Freedom of Information Act
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- Freedom of Information Act A law enacted in the United States when President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966 signed it into law. The provisions are codified in 5 U.S.C. § 552: Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings.
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 An Act of Great Britain's Parliament which introduced a public "right to know" in relation to public bodies.
- Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 Covers public bodies over which the Scottish Parliament, rather than United Kingdom Parliament, has jurisdiction, fulfilling a similar purpose to the UK-level Freedom of Information Act 2000.