ch3600a00a 02-12-00 01:13:30 ACTA Unit: PAGA Freedom of Information Act 2000 CHAPTER 36 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Part I Access to information held by public authorities Right to information General right of access to information held by public authorities. Effect of the exemptions in Part II. Public authorities. Amendment of Schedule 1. Further power to designate public authorities. Publicly-owned companies. Public authorities to which Act has limited application. Request for information. Fees. Time for compliance with request. Means by which communication to be made. Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit. Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit. Vexatious or repeated requests. Special provisions relating to public records transferred to Public Record Office, etc. 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. 20. Publication schemes. Model publication schemes. Rev RA Proof, 29.11.2000