The Public Records Act

Short title and commencement

Definitions

Power of the Central Government to coordinate, regulate and supervise operations connected with  administration, management, etc., of public records

Prohibition against taking of public records out of India

Records officer

Responsibilities of records officer

Records officer to take appropriate action in the event of unauthorised removal, destruction, etc.,  of public records in his custody

Destruction or disposal of public records

Penalty for contraventions

Public records bearing security classification

Receipt of records from private sources

Access to public records

Archival Advisory Board

Functions of the Board

Power of the Director General to lay down norms and standards for courses in archival science

Protection of action taken in good faith

Power to make rules

Laying of rules before Parliament

All sections

(1) The National Archives of India or the Archives
of the Union territory may accept any record of historical or national importance from any private source
by way of gift, purchase or otherwise.

(2) The National Archives of India or, as the case may be, the Archives of any Union territory may, in
such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, make any record referred to in
sub-section (1) available to any bona fide research scholar.

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# 11 Receipt of records from private sources