35Application for order to comply

35 Application for order to comply

(1)  If –

(a) a person (the requester) makes a request under section 29 to a person (the decision maker) for a written statement relating to a decision; and

(b) the decision maker does not comply with the request, or apply to the Court under section 36 relating to the request, within 28 days after receiving the request –

the requester may apply to the Court for an order under this section.

(2)  If the Court considers that the requester was entitled to make the request, the Court may order the decision maker to give the statement within a specified period.