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Version status: Repealed | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 21 April 1997

Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (No. 13)

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes
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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-5)
Repealed
 1. Citation and commencement.
Repealed
 2. Interpretation.
Repealed
 3. Regulations.
Repealed
 4. Delegation of certain functions of heads.
Repealed
 5. Expenses.
Part II Access to Records (ss. 6-18)
Repealed
 6. Right of access to records.
Repealed
 7. Requests for access to records.
Repealed
 8. Decisions on requests under section 7 and notification of decisions.
Repealed
 9. Extension of time for consideration of requests under section 7.
Repealed
 10. Refusal on administrative grounds to grant requests under section 7.
Repealed
 11. Deferral of access to records.
Repealed
 12. Manner of access to records.
Repealed
 13. Access to parts of records.
Repealed
 14. Review by heads of decisions.
Repealed
 15. Publication of information about public bodies.
Repealed
 16. Publication of information regarding rules and practices in relation to certain decisions by public bodies.
Repealed
 17. Amendment of records relating to personal information.
Repealed
 18. Right of person to information regarding acts of public bodies affecting the person.
Part III Exempt Records (ss. 19-32)
Repealed
 19. Meetings of the Government.
Repealed
 20. Deliberations of public bodies.
Repealed
 21. Functions and negotiations of public bodies.
Repealed
 22. Parliamentary, court and certain other matters.
Repealed
 23. Law enforcement and public safety.
Repealed
 24. Security, defence and international relations.
Repealed
 25. Conclusiveness of certain decisions pursuant to sections 23 and 24.
Repealed
 26. Information obtained in confidence.
Repealed
 27. Commercially sensitive information.
Repealed
 28. Personal information.
Repealed
 29. Procedure in relation to certain requests under section 7 to which section 26, 27 or 28 applies.
Repealed
 30. Research and natural resources.
Repealed
 31. Financial and economic interests of the State and public bodies.
Repealed
 32. Enactments relating to non-disclosure of records.
Part IV The Information Commissioner (ss. 33-40)
Repealed
 39. Publication of commentaries by Commissioner on practical application, etc., of Act.
Repealed
 38. Commissioner to encourage publication of information by public bodies.
Repealed
 37. Powers of Commissioner.
Repealed
 36. Review of operation of Act and investigations by Commissioner.
Repealed
 35. Requests for further information by Commissioner.
Repealed
 34. Review by Commissioner of decisions.
Repealed
 33. Establishment of office of Information Commissioner.
Repealed
 40. Reports of Commissioner.
Part V Miscellaneous (ss. 41-48)
Repealed
 46. Restriction of Act.
Repealed
 41. Decisions deemed to have been made in certain cases.
Repealed
 48. Amendment of Official Secrets Act, 1963.
Repealed
 47. Fees.
Repealed
 45. Immunity from legal proceedings.
Repealed
 43. Precautions by High Court and Commissioner against disclosure of certain information.
Repealed
 42. Appeal to High Court.
Repealed
 44. Stay on certain decisions.
Repealed
 First Schedule Public Bodies
Repealed
 Second Schedule The Information Commissioner
Third Schedule Enactments Excluded from Application of Section 32.
Repealed
 Third Schedule, Part II Statutory Instruments
Repealed
 Third Schedule, Part I Statutes
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