ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT (SHOWING AMENDMENTS MADE BY ACT 5/2003) 3 Application of Act in relation to other laws (1) This Act shall apply to matters relating to access to information, protection of privacy and the mass media and shall be construed as being in addition to and not in substitution for any other law which is not in conflict or inconsistent with this Act. (2) If any other law relating to access to information, protection of privacy and the mass media is in conflict or inconsistent with this Act, this Act shall prevail. 4 General application of Act (1) This Act shall apply to all records in the custody or under the control of a public body, but shall not include the records listed in the First Schedule. (2) This Act shall not limit the information available by law to a party to a legal proceeding. PART II ACCESS TO INFORMATION 5 Right to information (1) Subject to section ten, every person shall have a right of access to any record, including a record containing personal information, that is in the custody or under the control of a public body: Provided that such access shall not extend to excluded information. (2) Where information can be extracted from a record that contains excluded information, an applicant may have access to the part of the record that is not excluded information. (3) Nothing contained in this Act shall confer any rights to information or to a record to— (a) a person who is not a citizen of Zimbabwe, or is not regarded as permanently resident in Zimbabwe by virtue of the Immigration Act [Chapter 4:02], or is not the holder of a temporary employment or residence permit or students permit issued in terms of that Act; (b) any mass media service which is not registered in terms of this Act, or to a broadcaster who is not registered in terms of the Broadcasting Services Act [Chapter 12:06]; and (c) any foreign state or agency thereof. 6 Request for record An applicant who requires access to a record that is in the custody or control of a public body shall make a request, in writing, to the public body, giving adequate and precise details to enable the public body to locate the information so requested. 7 Fees for access to records and related services by public body Subject to any exemption prescribed under this Act or any other enactment, an applicant shall be required to pay such fee as may be so prescribed for— (a) obtaining access to any record; and (b) any service rendered in connection with the provision of access to any record by the public body concerned. 9