National Archives Act 1986
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The National Archives Act 1986 is Irish legislation that established the framework for preserving, managing, and providing public access to the state’s archival records.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of the Oireachtas ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Archives of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | state archival records in Ireland ⓘ |
| category |
1986 in Irish law
ⓘ
Irish archival legislation ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createsObligationsFor |
Government Departments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
courts ⓘ scheduled public bodies ⓘ |
| defines |
Court records
ⓘ
Departmental records ⓘ Director of the National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ Public records ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | National Archives of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
court records
ⓘ
records of Government Departments ⓘ records of scheduled public bodies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
Irish administrative law
ⓘ
Irish constitutional and governmental records ⓘ |
| legislature | Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as the National Archives, to provide for the transfer to that body of certain records in the custody of the National Library of Ireland and the State Paper Office and for the preservation of records of Departments of State, courts and certain other bodies, and to provide for related matters. ⓘ |
| providesFor |
preservation of court records
ⓘ
preservation of records of Departments of State ⓘ preservation of records of certain other public bodies ⓘ public access to transferred records subject to restrictions ⓘ regulation of disposal of public records ⓘ transfer of certain records from the National Library of Ireland ⓘ transfer of certain records from the State Paper Office ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a statutory framework for the preservation of state records
ⓘ
to provide public access to state archival records ⓘ to regulate management of public records ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Freedom of Information legislation in Ireland
ⓘ
National Archives (Amendment) Act 2018 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | transfer of Departmental records to the National Archives after a specified period ⓘ |
| shortTitle | National Archives Act, 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
access to state records
ⓘ
archives management ⓘ public records ⓘ records preservation ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
archival law
ⓘ
public records law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1986 ⓘ |
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