10 Freedom of Information Act, 2018 - 6. 30. Law Enforcement. A public body may refuse to indicate whether or not it holds a record, or refuse to communicate information, where to do so would, or would be likely to, cause serious prejudice to– (a) the prevention or detection of crime; (b) the apprehension or prosecution of offenders; (c) the administration of justice; (d) the assessment or collection of any tax or duty; (e) the operation of immigration controls; or the assessment by a public body of whether civil or criminal proceedings, or regulatory action pursuant to any enactment, would be justified. 31. Defence and Security. A public body shall refuse to indicate whether or not it holds a record, or refuse to communicate information, where to do so would, or would be likely to, cause serious prejudice to the defence or national security of Saint Christopher and Nevis. 32. Information related to sustainable development. (1) A public body may refuse to indicate whether or not it holds a record, or refuse to communicate information, where to do so would, or would be likely to, cause serious prejudice to the ability of the Government to manage the economy of Saint Christopher and Nevis. (2) A public body may refuse to indicate whether or not it holds a record, or refuse to communicate information, where to do so would, or would be likely to, cause serious prejudice to the legitimate commercial or financial interests of a public body. (3) Subsection (1) or (2) do not apply insofar as the request relates to the results of any product or environmental testing, and the information concerned reveals a serious public safety or environmental risk. (4) A public body shall refuse to communicate privileged or sensitive geological and geophysical information for the purposes of sustainable development or pursuant to the provisions of section 31. 33. Policy making and operation of public bodies. (1) A public body may refuse to indicate whether or not it holds a record, or refuse to communicate information, where to do so would, or would be likely to– (a) cause serious prejudice to the effective formulation or development of government policy; (b) seriously frustrate the success of a policy, by premature disclosure of that policy; (c) significantly undermine the deliberative process in a public body by inhibiting