21. Right of access to certain official information---(1) Every person
 has a right to and shall, on request made under this subsection, be
 given access to the latest edition of the publication published under
 section 20 of this Act and to any published supplementary material
 bringing that edition up-to-date.


   [(2) Every person, being---
   (a) A New Zealand citizen; or
   (b) A permanent resident of New Zealand; or
   (c) A person who is in New Zealand; or
   (d) A body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
   (e) A body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but
         which has a place of business in New Zealand,---


 has a right to and shall, on request made under this subsection, be
 given access to any category of official information that is declared by
 regulations made under this Act to be a category of official information
 in respect of which a right of access exists.]


   (3) The giving of access to any official information to which
 subsection (2) of this section applies shall be subject to the
 provisions of any regulations made under this Act.

       Subs. (2) was substituted for the original subs. (2) by s. 12 of
     the Official Information Amendment Act 1987.