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

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Promotion of Access to Information, 2021

Chapter 3 : Access to Information

5. Voluntary disclosure and automatic availability of certain records of private bodies

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(1)The Head of a private body, may compile and keep a description of the categories of records contemplated in section 52(1)(a) of the Act that are—
(a)voluntarily disclosed; or
(b)automatically available without a requester having to request access thereto.

 

(2)If a description contemplated in subregulation (1) is compiled and kept, it must be—
(a)updated as soon as practically possible after any amendment to the description occurs; and
(b)made available—
(i)to the Information Regulator;
(ii)on the website of the private body; and
(iii)for  inspection, at the registered head office of a private  body concerned  during normal office hours.

 

(3)A requester may request a copy of a record referred to in subregulation (1) and must be provided with such copy, upon payment of the fee for reproduction, as provided for in items 2 to 8 of Annexure B to the Regulations.