National Archives Act, 1986

Certain records to be Departmental records, etc.

13.—(1) The Taoiseach, at the request of a public service organisation, may declare the records or documents (or a particular class of such records or documents specified in the declaration) of that organisation to be Departmental records for the purpose of this Act.

(2) The making of a request under this section by a local authority shall be a reserved function for the purposes of the County Management Acts, 1940 to 1972, and for the purposes of the enactments relating to the management of county boroughs.