Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) – Section 76A – Disclosure between Commission and Scottish Information Commissioner
[F3The Commission] may disclose to the Scottish Information Commissioner any information obtained or furnished as mentioned in section 76(1) of this Act if it appears to [F4the Commission] that the information is of the same type that could be obtained by, or furnished to, the Scottish Information Commissioner under or for the purposes of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.]
Amended text
This Section is shown as amended by S.I. 2004/3089; S.I. 2026/386 (see the annotations below), as incorporated in the text in force on 7 October 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.
Annotations
Textual Amendments
- F1 S. 76A inserted (1.1.2005) by The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3089), art. 3(2)
- F2 Word in s. 76A heading substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 12(22)(a); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
- F3 Words in s. 76A substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 12(22)(b); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
- F4 Words in s. 76A substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 12(22)(c); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
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Text as at 7 October 2026.
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