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ACT
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Unit: PAG1
Rev RA Proof, 29.11.2000
c. 36
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Part II
(j) in relation to information held by the Northern Ireland Audit
Office, means the Comptroller and Auditor General for
Northern Ireland,
(k) in relation to information held by the Auditor General for
Wales, means the Auditor General for Wales,
(l) in relation to information held by any Northern Ireland public
authority other than the Northern Ireland Audit Office,
means—
(i) the public authority, or
(ii) any officer or employee of the authority authorised by
the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern
Ireland acting jointly,
(m) in relation to information held by the Greater London
Authority, means the Mayor of London,
(n) in relation to information held by a functional body within the
meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, means the 1999 c. 29.
chairman of that functional body, and
(o) in relation to information held by any public authority not
falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (n), means—
(i) a Minister of the Crown,
(ii) the public authority, if authorised for the purposes of
this section by a Minister of the Crown, or
(iii) any officer or employee of the public authority who is
authorised for the purposes of this section by a Minister of
the Crown.
(6) Any authorisation for the purposes of this section—
(a) may relate to a specified person or to persons falling within a
specified class,
(b) may be general or limited to particular classes of case, and
(c) may be granted subject to conditions.
(7) A certificate signed by the qualified person referred to in subsection
(5)(d) or (e) above certifying that in his reasonable opinion—
(a) disclosure of information held by either House of Parliament, or
(b) compliance with section 1(1)(a) by either House,
would, or would be likely to, have any of the effects mentioned in
subsection (2) shall be conclusive evidence of that fact.
37.—(1) Information is exempt information if it relates to—
Communications
with Her Majesty,
(a) communications with Her Majesty, with other members of the etc. and honours.
Royal Family or with the Royal Household, or
(b) the conferring by the Crown of any honour or dignity.
(2) The duty to confirm or deny does not arise in relation to
information which is (or if it were held by the public authority would be)
exempt information by virtue of subsection (1).
38.—(1) Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Health and safety.
Act would, or would be likely to—
(a) endanger the physical or mental health of any individual, or
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