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ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS

Requests for Access

Notice where access requested

7. Where access to a record is requested under this Act, the head of the government institution to which the request is made shall, subject to sections 8, 9 and 11, within thirty days after the request is received,

(a) give written notice to the person who made the request as to whether or not access to the record or a part thereof will be given; and

(b) if access is to be given, give the person who made the request access to the record or part thereof. R.S. 1985, c. A-1, s.7.

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Last Modified 2002-04-12

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