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Freedom of Information Act 2000
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## Part III — Repeals coming into force in accordance with section 87(3)
#### Effect of the exemptions in Part II.
#### General right of access to information held by public authorities.
#### Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
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[^c19714901]: Sch. 1 Pt. 7: entry inserted (N.I.) (7.3.2003) by [The Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/410 (N.I. 1))](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/410), [arts. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/410/article/1/2), [15(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/410/article/15/3), [Sch. 1 para. 23](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/410/schedule/1/paragraph/23)
[^c11343661]: [S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/594).
[^c20281271]: Sch. 1 Pt. 7: entry repealed (N.I.) (prosp.) by [Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2009/3), [ss. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2009/3/section/6), [7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2009/3/section/7), [Sch. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2009/3/schedule/3); and omitted (1.10.2010) by virtue of [The Freedom of Information (Removal of References to Public Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/939)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/939), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/939/article/3), [Sch. Pt. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/939/schedule/part/3)
[^c19796691]: Sch. 1 Pt. 7: entry repealed (N.I.) (1.7.2006) by [The Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9))](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/1254), [arts. 1(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/1254/article/1/3), [63(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/1254/article/63/2), [Sch. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/1254/schedule/4) (with [art. 49](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2006/1254/article/49)); [S.R. 2006/257](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/257), [art. 2(b)(e)(v)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/257/article/2/b/e/v)
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[^key-d507db795d4df4c1dcc8d17fccaaf5dd]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 6 omitted (2.12.2014) by virtue of [The Olympic Delivery Authority (Dissolution) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3184)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3184), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3184/article/1/2), [Sch. para. 14](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3184/schedule/paragraph/14)
[^key-a03bbb50a03e26a976354d8f80105f43]: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 7 substituted (12.12.2014) by [Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/12), [s. 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/12/section/7), [Sch. 1 para. 19](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/12/schedule/1/paragraph/19) (with [Sch. 2 para. 4(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/12/schedule/2/paragraph/4/3))
[^M_F_8309e674-72f2-4206-b1b2-21401c121c6a]: Sch. 1 Pt. 7: entry inserted (9.2.2011) by [Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 1 (N.I.))](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/1), [s. 28(1)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/1/section/28/1/a), [Sch. 1 para. 15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/1/schedule/1/paragraph/15)
[^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)
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#### Public authorities to which Act has limited application.
#### Fees.
#### Request for information.
##### 11A
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- (4) In this section “ *relevant copyright work* ” has the meaning given by section 11A(8).
#### Fees for disclosure where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.
#### Law enforcement.
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- (2) The duty to confirm or deny does not arise in relation to information which is (or if it were held by the public authority would be) exempt information by virtue of subsection (1) if, or to the extent that, compliance with section 1(1)(a) would, or would be likely to, prejudice any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(b).
#### Law enforcement.
#### Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and honours.
#### Personal information.
#### Removal of exemptions: historical records in public record offices.
#### Court records, etc.
#### 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.
#### Particulars registrable under Part III of Data Protection Act 1998.
#### Further amendments of Data Protection Act 1998.
#### Disclosure between Commissioner and Scottish Information Commissioner
#### Expenses.
#### 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.
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