Records of agency that no longer exists etc
25 Records of agency that no longer exists etc
If an agency (the original agency) is abolished or otherwise ceases to exist, the records of the agency become the records of—
the agency that exercises the functions of the original agency to which the record most closely relates; or
if the head of service directs that the record becomes the record of an agency—that agency.
If a function of an agency (the original agency) is given or transferred to another agency, the records of the agency relating to the function become the records of—
the agency to which the functions of the original agency are transferred; or
if the head of service directs that the record becomes the record of an agency—that agency.
If a function of an agency (the original agency) is discontinued, the records of the agency become the records of—
the agency that exercises the functions of the original agency to which the record most closely relates; or
if the head of service directs that the record becomes the record of an agency—that agency.
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