This Order commences the provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9) (“the 2012 Act”) listed in article 2 and article 3.

Article 2 provides for the commencement of section 102 of the 2012 Act on the day after the day on which this Order is made for the purpose of inserting new section 11B into the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) (“the 2000 Act”). Section 11B relates to the power to charge fees in relation to release of datasets for re-use.

Article 3 provides for the commencement of section 102, 103, 106, 107 and 108 of the 2012 Act on 1st September 2013. These provisions relate to the release and publication of datasets held by public authorities, the meaning of “publicly owned company” in the 2000 Act and the powers of the Information Commissioner.