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Freedom of Information Act 2000
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- (h) any civil proceedings which are brought by or on behalf of a public authority and arise out of an investigation conducted, for any of the purposes specified in subsection (2), by or on behalf of the authority by virtue of Her Majesty’s prerogative or by virtue of powers conferred by or under an enactment, or
- (i) any inquiry held under the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiries (Scotland) Act 1976 to the extent that the inquiry arises out of an investigation conducted, for any of the purposes specified in subsection (2), by or on behalf of the authority by virtue of Her Majesty’s prerogative or by virtue of powers conferred by or under an enactment.
- (i) any inquiry held under the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 to the extent that the inquiry arises out of an investigation conducted, for any of the purposes specified in subsection (2), by or on behalf of the authority by virtue of Her Majesty’s prerogative or by virtue of powers conferred by or under an enactment.
- (2) The purposes referred to in subsection (1)(g) to (i) are—
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## Part III — Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 87(3)
#### General right of access to information held by public authorities.
#### Effect of the exemptions in Part II.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
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[^c20203181]: S. 30(5) modified (24.4.2009 for certain purposes and 31.10.2009 otherwise) by [The Armed Forces Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions etc) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1059)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1059), [arts. 1(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1059/article/1/3), [205](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1059/article/205), [Sch. 1 para. 46(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1059/schedule/1/paragraph/46/2)
[^c11341331]: [1976 c. 14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/14).
[^c19584341]: S. 32(2) excluded (7.6.2005) by [Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/12), [ss. 18(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/12/section/18/3), [51(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/12/section/51/1) (with [ss. 44](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/12/section/44), [50](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/12/section/50)); [S.I. 2005/1432](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1432), [art. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1432/article/2)
[^c11341351]: [1996 c. 23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/23).
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[^key-9d07393f47dd8faa40a1c8bc657c9220]: [Sch. 1 para. 57](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/schedule/1/paragraph/57) excluded (8.5.2017) by [The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions to the Mayor) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/470)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/470), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/470/article/1/2), [Sch. 2 para. 18](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/470/schedule/2/paragraph/18)
[^key-0a088750d54fff51b1ad2d08aa018098]: Words in [s. 31(1)(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/31/1/i) substituted (S.) (15.6.2017) by [Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/2), [s. 42(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/2/section/42/2), [sch. 2 para. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/2/schedule/2/paragraph/8); [S.S.I. 2017/155](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/155), [reg. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/155/regulation/2) (with [regs. 4(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/155/regulation/4/2) [5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/155/regulation/5)) and words in [s. 31(1)(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/31/1/i) substituted (E.W. N.I.) (15.6.2017) by [The Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1142)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1142), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1142/article/1/2), [Sch. para. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1142/schedule/paragraph/8) (with [art. 7(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1142/article/7/2)); ; [S.S.I. 2017/155](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/155), reg. 2
[^M_F_2facd621-a2d5-4fb7-d753-fa12e54615b6]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 6 omitted (1.8.2012) by virtue of [The Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2007)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2007), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2007/article/1/2), [Sch. para. 109(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2007/schedule/paragraph/109/d)
[^M_C_bfaa579e-8f70-4cf2-fdf3-8a8698674461]: Pts. 4, 5: enforcement and appeals provisions applied (with modifications) (1.1.2005) by [The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3391)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3391), [reg. 18](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3391/regulation/18) (with [reg. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3391/regulation/3)) (as amended (17.9.2018) by [The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/942), [regs. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/942/regulation/1/2), [10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/942/regulation/10))
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#### Public authorities to which Act has limited application.
#### Request for information.
#### Fees.
##### 11A
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#### General functions of Commissioner.
#### Personal information.
#### Health and safety.
#### Information provided in confidence.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
#### Right of access to unstructured personal data held by public authorities.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Recommendations as to good practice.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Particulars registrable under Part III of Data Protection Act 1998.
##### 33A
A strategic planning panel established under section 60D of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
#### Power to charge fees in relation to release of datasets for re-use
#### Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Information accessible to applicant by other means.
#### Court records, etc.
#### Health and safety.
#### Information provided in confidence.
#### Law enforcement.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Repeals.
##### 28A
A sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008.
#### Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Model publication schemes.
#### Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and honours.
#### General functions of Commissioner.
#### Removal of exemptions: historical records in public record offices.
#### Right of access to unstructured personal data held by public authorities.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Reports to be laid before Parliament.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
##### 33A
A strategic planning panel established under section 60D of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
#### Power to charge fees in relation to release of datasets for re-use
#### Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Information accessible to applicant by other means.
#### Court records, etc.
#### Health and safety.
#### Information provided in confidence.
#### Court records, etc.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Availability under Act disregarded for purpose of exemption.
#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Repeals.
##### 28A
A sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008.
#### Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Information accessible to applicant by other means.
#### Health and safety.
#### General functions of Commissioner.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
#### Right of access to unstructured personal data held by public authorities.
#### Exemptions applicable to certain manual data held by public authorities.
#### Power to make provision relating to environmental information.
#### Offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure.
#### Repeals.
#### Further amendments of Data Protection Act 1998.
#### Disclosure between Commissioner and Scottish Information Commissioner
#### Expenses.
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