http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/section/33/2003-10-31Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the disclosure of information held by Scottish public authorities or by persons providing services for them; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-142003-10-31 Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002sch. 1 para. 61DRegulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025sch. 3 para. 40(2)s. 103(3)Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002sch. 1 para. 105ZAVictims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025sch. 2 para. 2s. 116(2) Part 2 331Information is exempt information if—ait constitutes a trade secret; orbits disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially the commercial interests of any person (including, without prejudice to that generality, a Scottish public authority).2Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially—athe economic interests of the whole or part of the United Kingdom; orbthe financial interests of an administration in the United Kingdom.3In subsection (2), “administration in the United Kingdom” has the same meaning as in section 28(2).