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

Part 4 : Internal Appeals against Decisions

Chapter 1A : Complaints to Regulator

77I. Information Notice

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(1)For the purposes of the investigation of a complaint the Information Regulator may serve the information officer or head of a private body with an information notice requiring said party to furnish the Information Regulator, within a specified period, in a form specified in the notice, with the information specified in the notice.

 

(2)An information notice in terms of sub-section (1) must be accompanied by—
(a)reasons for the issuing of the notice; and
(b)particulars of the right to appeal conferred by section 78(4).

 

(3)Section 90(3) to (9) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013, applies to the serving of an information notice in terms of this Chapter.

 

[Section 77I 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]