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1 __________ 
 Number 
13
of 
1997 __________ 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 1997FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT ACT 2003
This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003.The Freedom of Information Act 1997 and this Act may be cited together as theFreedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. __________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONSPART IP
RELIMINARY AND
G
ENERAL
Section1. Citationand commencement.2. Interpretation.3. Regulations.4. Delegationofcertain functions of heads.5. Expenses.PART IIA
CCESS TO
R 
ECORDS
6. Right of access to records.7. Requests for access to records.8. Decisions on requests under 
 section 7 
and notification ofdecisions.9. Extensionoftime for consideration of requests under 
 section 7 
.10. Refusal on administrative grounds to grant requests under 
 section 7 
.11. Deferral of access to records.
 
212. Manner ofaccess to records.13. Access to parts of records.14. Review by heads of decisions.15. Publication ofinformation about public bodies.16.Publication of information regarding rules and practices in relation to certaindecisions by public bodies.17. Amendment of records relating to personalinformation.18.Right ofperson to information regarding acts ofpublic bodies affecting the person.PART IIIE
XEMPT
R 
ECORDS
19. Meetings ofthe Government.20. Deliberations ofpublic bodies.21. Functions and negotiations of public bodies.22. Parliamentary, court and certain other matters.23. Law enforcement and public safety.24. Security, defence and international relations.25. Conclusiveness ofcertain decisions pursuant to
 sections 23
and
24
.26. Information obtained in confidence.27. Commercially sensitive information.28. Personal information.29.Procedure in relationto certain requests under 
 section 7 
to which
 section 26 
,
27 
or 
28
applies.30. Research and naturalresources.31. Financial and economic interests of the State and public bodies.
 
332. Enactments relating to non-disclosure of records.PART IVT
HE
I
 NFORMATION
C
OMMISSIONER 
33. Establishment ofoffice ofInformation Commissioner.34. Review by Commissioner of decisions.35. Requests for further information by Commissioner.36. Review ofoperationofAct and investigations by Commissioner.37. Powers of Commissioner.38. Commissioner to encourage publication ofinformation by public bodies.39.Publication of commentaries by Commissioner on practical application, etc., of Act.40. Reports ofCommissioner.PART VM
ISCELLANEOUS
41. Decisions deemed to have been made in certain cases.42. Appeal to High Court.43.Precautions by High Court and Commissioner against disclosure ofcertaininformation.44. Stayoncertain decisions.45. Immunity fromlegalproceedings.46. RestrictionofAct.47. Fees.48.
 
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