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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:
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 3½" computer diskette,

(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.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations set out the circumstances in which charges can be imposed for the granting of requests under the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (No.13 of 1997). The Regulations provide for a maximum charge of £16.50 per hour for search and retrieval of records to which access is granted, 3 pence per sheet for a photocopy, 40 pence for a 3½" computer diskette, and £8 for a CD-ROM.