Cap. 496 чл. 19Right of access to internal rules affecting decisions.

(1) Subject to Part V and Part VI, any eligible person has a right to and shall, on request made under this article, be given access to any document (including a manual) which is held by a public authority and which contains policies, principles, rules, or guidelines in accordance with which decisions or recommendations are made in respect of members of the public (including bodies corporate and employees of the public authority in their personal capacity).

(2) The provisions of Part II other than articles 12 and 13 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a request made under subarticle (1).

(3) Where, by virtue of Part V and Part VI, there is good reason for withholding parts of a document to which subarticle (1) relates, the public authority shall, unless it is impracticable to do so, either:

(a) make a copy of that document available with such deletions or alterations as are necessary; or

(b) provide another document stating the substance and effect of the document except as it relates to the information withheld.

(4) Where a document is made available in accordance with subarticle (3), the public authority shall -

(a) give to the applicant the reasons for withholding the information; and

(b) state that the applicant has the right, under article 23, to seek an investigation and review by the Commissioner of the withholding of the information.