http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/section/59/2013-05-31Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for the disclosure of information held by Scottish public authorities or by persons providing services for them; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-14Expert Participation2013-05-31 Part 5 Historical records Power to vary periods mentioned in sections 57 and 58591The Scottish Ministers may by order amend ... paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) of section 58 so as to substitute for the number of years for the time being mentioned in the provision in question such other number of years (not being a number which exceeds that mentioned in the provision as originally enacted) as may be specified in the order.1AThe Scottish Ministers may by order—amake provision modifying any enactment in accordance with which a record becomes a “historical record” for the purposes of this Part, andbdo so by amending this Part or otherwise.1BProvision by virtue of subsection (1A) may (in particular) state that a record becomes such a “ historical record ”ain relation to the exemption under section 41(a), at the end of—ia specified period (not exceeding 30 years) beginning with the date on which the record is created or a particular date in the calendar year following that date, oriia specified period (not exceeding 30 years) beginning with the occurrence of an event apart from the creation of the record,bin relation to any other exemption under Part 2, at the end of a specified period (not exceeding 30 years) beginning with the date on which the record is created or a particular date in the calendar year following that date.1CAn order under subsection (1) or (1A) may make different provision for—arecords of different descriptions,bexemptions of different kinds,cdifferent purposes in other respects.2An order under subsection (1) or may contain such supplemental, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers think fit.S. 59(1A)-(1C) inserted (31.5.2013) by Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 2), ss. 4(1)(b), 7; S.S.I. 2013/136, art. 2Words in s. 59(1) repealed (31.5.2013) by Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 2), ss. 4(1)(a), 7; S.S.I. 2013/136, art. 2Words in s. 59(2) inserted (31.5.2013) by Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 2), ss. 4(1)(c)(i), 7; S.S.I. 2013/136, art. 2Words in s. 59(2) substituted (31.5.2013) by Freedom of Information (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 2), ss. 4(1)(c)(ii), 7; S.S.I. 2013/136, art. 2