Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 U.K. Disclosure of information by ombudsmen

The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland U.K.

13 U.K.

[F1 In section 30 of the M1 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (limitation on disclosure of information), after subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(5A) Information obtained from the Information Commissioner by virtue of section 76 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) as obtained for the purposes of an investigation under this Part of this Act and, in relation to such information, the reference in subsection (2)(a) to the investigation shall have effect as a reference to any investigation.”]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7 para. 13 repealed (S.) (23.10.2002) by Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11), s. 26, Sch. 6 para. 23(3); S.S.I. 2002/467, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1975 c. 30.