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5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a Scottish public authority that holds environmental information shall make it available when requested to do so by any applicant.
(2) The duty under paragraph (1)–
(a)shall be complied with as soon as possible and in any event no later than 20 working days after the date of receipt of the request; and
(b)is subject to regulations 6 to 12.
(3) Any enactment or rule of law which would prevent the making available of information in accordance with these Regulations shall not apply.
(4) A Scottish public authority shall, in making environmental information compiled by it available in accordance with paragraph (1), ensure so far as practicable that that information is up to date, accurate and comparable.
(5) Where information of the kind referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of “environmental information” in regulation 2(1) is made available, the authority shall, if the applicant so requests, provide such information as is available to it of the place where information can be found on the measurement procedures, including methods of analysis, sampling and pre treatment of samples, used in compiling the information, or refer the applicant to the standardised procedure used.
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