No.6 Exempt information Access to Information Act 6.-(1) Notwithstanding the provision of section 5, the information holder may withhold the information where he(a) is satisfied that all the information or part of the information is exempted under subsection (2); (b) determines, in accordance with this Act, that the disclosure is not justified in the public interest. (2) Exempt information may be withheld if the disclosure of such information is likely to(a) undermine the defence, national security and international relations of the United Republic; (b) impede due process of law or endanger safety of life of any person; (c) undermine lawful investigations being conducted by a law enforcement agent; (d) facilitate or encourage the commision of an offence; (e) involve unwarranted invasion of the privacy of an individual, other than an applicant or a person on whose behalf an application has been made; (f) infringe lawful commercial interests, including intellectual property rights of that information holder or a third party from whom information was obtained; (g) hinder or cause substantial harm to the Government to manage the economy; (h) significantly undermine the information holder’s ability to give adequate and judicious consideration to a matter of which no final decision has been taken and which remains the subject of active consideration; (i) damage the information holder’s position in any actual or contemplated legal proceedings, or infringe professional privilege; 6   2016