Section 56: Records of the Supreme Court

Constitutional Reform Act 2005 · 2005 c. 4View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: The Supreme Court

The Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51) is amended as follows.

In section 8 (court records)—

in subsection (1) after "such records" insert ;"other than records of the Supreme Court,"
after subsection (1) insert—1ARecords of the Supreme Court for which the Lord Chancellor is responsible under subsection (1) shall be in the custody of the chief executive of that court.

In Schedule 1 (definition of public records), in paragraph 4 (records of courts and tribunals), before sub-paragraph (1)(a) insert—

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