4 Freedom of Information Act, 2018 - 6. 10. Time limits for responding to request. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a public body must respond to a request for information pursuant to section 5 as soon as is reasonably possible and in any event within thirty working days of receipt of the request. (2) Where a request for information relates to information which reasonably appears to be necessary to safeguard the life or liberty of a person, a response must be provided within seven days. (3) A public body may, by notice in writing within the initial twenty day period, extend the period in subsection (1) to the extent necessary, and in any case to not more than forty working days, where the request is for a large number of records or requires a search through a large number of records, and where compliance within twenty working days would unreasonably interfere with the activities of the public body. (4) Failure to comply with this section shall be deemed to be a refusal of the request. 11. Notice of response. (1) A response made pursuant to section 10 to a request for information pursuant to section 5(1) must be by notice in writing and state: (a) the applicable fee, if any, pursuant to section 12, in relation to any part of the request which is granted, and the form in which the information will be communicated; (b) adequate reasons for the refusal in relation to any part of the request which is not granted subject to Part 4 of this Act; (c) where there has been a refusal to indicate whether or not the public body holds a record containing the relevant information, the fact of such refusal and adequate reasons for it; and (d) any right of appeal the person who made the request may have. (2) A response made pursuant to section 10 to a request for information pursuant to section 5(2) must be by notice in writing and state (a) in relation to any part of the request which is granted, the applicable fee, if any, pursuant to section 12, and the form in which the information will be communicated; and (b) in relation to any part of the request which is not granted, adequate reasons for the refusal. (3) In relation to any part of a request that is granted, communication of the information must take place forthwith, subject to section 12. 12. Fees. (1) The communication of information made pursuant to a request under section 5 by a public body may, subject to subsections (2) and (3), be made conditional upon payment by the person making the request of a reasonable fee, which shall not exceed the actual cost of searching for, preparing and communicating the information. (2) Payment of a fee shall not be required for requests for personal information, and