FEES CHARGED BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES FOR ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS REGULATIONS

FEES CHARGED BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

FOR ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 496.01

FEES CHARGED BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

FOR ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS REGULATIONS

21st April, 2010 *

LEGAL NOTICE 158 of 2010.

The title of these regulations is Fees charged by Public

Authorities for Access to Documents Regulations.

(Regulation 3)

Requests requiring less than two man-hours of processing ..................

Requests requiring at least two man-hours of processing but less than

three hours .........................................................................................

Requests requiring at least three man-hours of processing but less than

four hours ...........................................................................................

Requests requiring at least four man-hours of processing ....................

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

"processing" refers to the activities relating to the identification,

search or collation of documents or information, consultations

conducted with any person or body of persons in relation to the

possible disclosure of documents or information, or otherwise

editing the documents or information in order to meet a request by

an applicant; and

"single request" means a request for one document or a request

for specific or closely related information.

(Regulation 4)

Additional fees

Photocopies and Faxes ..........................................................

€00.12 per page

Digital Media: Cost price of the digital medium used (e.g. disc)

Public authorities may charge processing fees for access to

documents or information in accordance with the First Schedule.

(Regulation 4)

Additional fees

Inspection of up to 1 hour ...................................................................

Inspection of up to 2 hours ..................................................................

Inspection of up to 3 hours ..................................................................

Inspection exceeding 3 hours ..............................................................

In the event of multiple inspection sessions, the Public Authority shall set the fee

by counting the hours the applicant spent inspecting the document

Whenever additional expenses are incurred by public

authorities to make the requested document or information

available to the applicant, irrespective of whether this was the

format preferred by the applicant in his request, public authorities

may charge an additional fee in accordance with the Second

Schedule.

Moreover, additional fees may be charged by public

authorities in accordance with the Third Schedule when the

applicant expresses preference and is given access to a document

by inspecting it at the public authority’s premises.

Notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 3 and 4, the

fees charged in respect of a single request cannot exceed a total of

forty euro (€40).

Whenever public authorities charge fees in accordance

with these regulations, reference shall be made to these regulations.

Such reference shall be included in the public authority’s

application forms issued pursuant to the Application and other

Forms Regulations.

Public authorities shall seek to inform the applicant of the

fee applicable to his request at the earliest possible.

*see regulation 1(2) of these Regulations, as originally promulgated.

FEES CHARGED BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

FOR ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS