The Freedom of Information (Time for Compliance with Request) Regulations 2004

Information held outside the United Kingdom

6.—(1) This regulation applies to a request for information which–

(a) may

(i) relate to information not held in the United Kingdom, or

(ii) require information (including information held by a person who is not a public authority) that is not held in the United Kingdom to be obtained in order to comply with it, and

(b) for that reason, the public authority would not be able to obtain the information within such time as to enable it to comply with the request within the time referred to in subsections (1) and (2) of section 10 of the Act.

(2) Where this regulation applies, subsections (1) and (2) of section 10 of the Act have effect as if any reference to the twentieth working day following the date of receipt were a reference to such other day, not being later than the sixtieth working day following the date of receipt, as the Information Commissioner may specify in accordance with paragraph (3) below.

(3) Where–

(a) the public authority applies to the Information Commissioner for specification of a day in accordance with this regulation, and

(b) that application is made within twenty working days following the date of receipt of the request,

the Information Commissioner shall specify such day as he considers reasonable in all the circumstances.