Freedom of Information Act, 2020 (b) (c) (3) Zimbabwe a contemplated change in or decision not to change— (i) credit or interest rates; or (ii) customs or excise duties, taxes or any other source of revenue; or (iii) the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or (iv) government borrowing; or (v) the regulation of prices of goods or services, rents or wages, salaries or other incomes; or a contemplated— (i) sale or acquisition of immovable or movable property; or (ii) international trade agreement. Subject to subsection (5), an information officer may refuse a request for access to information if the information— (a) contains trade secrets of the State or a public entity; (b) contains financial, commercial, scientific or technical information, other than trade secrets, the disclosure of which would be likely to cause harm to the commercial or financial interests of the State or a public entity; (c) contains information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected— (d) (i) to put a public entity at a disadvantage in contractual or other negotiations: or (ii) to prejudice a public entity in commercial competition; or is a computer programme owned by the State or a public entity, except insofar as it is required to give access to information to which access is permitted in terms of this Act. (4) The information referred to in subsection (2)(c)(i) shall, without limiting the generality of that provision, include information in connection with an agreement or contemplated agreement to transfer any interest in or right to shares in the capital of a public entity to any person not being a public entity. (5) Access to information may not be refused in terms of subsection (3) to the extent that it consists of information— (6) (a) already publicly available; or (b) about or owned by an entity, other than the entity to which the request is made, which has consented in writing to its disclosure to the applicant concerned; or (c) the disclosure of which would facilitate accountability and transparency of decisions taken by the State or an entity, other than preliminary results of any tests, research, preparations or other investigations conducted for the purpose of developing any policy. If a request for access to information contemplated in subsection (5)(c) is granted and any testing or other investigation relevant to that information was carried out by or on behalf of the public entity from which the information is requested, the information officer must at the same time as access to the information is given, provide the applicant with a written explanation of the methods used in conducting the testing or other investigation. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 15