2A.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purposes of this Act, relevant records are Departmental records which are—

(a) more than 30 years old, or

(b) less than 30 years old but more than 20 years old and in relation to which an order has been made under section 8(1A) (inserted by section 4(b) of the National Archives (Amendment) Act 2018).

(2) Where the Minister makes an order under section 8(1B) (inserted by section 4(c) of the National Archives (Amendment) Act 2018), relevant records are all Departmental records which are more than 20 years old.]