Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/36
Timestamp: 2018-11-19 18:57:18
Document Index: 307730540

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 3', 'art. 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 5', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 1', 'art. 5']

Freedom of Information Act 2000, Section 36 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 19 November 2018. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
36 Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs.E+W+S+N.I.
(a)information which is held by a government department or by [F1the Welsh Assembly Government] and is not exempt information by virtue of section 35, and
[F2(iii)the work of the Cabinet of the Welsh Assembly Government.]
[F3(g)in relation to information held by the Welsh Assembly Government, means the Welsh Ministers or the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government,
(gb)in relation to information held by any Welsh public authority (other than one referred to in section 83(1)(b)(ii) (subsidiary of the Assembly Commission), the Auditor General for Wales [F4, the Wales Audit Office] or the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales), means—
(i)in relation to information held by the National Audit Office [F5or the Comptroller and Auditor General], means the Comptroller and Auditor General,
(k)in relation to information held by the Auditor General for Wales [F6or the Wales Audit Office], means the Auditor General for Wales,
[F7(ka)in relation to information held by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, means the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales,]
F1Words in s. 36(1)(a) substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 82(2) (the amendment coming into force immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I. and see ss. 46, 161(5) of Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32))
F2S. 36(2)(a)(iii) substituted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 82(3) (the amendment coming into force immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I. and see ss. 46, 161(5) of Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32))
F3S. 36(5)(g)-(gc) substituted for s. 36(g)(h) by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 82(4)(a) (the amendment coming into force immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I. and see ss. 46, 161(5) of Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32))
F4Words in s. 36(5)(gb) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 18(2) (with Sch. 3 para. 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F5Words in s. 36(5)(i) inserted (1.4.2012) by Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (c. 4), s. 29, Sch. 5 para. 22(1); S.I. 2011/2576, art. 5
F6Words in s. 36(5)(k) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2014) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3), s. 35(2), Sch. 4 para. 18(3) (with Sch. 3 para. 3); S.I. 2013/1466, art. 3(1)
F7S. 36(5)(ka) inserted by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 82(4)(b) (the amendment coming into force immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I. and see ss. 46, 161(5) of Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32))
C1S. 36(5)(i) amended (1.4.2012) by Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (c. 4), s. 29, Sch. 5 para. 22(2); S.I. 2011/2576, art. 5