Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/43/body
Timestamp: 2020-02-27 15:03:44
Document Index: 53955142

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 2']

Changes over time for: Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 (without Schedules)
11/11/2011- Amendment
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937.
Part IIU.K. State, Departmental and Local Authority Records
F184. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
F18S. 4 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c. 19), Sch. 1 Pt. XII
5 Provision for transfer of departmental and local authority records to the Keeper.S
[F20(2)Notwithstanding anything contained in any enactment, it shall be lawful for any local authority or any statutory body corporate in Scotland, with the consent of the Keeper, to transmit such of their records as relate exclusively or mainly to Scotland to the Keeper for custody.
(2A)For the purposes of this section, “statutory body corporate” means any body corporate established by or under a statute relating to Scotland other than such bodies, or such classes of such bodies, as may be specified by the Secretary of State in an order made by statutory instrument.
(2B)Nothing in subsection (2) above shall apply to any burgh register of sasines or to any book or public record relating thereto.]
(3)Any document transmitted under this section to the Keeper shall be re-transmitted by him to the Department, local authority, body or person from whom it was received [F21or to any part of the Scottish Administration], on application to that effect made on the ground that such re-transmission is necessary for the purposes of such Department, local authority, body or person [F21or of such part of the Scottish Administration]. Any record so re-transmitted shall be returned to the Keeper as soon as may be after it has ceased to be required for the purposes for which it was re-transmitted.
F19S. 5(1) proviso repealed by Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51), Sch. 4
F20S. 5(2)(2A)(2B) substituted (1.4.1996) for s. 5(2) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 22(2) (with s. 128(8)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F21Words in s. 5(3) inserted (1.7.1999 as specified in S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3) by S.I. 1999/1820, arts. 1(2),4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 17(2)
C2S. 5(1) extended by Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 (c. 59), s. 64(9) and Transport Act 1968 (c. 73), s. 144(9)
S. 5(1) extended (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, s. 125(6); S.I. 1994/571, art. 3
S. 5(1) extended (18.9.1996) by 1996 c. 42, ss. 5(4), 8(3)
F226. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
F22S. 6 repealed by Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51), Sch. 4
7 Advisory Council.U.K.
F23S. 7 repealed (S.) (1.8.2010) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 4(3), 134(7); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2)(3), Sch.
8 Preservation, &c. of records.U.K.
C3S. 8 modified (S.) (5.2.2009) by Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (asp 7), ss. 3(2), 18(2); S.S.I. 2009/5, art. 2
9 Extracts from records.U.K.
C4S. 9 restricted by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2), s. 20(11)(b)
C5S. 9 modified (S.) (5.2.2009) by Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (asp 7), ss. 3(2), 18(2); S.S.I. 2009/5, art. 2
C6S. 10 modified (S.) (5.2.2009) by Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (asp 7), ss. 3(2), 18(2); S.S.I. 2009/5, art. 2
The Keeper shall have power F24. . . to purchase any catalogues, calendars and indexes of records transmitted to him in pursuance of this Act or otherwise, which may have been prepared by any person or body, and to arrange for the sale of copies of any catalogue, calendar or index whether prepared by him or by any other person or body.
F24Words in s. 11 repealed (1.7.1999 as specified in S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 17(3), Pt. IV
C7S. 11 modified (S.) (5.2.2009) by Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (asp 7), ss. 3(2), 18(2); S.S.I. 2009/5, art. 2
[F2511A Powers of Keeper.U.K.
F25S. 11A inserted by National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16, SIF 78), s. 19(2)
12 Disposal of documents not be be preserved by the Keeper.U.K.
[F26(2)Regulations under this section are subject to the negative procedure.]
[F27(b)the disposal by destruction of any records of older date than the year 1707.]
F26S. 12(2) substituted (S.) (11.11.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/396), arts. 1, 4
F27S. 12(3)(b) substituted by National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16, SIF 78), s. 19(3)
C8S. 12 extended by Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 57), s. 5
C9S. 12 modified (S.) (5.2.2009) by Scottish Register of Tartans Act 2008 (asp 7), ss. 3(2), 18(2); S.S.I. 2009/5, art. 2
[F2812A Duty to afford facilities for inspection etc. of certain recordsU.K.
such records held by the Keeper as either fall to be disclosed in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13) or comprise information which is exempt information (within the meaning of that Act) by virtue of section 25(2)(b)(ii) of that Act.]
F28S. 12A inserted (S.) (1.1.2005) by 2002 asp 13, ss. 70(3), 75(1) (with s. 66); S.S.I. 2004/203, art. 3(2)
13 Provision for discharge of duties of Extractor of the Court of Session.U.K.
(1)The Keeper shall exercise and perform the powers and duties conferred or imposed on the Principal Extractor of the Acts and Decrees of the Court of Session by any order made in pursuance of section seven of the M1Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928, and the other powers and duties of such Principal Extractor and of his Assistant shall be exercised and performed by such clerks and officers of the Court of Session as the Principal Clerk of Session may, subject to the directions of the Lord President, from time to time appoint.
F29(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F29S. 13(2) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c. 19), Sch. 1 Pt. XII
M11928 c. 34.
the expressions “records of the Court of Session” and “records of the High Court of Justiciary” mean the registers, minute books, processes, writs or documents belonging to or in the custody of the Court of Session (including the Court of Teinds as defined in the M2United Parishes (Scotland) Act 1876) and the High Court of Justiciary respectively;
[F30the expression “records of the Sheriff Appeal Court” includes the registers, minute books, processes, writs or documents belonging to or in the custody of the Sheriff Appeal Court;]
[F32 “ court records ” includes (in addition to records of the ordinary courts) records of the Scottish Land Court;
[F33 the expression “ JP court ” means a justice of the peace court; ]
[F34 the expression “ JP court records ” includes the registers, minute books, processes, writs or documents belonging to or in the custody of JP courts; ]
[F35 the expression “ local authority ” means an authority constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, and includes a joint board and a joint committee;
[F36(2)Any question as to whether or not a document is part of the records of a particular court is to be determined—
F30Words in s. 14(1) inserted (1.4.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), s. 138(2), sch. 5 para. 11(5); S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), sch.
F31Definition of “justice of the peace records” repealed by District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 20), Sch. 2
F32S. 14: definition of "court records" substituted (S.) (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 203, 206(1), Sch. 7 para. 4(a); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
F33S. 14: words inserted (S.) (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 80, 84, Sch. para. 2(2)(b); S.S.I. 2008/42, art. 3, Sch.
F34S. 14: words inserted (S.) (10.3.2008) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 80, 84, Sch. para. 2(2)(a); S.S.I. 2008/42, art. 3, Sch.
F35S. 14: definitions of "local authority" and "statutory body corporate" inserted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 22(3) (with s. 128(8)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F36S. 14(2) substituted (S.) (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 203, 206(1), Sch. 7 para. 4(b); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
M21876 c. 11.
F3715, 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
F37Ss. 15, 16 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6), Sch. 1