150.Subsection (1) exempts information if it constitutes a trade secret.
151.Subsection (2) exempts information the disclosure of which would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person – including those of the public authority holding the information.
152.Subsection (3) provides that the obligation under section 1(1)(a) to confirm or deny that the requested information is held does not arise if, or to the extent that, compliance would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial interests.
Commentary on Sections Part II:  Exempt information Section 43: Commercial interests