Section 11 Preservation of records.

Subject to subsection (2), all books used or kept in the registry of deeds containing transcripts of memorials, abstracts of the contents of memorials and indexes to memorials kept in the registry of deeds shall be public propertyF1. . . .

The Ministry may, subject to any rules made under the Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 1923 c.20, direct that the Index of Lands (which by section 1(1) of the Registry of Deeds (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 1967 c.30 was deemed to be closed on 31st December 1944), or any part thereof, be removed to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the Index of Lands, or any part thereof, if directed to be so removed, shall be dealt with in accordance with that Act of 1923 and those rules.