Public Records Act 1958
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The Public Records Act 1958 is a key UK law that sets out how government records are created, managed, preserved, and made available to the public, forming the foundation of the modern public archives system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Records Act 1958 canonical | 3 |
| Public Records Act 1967 | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1134707 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Records Act 1958 Context triple: [The National Archives, governedBy, Public Records Act 1958]
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A.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
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B.
Federal Records Act
The Federal Records Act is a U.S. law that establishes the framework and requirements for creating, managing, and preserving federal government records to ensure accountability and historical documentation.
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C.
Council of State Act
The Council of State Act is the Dutch statute that defines the composition, powers, and procedures of the Netherlands’ highest advisory body to the government and supreme administrative court.
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D.
Official Secrets Act 1989
The Official Secrets Act 1989 is a UK law that criminalizes the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive government and security information by officials, journalists, and others.
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E.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Records Act 1958 Target entity description: The Public Records Act 1958 is a key UK law that sets out how government records are created, managed, preserved, and made available to the public, forming the foundation of the modern public archives system.
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A.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
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B.
Federal Records Act
The Federal Records Act is a U.S. law that establishes the framework and requirements for creating, managing, and preserving federal government records to ensure accountability and historical documentation.
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C.
Council of State Act
The Council of State Act is the Dutch statute that defines the composition, powers, and procedures of the Netherlands’ highest advisory body to the government and supreme administrative court.
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D.
Official Secrets Act 1989
The Official Secrets Act 1989 is a UK law that criminalizes the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive government and security information by officials, journalists, and others.
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E.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
ⓘ
Freedom of Information Act 2000 ⓘ Public Records Act 1958 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Public Records Act 1967
|
| appliesTo |
UK central government departments
ⓘ
certain non-departmental public bodies ⓘ courts of law in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| citationStyle | 6 & 7 Eliz. 2 c. 51 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines | meaning of public records for the purposes of the Act ⓘ |
| designates | Lord Chancellor as minister responsible for public records (as originally enacted) ⓘ |
| establishes |
The National Archives
ⓘ
surface form:
Public Record Office as the repository for public records
duties of the Keeper of Public Records ⓘ system for selection of public records for permanent preservation ⓘ |
| formsFoundationOf | modern United Kingdom public archives system ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundation of the modern UK public archives system ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
The National Archives
ⓘ
surface form:
Public Record Office
The National Archives ⓘ |
| imposesDutyOn |
government departments to make arrangements for the selection and preservation of public records
ⓘ
public offices to transfer selected records to the Public Record Office ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with amendments ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| originalAccessPeriod | 30 years ⓘ |
| providesFor |
destruction or disposal of public records not selected for permanent preservation
ⓘ
public inspection of public records after a specified period ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make new provision with respect to public records and the Public Record Office
ⓘ
to provide for public access to public records after a specified period ⓘ to regulate the creation, management, preservation and disposal of public records ⓘ |
| regulates |
public records of central government
ⓘ
records of certain public bodies ⓘ records of courts of law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Data Protection Act 2018
ⓘ
Freedom of Information Act 2000 ⓘ Public Records Act 1958 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Public Records Act 1967
|
| royalAssentDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Public Records Act 1958 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
archives law
ⓘ
government information ⓘ public records management ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | statutory regulation of records management ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1958 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Records Act 1958 Description of subject: The Public Records Act 1958 is a key UK law that sets out how government records are created, managed, preserved, and made available to the public, forming the foundation of the modern public archives system.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Public Records Act 1967
this entity surface form:
Public Records Act 1967
this entity surface form:
Public Records Act 1967