Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13)

Part 1 S Access to information held by Scottish public authorities

Right to information S

2 Effect of exemptions S

(1) To information which is exempt information by virtue of any provision of Part 2, section 1 applies only to the extent that—

(a) the provision does not confer absolute exemption; and

(b) in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in disclosing the information is not outweighed by that in maintaining the exemption.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the following provisions of Part 2 (and no others) are to be regarded as conferring absolute exemption—

(a) section 25;

(b) section 26;

(c) section 36(2);

(d) section 37; and

(e) in subsection (1) of section 38—

(i) paragraphs (a), (c) and (d); and

(ii) paragraph (b) where the first condition referred to in that paragraph is satisfied F1 ....

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 2(2)(e)(ii) omitted (25.5.2018) by virtue of Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), s. 212(1), Sch. 19 para. 89 (with ss. 117, 209, 210, Sch. 20 para. 36); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)