30 Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities
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30  Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities

(1)     Information held by a public authority is exempt information if it has at any time been held by the authority for the purposes of—

(a)     any investigation which the public authority has a duty to conduct with a view to it being ascertained—

(i)     whether a person should be charged with an offence, or

(ii)     whether a person charged with an offence is guilty of it,

(b)     any investigation which is conducted by the authority and in the circumstances may lead to a decision by the authority to institute criminal proceedings which the authority has power to conduct, or

(c)     any criminal proceedings which the authority has power

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