| Environmental Information Regulations 2004 |
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They are very similar to that act in operation, but there are a number of important differences. One is that requests for information under the Regulations do not have be made in writing, they can be made verbally. The exemptions that public sector authorities can claim under the Regulations are structured somewhat differently as well. In many cases they are narrower in their scope and application. As with the FOIA, public authorities have 20 working days from the receipt of a request to provide the information to the requester. The deadline can be extended to 40 working days for requests that are particularly voluminous. Upon entry into force of these regulations, they repealed the Environmental Information Regulations 1992 and the Environmental Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 and two other SIs that amended those regulations. |
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