National Archives Act 1986
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The National Archives Act 1986 is Irish legislation that established the framework for preserving, managing, and providing public access to the state’s archival records.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Archives Act 1986 canonical | 2 |
| National Archives Act, 1986 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5186394 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Archives Act 1986 Context triple: [National Archives of Ireland, legalBasis, National Archives Act 1986]
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A.
Federal Archives Act
The Federal Archives Act is a German law that regulates the preservation, use, and management of federal archival records and underpins the work of the German Federal Archives.
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B.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
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C.
Federal Records Act
The Federal Records Act is a U.S. law that establishes the framework and requirements for creating, managing, and preserving federal government records to ensure accountability and historical documentation.
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D.
British Library Act 1972
The British Library Act 1972 is the UK legislation that established the British Library as the national library and set out its governance and functions.
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E.
National Library Act 1960
The National Library Act 1960 is an Australian federal law that formally established the National Library of Australia and defines its functions, powers, and governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Archives Act 1986 Target entity description: The National Archives Act 1986 is Irish legislation that established the framework for preserving, managing, and providing public access to the state’s archival records.
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A.
Federal Archives Act
The Federal Archives Act is a German law that regulates the preservation, use, and management of federal archival records and underpins the work of the German Federal Archives.
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B.
Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the creation, management, and public ownership of official records of presidents and vice presidents.
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C.
Federal Records Act
The Federal Records Act is a U.S. law that establishes the framework and requirements for creating, managing, and preserving federal government records to ensure accountability and historical documentation.
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D.
British Library Act 1972
The British Library Act 1972 is the UK legislation that established the British Library as the national library and set out its governance and functions.
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E.
National Library Act 1960
The National Library Act 1960 is an Australian federal law that formally established the National Library of Australia and defines its functions, powers, and governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of the Oireachtas ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Archives of Ireland ⓘ |
| appliesTo | state archival records in Ireland ⓘ |
| category |
1986 in Irish law
ⓘ
Irish archival legislation ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| createsObligationsFor |
Government Departments
ⓘ
courts ⓘ scheduled public bodies ⓘ |
| defines |
Court records
ⓘ
Departmental records ⓘ Director of the National Archives ⓘ
linked to:
Archivist of the United States
National Archives ⓘ
linked to:
The National Archives
Public records ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Oireachtas ⓘ |
| establishes | National Archives of Ireland ⓘ |
| governs |
court records
ⓘ
records of Government Departments ⓘ records of scheduled public bodies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
Irish administrative law
ⓘ
Irish constitutional and governmental records ⓘ |
| legislature | Oireachtas ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as the National Archives, to provide for the transfer to that body of certain records in the custody of the National Library of Ireland and the State Paper Office and for the preservation of records of Departments of State, courts and certain other bodies, and to provide for related matters. ⓘ |
| providesFor |
preservation of court records
ⓘ
preservation of records of Departments of State ⓘ preservation of records of certain other public bodies ⓘ public access to transferred records subject to restrictions ⓘ regulation of disposal of public records ⓘ transfer of certain records from the National Library of Ireland ⓘ transfer of certain records from the State Paper Office ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a statutory framework for the preservation of state records
ⓘ
to provide public access to state archival records ⓘ to regulate management of public records ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Freedom of Information legislation in Ireland
ⓘ
National Archives (Amendment) Act 2018 ⓘ |
| requires | transfer of Departmental records to the National Archives after a specified period ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
National Archives Act, 1986
ⓘ
linked to:
National Archives Act 1986
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| subjectMatter |
access to state records
ⓘ
archives management ⓘ public records ⓘ records preservation ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
archival law
ⓘ
public records law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1986 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Archives Act 1986 Description of subject: The National Archives Act 1986 is Irish legislation that established the framework for preserving, managing, and providing public access to the state’s archival records.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.