http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/section/12Freedom 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) Part 1 121Section 1(1) does not oblige a Scottish public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed such amount as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers; and different amounts may be so prescribed in relation to different cases.2The regulations may provide that, in such circumstances as they may specify, where two or more requests for information are made to the authority—aby one person;bby different persons who appear to it to be acting in concert or whose requests appear to have been instigated wholly or mainly for a purpose other than the obtaining of the information itself; orcby different persons in circumstances where the authority considers it would be reasonable to make the information available to the public at large and elects to do so,then if the authority estimates that the total cost of complying with both (or all) of the requests exceeds the amount prescribed, in relation to complying with either (or any) of those requests, under subsection (1), section 1(1) does not oblige the authority to comply with either (or any) of those requests.3The regulations may, in respect of an election made as mentioned in subsection (2)(c), make provision as to the means by which and the time within which the information is to be made available to the public at large.4The regulations may make provision as to—athe costs to be estimated; andbthe manner in which those costs are to be estimated.5Before making the regulations, the Scottish Ministers are to consult the Commissioner.6References in this section to the cost of complying with a request are not to be construed as including any reference to costs incurred in fulfilling any such duty under or by virtue of the Equality Act 2010 as is mentioned in section 11(5).S. 12 wholly in force at 1.1.2005; s. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 75(1); s. 12 in force for certain purposes at 30.4.2004 and wholly in force at 1.1.2005 by S.S.I. 2004/203, art. 3, Sch.Words in s. 12(6) substituted by 2010 c. 15 Sch. 26 Pt. 2 para. 104 (as inserted) (1.10.2010) by The Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2279), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 6 (see S.I. 2010/2317, art. 2)