Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978 No. 2

Custody, care, etc. of certain books and records held in diocesan record office U.K.

15 Transfer of certain books and records from one record office to another. U.K.

(1) Where in consequence of the foundation of a new diocese or an alteration in the areas of dioceses any part of a diocese becomes part of another diocese, any register books or records belonging to parishes in that part which have been deposited in a diocesan record office may be transferred to the diocesan record office for that other diocese.

(2) Where a diocesan record office is established for part of a diocese, any register books or records belonging to parishes in that part which have been deposited in another such office may be transferred to the office for that part.