Statutory Instruments
Public Records
Made
8th July 2009
Laid before Parliament
15th July 2009
Coming into force
1st September 2009
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of July
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, in exercise of the power conferred on Her by paragraph 3A of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958(1), orders as follows:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Records (Designation of Bodies) Order 2009.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st September 2009.
2. In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records), in Part 2 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3, insert at the appropriate place—
“Arts and Humanities Research Council.”
“Economic and Social Research Council.”
“Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.”
“Medical Research Council.”
“Natural Environment Research Council.”.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends Part 2 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 by adding entries for—
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Medical Research Council
Natural Environment Research Council.
As a result, the administrative and departmental records of each of these bodies become public records.
1958 c. 51. Paragraph 3A was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36).