Part 2

Exempt Information

Information intended for future publication
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1
Information is exempt information if—
a
it is held with a view to its being published by—
i
a Scottish public authority; or
ii
any other person,
at a date not later than twelve weeks after that on which the request for the information is made;
b
when that request is made the information is already being held with that view; and
c
it is reasonable in all the circumstances that the information be withheld from disclosure until such date as is mentioned in paragraph (a).
2
Information obtained in the course of, or derived from, a programme of research is exempt information if—
a
the programme is continuing with a view to a report of the research (whether or not including a statement of that information) being published by—
i
a Scottish public authority; or
ii
any other person; and
b
disclosure of the information before the date of publication would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially—
i
the programme;
ii
the interests of any individual participating in the programme;
iii
the interests of the authority which holds the information; or
iv
the interests of the authority mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) (if it is a different authority from that which holds the information).