22Continuation of excluded legislation, &c.

22 Continuation of excluded legislation, &c.

(1)  In this section –

excluded legislation means –

(a) the Freedom of Information Act 1991 ; and

(b) the Right to Information Act 2009 ; and

(c) the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 ;

notification means –

(a) in the case of the Freedom of Information Act 1991 , a request for information made pursuant to section 13 of that Act; or

(b) in the case of the Right to Information Act 2009 , an application for assessed disclosure made pursuant to section 13 of that Act; or

(c) in the case of the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 , a matter raised with a local registration authority in its capacity as a personal information custodian under that Act.

(2)  Notwithstanding section 7 , if, before the participation day for this jurisdiction, a local registration authority had received a notification but had not completed dealing with the notification immediately before that day –

(a) the notification is to be dealt with by the relevant National Board; and

(b) the notification is to continue to be dealt with under the excluded legislation under which it was made; and

(c) any review rights contained in the excluded legislation continue to apply to the notification.

(3)  Notwithstanding section 7 , if, before the participation day for this jurisdiction, the Ombudsman had received a complaint about a local registration authority under the or the but had not completed dealing with the complaint immediately before that day –