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

Regulations

Regulations regarding the Promotion of Access to Information

Chapter 2 : Access to Records of Public Bodies

4. Availability of manual : Public body

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(1)Immediately after the manual has been compiled in terms of section 14(1) or updated in terms of section 14(2) of the Act —
(a)The information officer of a public body must—
(i)make available a copy of the manual in at least the three official languages in which the manual is compiled as required by section 14 of the Act, to—
(aa)the Human Rights Commission; and
(bb)the head of office of every office of that public body; and

[Regulation 4(1)(a)(i) substituted by regulation 3 of Notice No. R. 990 of 2006]

(ii)make available the manual on the website, if any, of the public body, and
(b)The information officer of a public body may publish the manual in three official languages in the Gazette.

[Regulation 4(1) substituted by regulation (2) of Notice No. R. 1244 of 2003]

 

(2)The information officer of a public body, may, on request, make available to the institutions referred to in subregulation (1)(a) additional copies of the manual in the official language requested.

 

(3)The information officer of a public body may not charge any fee for a copy of the manual made available in terms of subregulation (1) or (2).