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The Public Records Act

An Act to regulate the management, administration and preservation of public records of the Central Government, Union territory Administrations, public sector undertakings, statutory bodies and corporations, commissions and committees constituted by the Central Government or a Union territory Administration and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
1993
List of Chapters & Sections
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  2. 1
     Short title and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Power of the Central Government to coordinate, regulate and supervise operations connected with administration, management, etc., of public records
  5. 4
     Prohibition against taking of public records out of India
  6. 5
     Records officer
  7. 6
     Responsibilities of records officer
  8. 7
     Records officer to take appropriate action in the event of unauthorised removal, destruction, etc., of public records in his custody
  9. 8
     Destruction or disposal of public records
  10. 9
     Penalty for contraventions
  11. 10
     Public records bearing security classification
  12. 11
     Receipt of records from private sources
  13. 12
     Access to public records
  14. 13
     Archival Advisory Board
  15. 14
     Functions of the Board
  16. 15
     Power of the Director General to lay down norms and standards for courses in archival science
  17. 16
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  18. 17
     Power to make rules
  19. 18
     Laying of rules before Parliament
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