(1)Information is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between any administration in the United Kingdom and any other such administration.
(2)In subsection (1) “administration in the United Kingdom” means—
(a)the government of the United Kingdom,
(b)the Scottish Administration,
(c)the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or
(d)the National Assembly for Wales.
(3)The duty to confirm or deny does not arise 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).