Part 9

Information

General

Interpretation
246A
In this Part—
- “
commercial information
” means information relating to any business of an undertaking whose disclosure the public authority concerned or, for the purposes of
section 243C
the Secretary of State, thinks might significantly harm the undertaking’s legitimate business interests;
- “
confidential information
” means commercial information, private information or sensitive information;
- “
overseas public authority
” means a person or body in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom which appears to the discloser (within the meaning of any of sections
243A
to
243C
) to exercise functions of a public nature in relation to anything mentioned in sub-paragraphs
(i)
to
(v)
of
section 243A
(1)
(b)
;
- “
private information
” mean information relating to the private affairs of an individual whose disclosure the public authority concerned, or for the purposes of
section 243C
the Secretary of State, thinks might significantly harm the individual’s interests;
- “
sensitive information
” means information whose disclosure the public authority concerned or, for the purposes of
section 243C
the Secretary of State, thinks would be contrary to the public interest;
- “
subordinate legislation
” has the same meaning as in section 21(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 and includes an instrument made under—
  1. an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
  2. Northern Ireland legislation.
Pt. 9 applied (N.I.) (1.4.2003) by The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419) (N.I. 6), art. 63; S.R. 2003/203, art. 2, Sch.
Pt. 9 applied (20.6.2003) by S.I. 1990/1715, reg. 5 (as inserted by The Enterprise Act 2002 (Consequential and Supplemental Provisions) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1398), art. 2, Sch. para. 17(5))
Pt. 9 (ss. 237-247) modified (prosp.) by Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17), ss. 29(3)-(7), 66 (with s. 6(9))
Pt. 9 modified (1.10.2008) by Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (c. 17), s. 29(3)-(7), 66(2) (with s. 6(9)); S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.
Pt. 9 restricted (2.3.2009) by The Payment Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/209), regs. 1(2)(a), 119(3) (with reg. 3)
Pt. 9 applied (1.5.2009 for specified purposes, 1.11.2009 in so far as not already in force) by The Payment Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/209), reg. 1(2)(b)(c), 107 (with reg. 3)
Pt. 9 modified (13.8.2017) by The Payment Services Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/752), regs. 1(2)(a), 147(3) (with reg. 3)
S. 246A substituted for s. 246 (24.5.2024 for specified purposes, 1.1.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 326(5), 339(2)(c); S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(5)(a) (with Sch. para. 19, 20)