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Part VIII

“public record” means a public record within the meaning of the 1958 c. 51.
1923 c. 20 (N.I.).Public Records Act 1958 or a public record to which the Public Records Act (Northern Ireland) 1923 applies;

“publication scheme” has the meaning given by section 19;

“request for information” has the meaning given by section 8;

“responsible authority”, in relation to a transferred public record, has the meaning given by section 15(5);

“the special forces” means those units of the armed forces of the Crown the maintenance of whose capabilities is the responsibility of the Director of Special Forces or which are for the time being subject to the operational command of that Director;

“subordinate legislation” has the meaning given by subsection (1) of section 21 of the 1978 c. 30.Interpretation Act 1978, except that the definition of that term in that subsection shall have effect as if

“Act” included Northern Ireland legislation;

“transferred matter”, in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the 1998 c. 47.Northern Ireland Act 1998;

“transferred public record” has the meaning given by section 15(4);

“the Tribunal” means the Information Tribunal;

“Welsh public authority” has the meaning given by section 83.

Expenses. 85. There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a) any increase attributable to this Act in the expenses of the Secretary of State in respect of the Commissioner, the Tribunal or the members of the Tribunal,

(b) any administrative expenses of the Secretary of State attributable to this Act,

(c) any other expenses incurred in consequence of this Act by a Minister of the Crown or government department or by either House of Parliament, and

(d) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums which under any other Act are payable out of money so provided.

Repeals. 86. Schedule 8 (repeals) has effect.

Commencement. 87.—(1) The following provisions of this Act shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a) sections 3 to 8 and Schedule 1,

(b) section 19 so far as relating to the approval of publication schemes,

(c) section 20 so far as relating to the approval and preparation by the Commissioner of model publication schemes,

(d) section 47(2) to (6),

(e) section 49,

(f) section 74,

(g) section 75,

(h) sections 78 to 85 and this section,