Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)Part 3 : Access to Records of Private BodiesChapter 1 : Right of Access50. Right of access to records of private bodies |
| (a) | that record is required for the exercise or protection of any rights; |
| (b) | that person complies with the procedural requirements in this Act relating to a request for access to that record; and |
| (c) | access to that record is not refused in terms of any ground for refusal contemplated in Chapter 4 of this Part. |
| (2) | In addition to the requirements referred to in subsection (1), when a public body, referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)(i) of the definition of "public body" in section 1, requests access to a record of a private body for the exercise or protection of any rights, other than its rights, it must be acting in the public interest. |
| (3) | A request contemplated in subsection (1) includes a request for access to a record containing personal information about the requester or the person on whose behalf the request is made. |