Part VIHistorical records and records in Public Record Office or Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- Section 62Interpretation of Part VI.
(1) For the purposes of this Part, a record becomes a “historical record” at the end of the period of twenty years beginning with the year following that…
- Section 63Removal of exemptions: historical records generally.
(1) Information contained in a historical record cannot be exempt information by virtue of section ... 30(1), 32, 33, 35, 36, 37(1)(a), 42 or 43 or 42. (2)…
- Section 64Removal of exemptions: historical records in public record offices.
(1) Information contained in a historical record in the Public Record Office or the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland cannot be exempt information by virtue of section…
- Section 65Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.
(1) Before refusing a request for information relating to information which is contained in a historical record and is exempt information only by virtue of a provision not…
- Section 66Decisions relating to certain transferred public records.
(1) This section applies to any information which is (or, if it existed, would be) contained in a transferred public record, other than information which the responsible authority…
- Section 67Amendments of public records legislation.
Schedule 5 (which amends the Public Records Act 1958 and the Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923) has effect.
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Text as at 7 October 2026.
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