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The Freedom of Information (Removal and Relaxation of Statutory Prohibitions on Disclosure of Information) Order 2004
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2004 No. 3363
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
The Freedom of Information (Removal and Relaxation of Statutory Prohibitions on Disclosure of Information) Order 2004
Made
16th December 2004
Coming into force
1st January 2005
Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in pursuance of section 82(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000(1);
Whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that by virtue of section 44(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the enactments repealed or amended by this Order are capable of preventing the disclosure of information under section 1 of that Act;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred(2) by section 75 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, hereby makes the following Order to repeal or amend those enactments for the purposes of removing or relaxing the prohibition on disclosure:
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The functions of the Secretary of State under section 75 were transferred to the Lord Chancellor by the Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3500), which Order amended section 75 accordingly. The functions of the Lord Chancellor under section 75 were transferred back to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887), which Order amended section 75 accordingly.
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