The Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015

Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

1.—(1) The Public Records Act 1958 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1(1) (provision transferring direction of Public Record Office to Lord Chancellor), for the words from the beginning to “, and the” substitute “The”.

(3) In the following provisions, for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “Secretary of State”—

(a) section 1(1) (in the second place), (2) (in each place), (2A)(1) and (3) (general responsibility for execution of Act and for public records),

(b) the heading of section 1,

(c) section 2(1), (4)(g) and (5) (appointment of Keeper of Public Records and other persons, and regulations about fees for inspection of records etc),

(d) section 3(1), (4) (in each place), (5), (6) (in each place) and (7) (selection and preservation of public records),

(e) section 4(1), (2) (in each place), (3), (4) (in each place), (5) and (6) (appointment of places of deposit of public records),

(f) section 5(5) (arrangements for inspection of public records in appointed places of deposit),

(g) section 6 (in each place) (approval of destruction or other disposal of public records in certain circumstances),

(h) section 7(2) and (3) (Chancery records and other records previously in custody of Master of the Rolls),

(i) section 8(5) (in the second place) (responsibility for court records), and

(j) paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 (in each place) (determining whether records are public records for purposes of the Act).

(4) In section 8(1) (responsibility for court records), for “him” substitute “the Secretary of State”.

(1)

Subsection (2A) was inserted by Schedule 5 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36).