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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-access-to-information-variation-order-2006/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/88",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-access-to-information-variation-order-2006",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Exempt information and power to vary Schedule 12A",
  "text": "(1) Section 100I of the 1972 Act (exempt information and power to vary Schedule 12A) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (1)—\n(a) at the beginning insert “In relation to principal councils in England,”; and\n(b) for “interpretation of that Schedule” substitute “interpretation of Parts 1 to 3 of that Schedule”.\n(3) After subsection (1) insert—\n“(1A) In relation to principal councils in Wales, the descriptions of information which are, for the purposes of this Part, exempt information are those for the time being specified in Part 4 of Schedule 12A to this Act, but subject to any qualifications contained in Part 5 of that Schedule; and Part 6 has effect for the interpretation of Parts 4 to 6 of that Schedule.”.\n(4) In subsections (2) and (3), for “The Secretary of State” substitute “The appropriate person”.\n(5) After subsection (3) insert—\n“(3A) In this section “the appropriate person” means—\n(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;\n(b) in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales.”.\n(6) In subsection (4), after “order under this section” insert “made by the Secretary of State”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/88/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:25.381195+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."
}