The Public Records Act 1958 (c.51) The Public Records Act 1958 (c.51) Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 2 para. 18 repealed by The Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 Sch. 3 3Paragraph 3 The Public Records Act 1958 (c.51)