93.This section provides an absolute exemption (i.e. the public interest test does not apply) for information the disclosure of which by a Scottish public authority is subject to a prohibition on disclosure. An authority withholding information from disclosure under the terms of this exemption would be expected to state what enactment or Community obligation etc. prevented its disclosure.
The Act – Section by Section Part 2 – Exempt information Section 26 – Prohibitions on disclosure