Clause
2
Short
title, commencement and
extent
David
Maclean:
I beg to move amendment No. 2, in
clause 2, page 1, line 15, at
end insert—
‘(2A) This Act
does not apply in relation to any request for information which is made
to a public authority before the Act comes into
force.
(2B) In subsection (2A) “request for
information” and “public authority” have the same
meaning as in the Freedom of Information Act
2000.’.
The
Chairman:
With this it will be convenient to discuss
clause stand
part.
David
Maclean:
I do not intend to speak in relation to clause
stand part. The amendment is technical and is again based on legal
advice. The first part makes it clear that the Bill would not apply
retrospectively and would not expunge requests for information made
before the Bill comes into force. The other part of the amendment is
simply an interpretation provision, making it clear that the
terminology used in the Bill means the same as that used in the 2000
Act.
I believe that
the amendment is wise and sensible and I commend it to the
Committee.
Amendment
agreed to.
Clause 2,
as amended, ordered to stand part of the
Bill.
Bill, as
amended, to be
reported.
Committee
rose at half-past Eleven
o’clock.
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