(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Rules revoke and replace the Public Use of the Records (Management and Fees) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009.
These Rules make provision for:
(1) the amounts of fees payable for the use of records (Rule 3);
(2) the Deputy Keeper to issue specific directions in a Code of Conduct (Rule 4);
(3) the formalities to be completed by visitors before they are allowed to use the records including the requirement to:
(i)produce evidence of identity;
(ii)sign an undertaking to adhere to these Rules;
(iii)comply with any Code of Conduct issued under Rule 4; and
(iv)comply with other reasonable directions given by the Deputy Keeper or a designated officer (Rule 5);
(4) the requirement for a person to whom a Visitor Pass has been issued to notify the Office in writing of any change of name or address (Rule 6);
(5) the responsibility of a person to whom a Visitor Pass has been issued for the security and safe handling of records (Rule 7);
(6) the suspension of a Visitor Pass and the reasons a visitor may be excluded from the Office (Rule 8(1));
(7) a visitor to lodge an appeal to the Deputy Keeper against exclusion from the Office (Rule 8(2)).