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2014 No. 3249 Public Records The Public Records (Transfer to the Public Record Office) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 Made 8th December 2014 Laid before Parliament 10th December 2014 Coming into force 1st January 2015 The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(2) and (3) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010:
Propose a change(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Records (Transfer to the Public Record Office) (Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 1st January 2015. (2) In this Order— “the 1958 Act” means the Public Records Act 1958; “relevant records” means records of a description listed in Schedule 1 to this Order.
Propose a change(1) For the period of 10 years beginning on 1st January 2015 the time within which relevant records must be transferred in accordance with section 3(4) (selection and preservation of public records) of the 1958 Act is that provided for by paragraph (3). (2) Paragraph (1) applies notwithstanding the coming into force on that date for all remaining purposes of section 45(1)(a) (transfer of records to Public Records Office) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. (3) Relevant records created in a year specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be transferred not later than the end of the year specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table.
Propose a changeSection 3(4) of the 1958 Act continues to apply as it did immediately before 1st January 2015 in relation to relevant records created in 1985.
Propose a changeArticle 1(2) Records of a prison, remand centre, secure training centre or young offender institution. Records of a coroner’s court. Records of the Environment Agency, except board minutes or records which relate to the formulation or development of policy governing the work of the Environment Agency. Records of a Family Practitioner Committee for localities in England. Records of a Family Practitioner Committee for localities in Wales. Records of the Forestry Commission, except board minutes or records which relate to the formulation or development of policy governing the work of the Forestry Commission. Records of a health service hospital within the meaning of the National Health Service Act 1977, in England. Records of a health service hospital within the meaning of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006. Records of the Homes and Communities Agency that were formerly records of the Commission for New Towns or the Urban Regeneration Agency, except board minutes or records which relate to the formulation or development of policy governing the work of the Commission for New Towns or the Urban Regeneration Agency. Records of a magistrates’ court. Records of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Records of a National Health Authority including a Primary Care Trust, a National Health Service trust and a NHS foundation trust other than an authority within the next paragraph. Records of a National Health Authority for districts or localities in Wales, or for areas in or consisting of Wales, including National Health Service trusts all of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in Wales. Records of Natural England, except board minutes or records which relate to the formulation or development of policy governing the work of Natural England. Records of any Rent Tribunal or Local Valuation Court.
Propose a changeArticle 2(3) Column 1 | Column 2 1986 | 2015 1987 | 2016 1988 | 2016 1989 | 2017 1990 | 2017 1991 | 2018 1992 | 2018 1993 | 2019 1994 | 2019 1995 | 2020 1996 | 2020 1997 | 2021 1998 | 2021 1999 | 2022 2000 | 2022 2001 | 2023 2002 | 2023 2003 | 2024
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