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A citizen applies under Section 6 for information about an event that occurred 25 years before the date of the request. The event concerns a matter that falls under Section 8(1)(c), breach of privilege of Parliament. Which statement is correct?

The information need not be given on that basis. Section 8(3) requires disclosure of twenty-year-old matters but expressly subjects this to clauses (a), (c) and (i) of Section 8(1), so information exempt under clause (c) stays protected even after twenty-five years.

  1. AThe twenty-year rule in Section 8(3) does not override the exemption in clause (c), so the information need not be provided on that ground aloneCorrect
  2. BThe information must be provided because more than twenty years have passed
  3. CThe information must be provided only if the applicant pays double fees
  4. DThe information must be provided only to Members of Parliament

Explanation

Section 8(3) makes the twenty-year provision subject to clauses (a), (c) and (i) of Section 8(1). So matters under clause (c) remain exempt despite the passage of time. The other options invent conditions not found in the text.

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