The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005

Re-use of documents

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), re-use means the use by a person of a document held by a public sector body for a purpose other than the initial purpose within that public sector body’s public task for which the document was produced.

(2) Re-use shall not include—

(a)the transfer for use of a document within a public sector body for the purpose of carrying out its own public task; or

(b)the transfer for use of a document from one public sector body to another for the purpose of either public sector body carrying out its public task.