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008			111024s2005 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u129125
100			_aBlack, A.
245			_aFreedom of information and access to environmental information - an introduction
260			_c2005
490			_aScottish Planning and Environmental Law _v (107) February 2005, 4-7(4)
520			_aConsiders the importance of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), which came fully into force on 1 January 2005. Looks at its new statutory right of access to information held by a wide range of Scottish public authorities, thereby enhancing public accountability. Discusses other main features of the Act: the establishment of an independent Scottish information commissioner to police the legislation, and the requirement to create and maintain a publication scheme. Examines the access rights to environmental information held by public authorities, requests for which now come under the new Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) regime. Advises on how to match the request with the right regime and notes the differences between the FOISA and EIRs regimes. Concludes that if public authorities embrace their new obligations, greater transparency and openness will permeate the public sector.
590			_aABS
650			_aFREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002
650			_aENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004
650			_aACCESS TO INFORMATION
650			_aSCOTLAND
690			_aLAW
856			_uhttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/contents/enacted _zView FOISA free of charge at www.legislation.gov.uk
856			_uhttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/520/contents/made _zView EIRs free of charge at www.legislation.gov.uk
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999			_c74961 _d74961