SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Amendments of public records legislation
Part IAmendments of Public Records Act 1958
Power to extend meaning of “public records”
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In Schedule 1 to that Act (definition of public records) after the Table at the end of paragraph 3 there is inserted—
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Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend the Table at the end of paragraph 3 of this Schedule by adding to either Part of the Table an entry relating to any body or establishment—
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which, at the time when the Order is made, is specified in Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments, etc. subject to investigation), or
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in respect of which an entry could, at that time, be added to Schedule 2 to that Act by an Order in Council under section 4 of that Act (which confers power to amend that Schedule).
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An Order in Council under this paragraph may relate to a specified body or establishment or to bodies or establishments falling within a specified description.
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An Order in Council under this paragraph shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.