http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/section/18Freedom 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 Database2024-02-26Expert Participation2024-02-15
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002sch. 1 para. 74APatient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Act 2023sch. 2 para. 2(2)s. 24(2)
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Access to information held by Scottish public authoritiesResponses to request Further provision as respects responses to request181Where, if information existed and was held by a Scottish public authority, the authority could give a refusal notice under section 16(1) on the basis that the information was exempt information by virtue of any of sections 28 to 35 38, 39(1) or 41 but the authority considers that to reveal whether the information exists or is so held would be contrary to the public interest, it may (whether or not the information does exist and is held by it) give the applicant a refusal notice by virtue of this section.2Neither paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 16 nor subsection (2) of that section applies as respects a refusal notice given by virtue of this section.Word in s. 18(1) inserted (31.5.2013) by Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 2), ss. 2, 7; S.S.I. 2013/136, art. 2