SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 7A Reserved matters

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Schs. 7A, 7B substituted for Sch. 7 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 2

Part 2Specific Reservations

Reservations

Head L—Justice

Section L7L7 Information rights

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Public access to information held by a public authority.

Exception

Public access to information held by—

  1. a

    the F2Senedd ,

  2. b

    the F2Senedd Commission,

  3. c

    the Welsh Government, or

  4. d

    any Welsh public authority,

unless supplied by a Minister of the Crown or government department and held in confidence.

Interpretation

  • ““Public authority”” and ““held by a public authority””—

    1. a

      in relation to environmental information, have the same meaning as in the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3391);

    2. b

      otherwise, have the meaning given by section 3 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

  • “"Welsh public authority”” has the meaning given by section 83 of that Act, but does not include a reserved authority within the meaning given by paragraph 8 of Schedule 7B to this Act.