S.L. 496.3 Art. 6Notifications and communications by public authorities.

Public authorities shall make notifications and communicate decisions to applicants utilizing, wherever practicable, the pertinent reply form in the Second Schedule:

Provided that, whenever use cannot be made of a reply form from the Second Schedule, public authorities shall nevertheless provide a reply in writing, and shall remind applicants of their rights emanating from the Act, in particular the right to address a complaint in line with the public authority’s internal complaints procedure and the right to address a complaint or seek investigation and review by the Information and Data Protection Commissioner:

Provided further, that public authorities shall inform applicants, where applicable, of the rates or the fee applicable to their request as the case may be.

*see regulation 1(2) of these Regulations, as originally promulgated.