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Amendment of section 21 (functions and negotiations of public bodies) of Principal Act.
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16.—Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1)—
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(a) in paragraph (a), by substituting “conducted by or on behalf of a public body” for “conducted by or on behalf of the public body concerned”, and
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(b) in paragraph (b), by substituting “the performance by a public body of any of its functions” for “the performance by the body of any of its functions”,
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and the said subsection (1) (other than paragraph (c)), as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section.
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TABLE
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(1) A head may refuse to grant a request under section 7 if access to the record concerned could, in the opinion of the head, reasonably be expected to—
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(a) prejudice the effectiveness of tests, examinations, investigations, inquiries or audits conducted by or on behalf of a public body or the procedures or methods employed for the conduct thereof.
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(b) have a significant, adverse effect on the performance by a public body of any of its functions relating to management (including industrial relations and management of its staff), or
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