5 Freedom of Information Act, 2018 - 6. requests in the public interest. (3) The Minister may, after consultation with the Commissioner, make Regulations providing– (a) for the manner in which fees are to be calculated; (b) that no fee is to be charged in cases specified in the Regulations; and (c) that any fee cannot exceed a certain maximum. (4) A public body shall not require payment of a fee pursuant to subsection (1) where the cost of collecting that fee would exceed the amount of the fee. 13. Means of communicating information. (1) Where a request indicates a preference as to the form of communication of information contained in subsection (2), a public body communicating information pursuant to a request for information under section 5 shall, subject to subsection (3), do so in accordance with that preference. (2) A request may indicate the following preferences as to the form of communication of information (a) a true copy of the record in permanent or other form; (b) an opportunity to inspect the record, where necessary using equipment normally available to the body; (c) an opportunity to copy the record, using his or her own equipment; (d) a written transcript of the words contained in a sound or visual form; (e) a transcript of the content of a record, in print, sound or visual form, where such transcript is capable of being produced using equipment normally available to the body; or (f) a transcript of the record from shorthand or other codified form. (3) A public body shall not be required to communicate information in the form indicated by the person making the request where to do so would (a) unreasonably interfere with the effective operation of the body; or (b) be detrimental to the preservation of the record. (4) Where a record exists in more than one language, communication of the record shall, from among those languages, be given in accordance with the language preference of the person making the request. 14. If record is not held. (1) Where an official who receives a request pursuant to section 5(1) believes that that request relates to information that is not contained in any record held by the public body, the official may transfer the request to the information officer for purposes of compliance with this section. (2) Where an information officer receives a request pursuant to subsection (1), he or

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