Section

1.

Definition.

2.

Amendment of section 2 (interpretation) of Principal Act.

3.

Amendment of section 4 (delegation of certain functions of heads) of Principal Act.

4.

Amendment of section 6 (right of access to records) of Principal Act.

5.

Amendment of section 7 (requests for access to records) of Principal Act.

6.

Amendment of section 8 (decisions on requests under section 7 and notification of decisions) of Principal Act.

7.

Amendment of section 10 (refusal on administrative grounds to grant requests under section 7) of Principal Act.

8.

Amendment of section 13 (access to parts of records) of Principal Act.

9.

Amendment of section 14 (review by heads of decisions) of Principal Act.

10.

Amendment of section 15 (publication of information about public bodies) of Principal Act.

11.

Amendment of section 16 (publication of information regarding rules and practices in relation to certain decisions by public bodies) of Principal Act.

12.

Amendment of section 17 (amendment of records relating to personal information) of Principal Act.

13.

Amendment of section 18 (right of person to information regarding acts of public bodies affecting the person) of Principal Act.

14.

Amendment of section 19 (meetings of the Government) of Principal Act.

15.

Amendment of section 20 (deliberations of public bodies) of Principal Act.

16.

Amendment of section 21 (functions and negotiations of public bodies) of Principal Act.

17.

Amendment of section 22 (parliamentary, court and certain other matters) of Principal Act.

18.

Amendment of section 23 (law enforcement and public safety) of Principal Act.

19.

Amendment of section 24 (security, defence and international relations) of Principal Act.

20.

Amendment of section 25 (conclusiveness of certain decisions pursuant to sections 23 and 24) of Principal Act.

21.

Amendment of section 26 (information obtained in confidence) of Principal Act.

22.

Amendment of section 27 (commercially sensitive information) of Principal Act.

23.

Amendment of section 28 (personal information) of Principal Act.

24.

Amendment of section 29 (procedure in relation to certain requests under section 7 to which section 26, 27 or 28 applies) of Principal Act.

25.

Amendment of section 33 (establishment of office of Information Commissioner) of Principal Act.

26.

Amendment of section 34 (review by Commissioner of decisions) of Principal Act.

27.

Amendment of section 42 (appeal to High Court) of Principal Act.

28.

Amendment of section 43 (precautions by High Court and Commissioner against disclosure of certain information) of Principal Act.

29.

Amendment of section 46 (restriction of Act) of Principal Act.

30.

Amendment of section 47 (fees) of Principal Act.

31.

Amendment of Second Schedule to Principal Act.

32.

Short title and collective citation.

Acts Referred to

Ethics in Public Office Act 1995

1995, No. 22

Freedom of Information Act 1997

1997, No. 13

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

1997, No. 20

Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921

11 & 12 Geo. 5, c.7