Section 14 — Official Information Act 1982: Transfer of requests

14 Transfer of requests Where— (a) A request in accordance with section 12 of this Act is made to a Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation; and (b) The information to which the request relates— (i) Is not held by the Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation but is believed by the person dealing with the request to be held by another Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation, or by a local authority; or (ii) Is believed by the person dealing with the request to be more closely connected with the functions of another Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation, or of a local authority,— the Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to which the request is made shall promptly, and in any case not later than 10 working days after the day on which the request is received, transfer the request to the other Department or Minister of the Crown or organisation, or to that local authority, and inform the person making the request accordingly. Section 14 was amended, as from 1 April 1987, by section 7(1) Official Information Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 8) by inserting the words “ , and in any case not later than 10 working days after the day on which the request is received, ” . Section 14 was substituted, as from 1 March 1988, by section 57(1) Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (1987 No 174).