| Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill, As Amended - continued | House of Commons |
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Simon HUghes
64 * Page 1, line 12 [Clause 1], at end insert — ‘(3) Information is not exempt under this section if it relates to the failure or alleged failure of a public authority to comply with any statutory requirement to which it is subject.’. Simon HUghes
65 * Page 1, line 12 [Clause 1], at end insert — ‘(3) Information is not exempt under this section if it relates to the failure or alleged failure of a public authority adequately to discharge any of its functions.’. Simon Hughes
66 * Page 1, line 12 [Clause 1], at end insert — ‘(3) This section shall cease to apply at the end of a period of five years from— (a) the date on which the Act comes into force, or (b) the date on which an order under this section is made unless, before that date, the Secretary of State by order prescribes that it shall continue to apply for a further period of five years. (4) No order may be made by the Secretary of State under this section unless a draft of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House. Simon Hughes
16 Page 1, line 13 [Clause 1], leave out subsection (4) and insert— ‘(4) After section 63(1) insert— “(1A) Information contained in a historical record cannot be exempt information by virtue of section 34A except insofar as it consists of personal data information relating to the personal affairs of a living individual who can be identified from that record or from that record and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the public authority.”’. Simon Hughes
27 Page 1, line 18 [Clause 1], at end add— ‘(6) This Act does not apply to any request for information which it is in the public interest to disclose.’. Simon Hughes
18 Page 2, line 3 [Clause 2], leave out paragraph (2) and insert— ‘(2) This Act shall come into force on such day as may be appointed by the Secretary of State by an order made by statutory instrument. (2A) An order made under subsection (2) may not be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.’. Simon Hughes
29 Page 2, line 3 [Clause 2], leave out subsection (2). Simon Hughes
70 * Page 2, line 3 [Clause 2], after ‘force’, insert ‘in Northern Ireland.’ Simon Hughes
17 Page 2, line 3 [Clause 2], leave out ‘months’ and insert ‘years’. Simon Hughes
71 * Page 2, line 4 [Clause 2], at end insert ‘and in England and Wales at the end of a period of 2 years on the day which it is passed.’. Simon Hughes
69 * Page 2, line 6 [Clause 2], after ‘authority’, insert ‘in England’. Simon Hughes
72 * Page 2, line 7 [Clause 2], leave out ‘and “public authority” have’ and insert ‘has’. Simon Hughes
73 * Page 2, line 8 [Clause 2], at end add ‘and “public authority” has the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Schedule 1 Part 1’. Simon Hughes
30 Page 2, line 9 [Clause 2], leave out ‘Northern Ireland’ and insert— ‘(a) England and Wales, (b) Northern Ireland, and (c) Scotland, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13).’. Simon Hughes
31 Page 2, line 9 [Clause 2], after ‘Northern Ireland’, insert ‘but does not extend to Wales.’. Simon Hughes
19 Page 2, line 9 [Clause 2], at end add— ‘(6) This Act may be extended in relation to any communications with any person resident in Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man by agreement of The States of Guernsey, The States of Jersey and the Tynwald.’. Simon Hughes
20 Page 2, line 9 [Clause 2], at end add— ‘(6) This Act shall only apply to constituencies where the Member of Parliament at the previous election was elected with more than 50 per cent. of the registered electors voting for them.’. Simon Hughes
21 Page 2, line 9 [Clause 2], at end add— ‘(6) This Act shall remain in force only for as long as the parliamentary constituency boundaries in use at the date of the enactment of this Act remain in force.’. Simon Hughes
28 Page 2, line 9 [Clause 2], at end add— ‘(6) This Act shall not apply to any information contained in any communication which responds to any communication or enquiry commenced before this Act comes into force.’. Simon Hughes
32 Title, line 1, leave out ‘exempt from its provisions’ and insert ‘to provide for certain exemptions from its provisions for’. Simon Hughes
33 Title, line 2, leave out ‘the House of Commons and House of Lords and’. Simon Hughes
34 Title, line 2, leave out ‘the House of Commons’. Simon Hughes
35 Title, line 2, leave out ‘the House of Lords’. Simon Hughes
36 Title, line 2, after second ‘and’, insert ‘certain’. |
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