Explanatory Notes

Freedom of Information Act 2000

2000 CHAPTER 36

30th November 2000

Commentary on Sections

Part I: Access to information held by public authorities

Right to information

Section 6: Publicly-owned companies

39.Subsection (1) defines a publicly-owned company as one which:

40.Subsection (2) defines a company wholly owned by the Crown as a company having no members except:

and defines a company wholly owned by a public authority other than a government department as having no members except:

41.Subsection (3) defines company as including any body corporate.