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30 No. 20852

Act No. 2, 2000 update any description so published.

(3) The only fee payable (if any) for access to a record described in a list so published is a prescribed fee for reproduction.

(4) The head of a private body may delete any part of a record contemplated in subsection (1)(a) which, on a request for access, may or must be refused in terms of Chapter 4 of this Part.

(5) Section 50 and any other provisions in this Act related to that section do not apply to any category of records included in a notice in terms of subsection (2).

Form of request

53. (1) A request for access to a record of a private body must be made in the prescribed form to the private body concerned at its address, fax number or electronic mail address.

(2) The form for a request for access prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) must at least require the requester concerned—

to provide sufficient particulars to enable the head of the private body concerned to identify—

the record or records requested; and

the requester;

to indicate which form of access is required;

to specify a postal address or fax number of the requester in the Republic;

to identify the right the requester is seeking to exercise or protect and provide an explanation of why the requested record is required for the exercise or protection of that right;

if, in addition to a written reply, the requester wishes to be informed of the decision on the request in any other manner, to state that manner and the necessary particulars to be so informed; and

if the request is made on behalf of a person, to submit proof of the capacity in which the requester is making the request, to the reasonable satisfaction of the head.

Fees

54. (1) The head of a private body to whom a request for access is made must by notice require the requester, other than a personal requester, to pay the prescribed request fee (if any), before further processing the request.

(2) If—

the search for a record of a private body in respect of which a request for access by a requester, other than a personal requester, has been made; and

the preparation of the record for disclosure (including any arrangements contemplated in section 29(2)(a) and (b)(i) and (ii)(aa)),

would, in the opinion of the head of the private body concerned, require more than the hours prescribed for this purpose for requesters, the head must by notice require the requester, other than a personal requester, to pay as a deposit the prescribed portion (being not more than one third) of the access fee which would be payable if the request is granted.

(3) The notice referred to in subsection (1) or (2) must state—

the amount of the deposit payable in terms of subsection (2), if applicable;

that the requester may lodge an application with a court against the tender or payment of the request fee in terms of subsection (1), or the tender or payment of a deposit in terms of subsection (2), as the case may be; and

the procedure (including the period) for lodging the application.

(4) If a deposit has been paid in respect of a request for access which is refused, the head of the private body concerned must repay the deposit to the requester.

(5) The head of a private body may withhold a record until the requester concerned has paid the applicable fees (if any).

(6) A requester whose request for access to a record of a private body has been granted must pay an access fee for reproduction and for search and preparation contemplated in subsection (7)(a) and (b), respectively, for any time reasonably required in excess of the