Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)

Part 4 : Internal Appeals against Decisions

Chapter 1A : Complaints to Regulator

77E. Pre-investigation proceedings of Regulator

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Before proceeding to investigate any matter in terms of this Chapter, the Information Regulator must, in the prescribed manner, inform—

(a)the complainant of the Information Regulator’s intention to conduct the investigation; and
(b)the information officer of the public body or the head of the private body, as the case may be, to whom the complaint relates of the—
(i)details of the complaint; and
(ii)right of the information officer or the head to submit to the Information Regulator, within a reasonable period, a written response in relation to the complaint.

 

[Section 77E inserted by the Schedule: Laws Amended by Section 10, Protection of Personal Information Act 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013), Notice No. 912, dated 26 November 2013]