Cap. 604 Art. 32Data sharing. Cap. 261.

(1) In exercising his functions under the Housing

Authority Act, the Chairperson of the Authority may make a request in writing to a public authority requesting only the necessary details relating to the person or property concerned.

(2) When making a request under sub-article (1), the Chairperson of the Authority shall provide the purpose for such a request and the function being exercised under the Act.

(3) The requested public authority shall provide the Chairperson of the Authority the requested information referred to in sub-article (1) within fifteen (15) days:

Provided that the Chairperson of the Authority shall keep a record of the request thereof, including the dates when the request was submitted and when such data was provided or refused by the public authority:

Provided further that a public authority shall reject a Chairperson’s request if it does not possess the requested information, or if the request is contrary to law, incomplete or disproportionate to the aim pursued.