PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 62 Omitted references to Freedom of Information Act 1992

PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 2002 - SECT 62

62 Omitted references to Freedom of Information Act 1992

(1) This section applies to a provision (the
"relevant provision" ) of this Act if—

(a) immediately before the commencement of this section, the relevant provision included a reference (the
"FOI reference" ) to a particular provision of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 or to that Act generally; and

(b) on the commencement of this section, the relevant provision was amended to omit the FOI reference and to replace the FOI reference with a reference to—

(i) a particular provision of the RTI Act; or

(ii) information about the personal affairs of an individual, whether living or dead; or

(iii) the RTI Act generally; or

(iv) the IP Act and the RTI Act generally.

(2) In relation to anything done or taking effect under the relevant provision before the commencement of this section, the relevant provision, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section, continues to have effect after the commencement as if—

(a) the relevant provision still included the FOI reference; and

(b) the provision had not otherwise been amended; and

(c) the Freedom of Information Act 1992 had not been repealed.

Example—

A restricted access period established for a record before the commencement of this section continues to be the restricted access period for the record after the commencement of this section.