S.L. 549.39 Art. 6Format of environmental information.

(1) Where an applicant requests the competent authority to make environmental information available in a specific form or format (including in the form of copies), the competent authority shall make it so available unless:

(a) it is already publicly available in another form or format, in particular under regulation 9, which is easily accessible by applicants; or

(b) it is reasonable for the public authority to make it available in another form or format, in which case reasons shall be given for making it available in that form or format.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, public authorities shall make all reasonable efforts to maintain environmental information held by or for them in forms or formats that are readily reproducible and accessible by computer telecommunications or by other electronic means.

(3) The reasons for a refusal to make information available, in full or in part, in the form or format requested shall be provided to the applicant within the time limit referred to in regulation 4(1).