deposit, must not exceed one third of the amount payable, if the request is granted.
| (4) |
The fee for the search for and preparation of the record contemplated in section 29(2)(a) and (b)(i) or 54(2)(a) and (b)(i) of the Act is as provided for in item 9 of Annexure B to the Regulations. |
Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965
