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Section 65 Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.C2

United Kingdom

(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—

C1(a)

if the historical record is a public record within the meaning of the M1Public Records Act 1958, consult the F1Secretary of State, 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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 65(1)(a) substituted (9.12.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1897), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(5)(d)

Marginal citations

M1

1958 c. 51.

M2

1923 c. 20 (N.I.).

Modifications

C1

S. 65(1)(a) functions transferred (9.12.2015) by The Transfer of Functions (Information and Public Records) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1897), arts. 1(2), 6(1)(b), (3)(b) (with art. 7)

C2

Pt. VI modified (1.1.2013) by The Freedom of Information (Definition of Historical Records) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3029), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.