You can find information about protecting local archives in a part of the law called section 256. This section was repealed, which means it is no longer part of the law, on 21 April 2005. It was removed by section 66(b) of the Public Records Act 2005.

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255: Certified copies of documents, or

"Getting official copies of important papers"

257: Use of local archives, or

"Looking at old local records is no longer controlled by this part of the law."

Part 17Documents and local archives
Local archives

256Protection of local archives (Repealed)

Notes

Section 256: repealed, on 21 April 2005, by section 66(b) of the Public Records Act 2005 (2005 No 40).