{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002/section-74",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002/section-74.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2002/13",
  "legislation_title": "Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002",
  "path": "section/74",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "74",
  "heading": "Giving of notice etc.",
  "text": "(1) In this Act, any reference to—\n(a) a notice being given is to be construed as a reference to its being—\n(i) delivered; ...\n(ii) posted , or\n(iii) transmitted by electronic means,\n(b) a request for information, a requirement for review or an application being made, or a certificate being given, is to be construed as a reference to its being—\n(i) delivered;\n(ii) posted; or\n(iii) transmitted by electronic means.\n(2) For the purposes of any provision of this Act, a thing—\n(a) posted is presumed not to be received until the third day after the day of posting; and\n(b) transmitted by electronic means is presumed to be received on the day of transmission.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in s. 74(1)(a) repealed (1.10.2022) by Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 8), ss. 36(2)(a), 59(1) (with s. 48(1)(c)(2)(c)(3)(b))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 74(1)(a)(iii) and word inserted (1.10.2022) by Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 8), ss. 36(2)(b), 59(1) (with s. 48(1)(c)(2)(c)(3)(b))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/section/74",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:59.929274+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}