Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003
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Amendment of section 25 (conclusiveness of certain decisions pursuant to sections 23 and 24) of Principal Act. |
20.—(1) Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (7) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): | |
“(a) Subject to paragraph (b), the Taoiseach, jointly with any other Ministers of the Government standing prescribed under subsection (6), shall as soon as may be after the expiration of each period of 12 months (or such other period not exceeding 24 months in length as may be prescribed) beginning with the period from the commencement of section 20 (1) of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003 review the operation of subsection (1) during that period.”. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) shall come into operation upon the expiration of the period of 6 months referred to in paragraph (a) of section 25(7) of the Principal Act during which this Act is passed but, notwithstanding that subsection, the review referred to in the said paragraph (a) shall be carried out in respect of that period. |