5Additional ways in which open access information is to be made available

#### 5 Additional ways in which open access information is to be made available 5 Additional ways in which open access information is to be made available > > (1) A local authority must make its open access information publicly available by— > > > > > (a) making the information available for inspection free of charge by any person at the office of the local authority during ordinary office hours, and > > > > > (b) providing a copy of a record containing the information (or providing the facilities for making a copy of a record containing the information) to any person either free of charge or for a charge not exceeding the reasonable cost of photocopying. > > > (2) This clause does not prevent a local authority from archiving records that contain open access information in accordance with the authority’s records management practices and procedures. The authority is required to retrieve archived records and make the information available in accordance with this clause in response to a request for access as soon as reasonably practicable after the request is made. > > > (3) This clause extends to open access information of a local authority that is open access information listed in section 18 of the Act (and is not limited to information listed in Schedule 1).