No. 27
329
Freedom of Information
2003
Government of another country to the Government of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
(2) Where a responsible Minister is satisfied that the disclosure
under this Act of a document would be contrary to the public interest for
a reason referred to in subsection (1), he may sign a certificate to that
effect and such a certificate, so long as it remains in force, shall establish
conclusively that the document is an exempt document referred to in
subsection (1).
(3) Where a responsible Minister is satisfied as mentioned in
subsection (2) by reason only of the matter contained in a particular part or
particular parts of a document, a certificate under that subsection in respect
of the document shall identify that part or those parts of the document as
containing the matter by reason of which the certificate is given.
27. A document is an exempt document if its disclosure under this
Act would, or would be reasonably likely to
(a) prejudice the investigation of a breach or possible breach
of the law or the enforcement or proper administration
of the law in a particular instance;
(b) prejudice the fair trial of a person or the impartial
adjudication of a particular case before a court of law or
a tribunal established by law;
(c) disclose, or enable a person to ascertain the identity of
a confidential source of information in relation to the
enforcement or administration of the law;
(d) disclose methods or procedures for preventing,
detecting, investigating, or dealing with matters
arising out o f breaches or e vasions o f the 1 aw, t he
disclosure of which would, or would be reasonably likely
to, prejudice the effectiveness of those methods or
procedures; or
(e) endanger the lives or physical safety of persons engaged
in or in connection with law enforcement.
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