Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003
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Amendment of section 22 (parliamentary, court and certain other matters) of Principal Act. |
17.—Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended— | |
(a) in subsection (1), by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (b): | ||
“(b) is such that the head knows or ought reasonably to have known that its disclosure would constitute contempt of court, or”, | ||
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(b) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (1): | ||
“(1A) A head may refuse to grant a request under section 7 if the record concerned relates to the appointment or proposed appointment, or the business or proceedings, of— | ||
(a) a tribunal to which the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 applies, | ||
(b) any other tribunal or other body or individual appointed by the Government or a Minister of the Government to inquire into specified matters at least one member, or the sole member, of which holds or has held judicial office or is a barrister or a solicitor, or | ||
(c) any tribunal or other body or individual appointed by either or both of the Houses of the Oireachtas to inquire into specified matters, | ||
and the request is made at a time when it is proposed to appoint the tribunal, body or individual or at a time when the performance of the functions of the tribunal, body or individual has not been completed. | ||
(1B) Subsection (1A) does not apply to a record in so far as it relates to the general administration of, or of any offices of, a tribunal or other body or an individual specified in that subsection.”. |