S.I. No. 139/1998 - Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (Section 47(3)) Regulations, 1998.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the

Freedom of Information Act, 1997

(Section 47 (3)) Regulations, 1998.

2. The amount of£16.50 per hour is hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (

a

) of

section 47

(3) of the

Freedom of Information Act, 1997

(No. 13 of 1997).

3. For the purposes of paragraph (

b

) of the said section 47(3), there is hereby prescribed—

(

a

) the amount of 3 pence per sheet in relation to a photocopy,

(

b

) the amount of 40 pence in relation to a 3 ½" computer diskette, and

(c) the amount of£8 in relation to a CD-ROM (that is to say, a compact disk read-only memory).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 1st day of May, 1998.

CHARLIE McCREEVY,

Minister for Finance.

S.I. No. 139 of 1998.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 1997 (SECTION 47(3)) REGULATIONS, 1998.

I, CHARLIE McCREEVY, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 3

and

47

(3) of the

Freedom of Information Act, 1997

(No. 13 of 1997), hereby make the following Regulations