s. 22 (2) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), payment of S. 22(2) a charge shall not be required before the time at amended by No. 58/1993 which the agency has notified the applicant of the s. 7(3). decision to grant access to a document. (3) If in the opinion of an agency a charge may exceed $25 or such greater amount as is prescribed by regulation the agency shall notify the applicant of its opinion and inquire whether the applicant wishes to proceed with the request. (4) In a notice given to an applicant under S. 22(4) amended by subsection (3), an agency must inform the No. 58/1993 applicant that the applicant will be required to pay s. 7(4). a deposit of a prescribed amount or at a prescribed rate on account of the charge. (5) Where an agency has required an applicant to pay a deposit on account of a charge, the applicant's request shall, for the purposes of section 21 be deemed to have been received by the agency on the day on which the applicant has paid the deposit. (6) Where an agency has required an applicant to pay a deposit on account of a charge, the agency shall, if requested to do so by the applicant, discuss with the applicant practicable alternatives for altering the request or reducing the anticipated charge, including reduction of the charge if the applicant shall waive, either conditionally or unconditionally, the need for compliance by the agency with the time limits specified in section 21. (7) A notice under subsection (3) from an agency to an applicant shall— (a) state the name and designation of the person who calculated the charge; and (b) inform the applicant of—
S. 22(2) amended by No. 58/1993 s. 7(3). (2) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), payment of a charge shall not be required before the time at which the agency has notified the applicant of the decision to grant access to a document. (3) If in the opinion of an agency a charge may exceed $25 or such greater amount as is prescribed by regulation the agency shall notify the applicant of its opinion and inquire whether the applicant wishes to proceed with the request. S. 22(4) amended by No. 58/1993 s. 7(4). (4) In a notice given to an applicant under subsection (3), an agency must inform the applicant that the applicant will be required to pay a deposit of a prescribed amount or at a prescribed rate on account of the charge. (5) Where an agency has required an applicant to pay a deposit on account of a charge, the applicant's request shall, for the purposes of section 21 be deemed to have been received by the agency on the day on which the applicant has paid the deposit. (6) Where an agency has required an applicant to pay a deposit on account of a charge, the agency shall, if requested to do so by the applicant, discuss with the applicant practicable alternatives for altering the request or reducing the anticipated charge, including reduction of the charge if the applicant shall waive, either conditionally or unconditionally, the need for compliance by the agency with the time limits specified in section 21. s. 22 (7) A notice under subsection (3) from an agency to an applicant shall— (a) state the name and designation of the person who calculated the charge; and (b) inform the applicant of—
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