9Searches of public records

9 Searches of public records

(1)  For the purposes of section 36(2) of the Act, information in a public record –

(a) is available to a person in the prescribed manner if it is made available by the Recorder, at the office of the Recorder, as soon as is practicable, within the times prescribed in paragraph (b) , after the Recorder receives a request for the information from the person; and

(b) is available at the prescribed times if it is provided, at the office of the Recorder, on a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on that day.

(2)  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in subregulation (1) prevents information in a public record from being available for inspection outside of the days and times permitted under that subregulation –

(a) as a result of a written request from a person that seeks to inspect the record; or

(b) on an internet site operated by, or on behalf of, the Department for the purpose of providing public access to that information.

(3)  In this regulation –

statutory holiday means a statutory holiday as defined in the Statutory Holidays Act 2000 .