Freedom of Information Act 2000

Yn ddilys o 01/01/2005

65 Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.U.K.

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(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 specified in section 2(3), a public authority shall—

(a)if the historical record is a public record within the meaning of the M1Public Records Act 1958, consult the Lord Chancellor, or

(b)if the historical record is a public record to which the M2Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 applies, consult the appropriate Northern Ireland Minister.

(2)This section does not apply to information to which section 66 applies.

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