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Freedom of Information Act
2000
CHAPTER 36
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
P
art
I
A
ccesstoinformationheldbypublicauthorities
Right to information
Section
1. General right of access to information held by public authorities.
2. E
ff
ect of the exemptions in Part II.
3. Public authorities.
4. Amendment of Schedule 1.
5. Further power to designate public authorities.
6. Publicly-owned companies.
7. Public authorities to which Act has limited application.
8. Request for information.
9. Fees.
10. Time for compliance with request.
11. Means by which communication to be made.
12. Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
13. Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds
appropriate limit.
14. Vexatious or repeated requests.
15. Special provisions relating to public records transferred to Public
Record O
ffi
ce, etc.
16. Duty to provide advice and assistance.
Refusal of request
17. Refusal of request.
The Information Commissioner and the Information Tribunal
18. The Information Commissioner and the Information Tribunal.
Publication schemes
19. Publication schemes.
20. Model publication schemes.
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P
art
II
E
xemptinformation
Section
21. Information accessible to applicant by other means.
22. Information intended for future publication.
23. Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with
security matters.
24. National security.
25. Certificates under ss. 23 and 24: supplementary provisions.
26. Defence.
27. International relations.
28. Relations within the United Kingdom.
29. The economy.
30. Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities.
31. Law enforcement.
32. Court records, etc.
33. Audit functions.
34. Parliamentary privilege.
35. Formulation of government policy, etc.
36. Prejudice to e
ff
ective conduct of public a
ff
airs.
37. Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and honours.
38. Health and safety.
39. Environmental information.
40. Personal information.
41. Information provided in confidence.
42. Legal professional privilege.
43. Commercial interests.
44. Prohibitions on disclosure.
P
art
III
G
eneralfunctionsof
S
ecretaryof
S
tate
,L
ord
C
hancellorand
I
nformation
C
ommissioner
45. Issue of code of practice by Secretary of State.
46. Issue of code of practice by Lord Chancellor.
47. General functions of Commissioner.
48. Recommendations as to good practice.
49. Reports to be laid before Parliament.
P
art
IV
E
nforcement
50. Application for decision by Commissioner.
51. Information notices.
52. Enforcement notices.
53. Exception from duty to comply with decision notice or
enforcement notice.
54. Failure to comply with notice.
55. Powers of entry and inspection.
56. No action against public authority.
P
art
V
A
ppeals
57. Appeal against notices served under Part IV.
58. Determination of appeals.