SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments
PART 1Primary legislation
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)14
1
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is amended as follows.
2
In the following provisions M1 for “Chancellor of the Duchy” in each place substitute “
Minister for the Cabinet Office
”
a
section 4(1), (5) and (7) (amendment of Schedule 1) M2;
b
section 5(1) and (3) (further power to designate public authorities);
c
section 7(3), (4) and (8) (public authorities to which the Act has limited application) M3;
d
section 9(3) (power to make regulations about fees for requests for information);
e
section 10(4) (power to make regulations amending time for compliance with request);
f
section 11A(8) (in the definition of “the specified licence”) (power, in code of practice issued under section 45, to specify different licences for different purposes) M4;
g
section 11B(1) (regulations about fees for making relevant copyright works available for re-use) M5;
h
section 12(4) and (5) (regulations about costs of complying with requests);
i
section 13(1) (regulations about fees for disclosing information where cost of compliance with request exceeds appropriate limit);
j
the heading of Part 3;
k
section 45(1), (4) and (5) (code of practice giving public authorities guidance in connection with discharge of functions under Part 1 of Act);
l
section 46(5)(a) (requirement to be consulted in relation to code of practice issued under section 46) M6;
m
section 47(4B) to (4D) (amendment of list of services for which Information Commissioner may charge) M7;
n
section 53(1)(a)(iii) and (5) (power to designate public authorities for purposes of exemption from duty to comply with decision notice or enforcement notice) M8;
o
section 75(1) and (3) (power to amend or repeal enactments prohibiting disclosure of information);
p
section 82(1) (power to make regulations or order under Act exercisable by statutory instrument) M9;
q
section 83(2) and (3) (designation of public authorities as excluded from definition of Welsh public authority) M10;
r
section 84 (in the definition of “prescribed”) (interpretation of Act);
s
section 85(b) (expenses payable out of money provided by Parliament) M11.
3
In section 84, omit the definition of “the Chancellor of the Duchy”.
4
In the heading of section 45, for the words from “by Chancellor” to the end substitute “
by the Minister for the Cabinet Office
”
.