Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Fees
Subregulation 1
Subject to section 28 of the Act as in force immediately before 1 February 2021 or section 48H of the Act (as the case may be), an organisation may charge an applicant who makes a request to it under section 21(1) of the Act a reasonable fee for services provided to the applicant to enable the organisation to respond to the applicant’s request.
Subregulation 2
An organisation must not charge a fee to respond to the applicant’s request under section 21(1) of the Act unless the organisation has —
provided the applicant with a written estimate of the fee; and
if the organisation wishes to charge a fee that is higher than the written estimate provided under sub‑paragraph (a), notified the applicant in writing of the higher fee.
Subregulation 3
An organisation does not have to respond to an applicant’s request under section 21(1) of the Act unless the applicant agrees to pay the following fee:
where the organisation has notified the applicant of a higher fee under paragraph (2)(b) —
if the Commission —
has reviewed the higher fee under section 28(1) of the Act as in force immediately before 1 February 2021, the fee allowed by the Commission under section 28(2) of the Act as in force immediately before that date; or
has reviewed the higher fee under section 48H(1) of the Act, the fee allowed by the Commission under section 48H(2) of the Act; or
if sub‑paragraph (i) does not apply, the higher fee notified under paragraph (2)(b);
where sub‑paragraph (a) does not apply and the organisation has provided the applicant with an estimated fee under paragraph (2)(a) —
if the Commission —
has reviewed the estimated fee under section 28(1) of the Act as in force immediately before 1 February 2021, the fee allowed by the Commission under section 28(2) of the Act as in force immediately before that date; or
has reviewed the estimated fee under section 48H(1) of the Act, the fee allowed by the Commission under section 48H(2) of the Act; or
if sub‑paragraph (i) does not apply, the estimated fee provided under paragraph (2)(a).
Subregulation 4
To avoid doubt, an organisation must not charge the applicant any fee to comply with its obligations under section 22(2) of the Act.