Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Section 14 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Section 1(1) does not oblige a Scottish public authority to comply with a request for information if the request is vexatious.
(2)Where a Scottish public authority has complied with a request from a person for information, it is not obliged to comply with a subsequent request from that person which is identical or substantially similar unless there has been a reasonable period of time between the making of the request complied with and the making of the subsequent request.
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