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Latest revision as of 23:37, 10 December 2011
Section 27 - Information intended for future publication
Legislation
27 - Information intended for future publication
- (1) Information is exempt information if—
- (a) it is held with a view to its being published by—
- (i) a Scottish public authority; or
- (ii) any other person,
- at a date not later than twelve weeks after that on which the request for the information is made;
- (b) when that request is made the information is already being held with that view; and
- (c) it is reasonable in all the circumstances that the information be withheld from disclosure until such date as is mentioned in paragraph (a).
- (a) it is held with a view to its being published by—
- (2) Information obtained in the course of, or derived from, a programme of research is exempt information if—
- (a) the programme is continuing with a view to a report of the research (whether or not including a statement of that information) being published by—
- (i) a Scottish public authority; or
- (ii) any other person; and
- (b) disclosure of the information before the date of publication would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially—
- (i) the programme;
- (ii) the interests of any individual participating in the programme;
- (iii) the interests of the authority which holds the information; or
- (iv) the interests of the authority mentioned in sub-paragraph
- (a) the programme is continuing with a view to a report of the research (whether or not including a statement of that information) being published by—