3 Freedom of Information Act, 2018 - 6. (e) carrying out a statutory or public function; provided that the bodies referred to in paragraph (e) are public bodies only to the extent of their statutory or public functions. (2) The Minister may by Order published in the Gazette designate as a public body anybody that carries out a public function. 8. Records. (1) For purposes of this Act, a record includes any recorded information, regardless of its form, source, date of creation, or official status, whether or not it was created by the body that holds it and whether or not it is classified. (2) For purposes of this Act, a public body holds a record if– (a) the public body holds the record, other than on behalf of another person; or (b) another person holds the record, on behalf of the public body. 9. Request for information. (1) For purposes of section 5, a request for information is a request in writing to any official of a public body that is in sufficient detail to enable an experienced official to identify, with reasonable effort, whether or not the body holds a record with that information. (2) Where a request for information made pursuant to section 5(1) does not comply with the provisions of subsection (1), the official who receives the request shall, subject to subsection (5), render such reasonable assistance, free of charge, as may be necessary to enable the request to comply with subsection (1). (3) A person who is unable, because of illiteracy or disability, to make a written request for information pursuant to section 5(1) may make an oral request, and the official who receives an oral request shall, subject to sub-section (5), reduce it to writing, including their name and position within the body, and give a copy thereof to the person who made the request. (4) A request for information pursuant to section 5(2) must identify the right the person making the request is seeking to exercise or protect and the reasons why the information is required to exercise or protect that right. (5) An official who receives a request for information may transfer that request to the information officer for purposes of complying with subsection (2) or (3). (6) A public body may prescribe a form for requests for information, provided that such forms do not unreasonably delay requests or place an undue burden upon those making requests. (7) A public body which receives a request for information shall provide the person making the request with a receipt documenting the request.