Freedom of Information Act 2014 (Fees) Regulations 2014
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR SI 484/2014 |
Year | 2014 |
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 28th October, 2014. |
I, BRENDAN HOWLIN, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 27 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), hereby make the following Regulations: |
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (Fees) Regulations 2014. |
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 16 October 2014. |
2. In these Regulations a reference to a section is a reference to that section of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014) and, save where the context otherwise requires, a reference to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of the Regulation in which the reference occurs. |
3. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), an amount of €20.00 per hour is hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a) of section 27(3). |
(2) Subject to paragraph 4, the appropriate maximum amount under paragraph (1), for the purposes of paragraph (c) of section 27(3) is hereby prescribed as €500. |
(3) The appropriate minimum amount under paragraph (1), for the purposes of paragraph (d) of section 27(3) is hereby prescribed as €100. |
(4) The overall ceiling limit, for the purposes of paragraph (b) of section 27(12) is hereby prescribed at €700. |
4. (1) Subject to paragraph (3)(a), a fee of €30.00 is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a)(i) of section 27(13), in respect of a person who makes an application under section 21, not being |
(a) an application in relation to a decision under section 9 or 10, or |
(b) an application in relation to a decision to charge a fee or deposit, or a fee or deposit of a particular amount, under section 27. |
(2) Subject to paragraph (3)(b), a fee of €50.00 is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a)(ii) of section 27(13), in respect of a person who makes an application under section 22, not being an application in relation to |
(a) a decision under section 21 relating to a decision under section 9 or 10, or |
(b) a decision made by a head under section 9 or 10, or |
(c) a decision under section 21, or a decision under section 27, that a fee or deposit of an amount prescribed under Regulation 6 of these Regulations should be charged under section 27. |
(3)(a) In respect of persons referred to in paragraph (1) who are |
(i) medical card holders, or |
(ii) dependants of medical card holders, |
the amount of the fee referred to in paragraph (1) is prescribed as the amount specified in that paragraph less €20.00. |
(b) In respect of persons referred to in paragraph (2) who are |
(i) medical card holders, or |
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