# Public Records Act 1967, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to reduce the period of fifty years specified in section 5(1) of the Public Records Act 1958 as that for which certain public records must have been in existence for them to be available for public inspection.
[14th July 1967]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/44/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-records-act-1967/introduction
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