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Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Section 6 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

6 Publicly-owned companiesS

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(1)A company is a “publicly-owned company” for the purposes of section 3(1)(b) if it is wholly owned—

(a)by the Scottish Ministers; or

(b)by any other Scottish public authority listed in schedule 1, other than an authority so listed only in relation to information of a specified description.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), a company is wholly owned—

(a)by the Scottish Ministers if it has no members except—

(i)the Scottish Ministers or companies wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers; or

(ii)persons acting on behalf of the Scottish Ministers or of such companies; and

(b)by any other Scottish public authority if it has no members except—

(i)the authority or companies wholly owned by the authority; or

(ii)persons acting on behalf of the authority or of such companies.

(3)In subsections (1) and (2), “company” includes any body corporate.

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