Postal Services Act 2011

Public Records Act 1958 U.K.

82 (1) Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) Omit—

(a) the entry relating to the Post Office, and

(b) the entry relating to the Post Office company.

(3) At the appropriate places insert the following entries— “ The company that was nominated under section 62 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (reorganisation of the Post Office: transfer of property etc to nominated company). ” “ A Post Office company within the meaning of Part 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011. ” “ A Royal Mail company within the meaning of Part 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011. ”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 82 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3

83 (1) A relevant company must consult the Keeper of Public Records before it alters in any significant respect any arrangements it has made for the preservation of any of its public records. U.K.

(2) “Relevant company” means a company an entry for which is inserted (or re-inserted) into Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 as a result of provision made by or under paragraph 82(3) or 84(1).

(3) “Public records” means records that are public records for the purposes of that Act.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 12 para. 83 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3

84 (1) The Lord Chancellor may by order amend Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 so as— U.K.

(a) to omit any of the entries inserted into that Schedule by paragraph 82(3) above, or

(b) to re-insert any such entry into that Schedule (if it has been omitted as a result of a previous exercise of the power conferred by this sub-paragraph).

(2) The provision that, as a result of section 89(2)(a), may be made by an order under sub-paragraph (1) that omits an entry for a company includes, in particular, provision for—

(a) the Public Records Act 1958, and

(b) paragraph 83 above,

to continue to apply to the company in respect of such of its records as were public records for the purposes of that Act immediately before the order comes into force.

(3) An order under sub-paragraph (1) may be made only if the Secretary of State has consented to the making of the order.

(4) An order under sub-paragraph (1) is subject to negative resolution procedure.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 12 para. 84 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3