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Section 65: Decisions as to refusal of discretionary disclosure of historical records.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 · 2000 c. 36View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VI: Historical records and records in Public Record Office or Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Before refusing a request for information relating to information which is contained in a historical record and is exempt information only by virtue of a provision not specified in section 2(3), a public authority shall—

if the historical record is a public record within the meaning of the Public Records Act 1958, consult the Secretary of State, or
if the historical record is a public record to which the Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 applies, consult the appropriate Northern Ireland Minister.

This section does not apply to information to which section 66 applies.

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