LawgistThe Public Records Act
9Penalty for contraventions
Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of section 4 or section 8 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power of the Central Government to coordinate, regulate and supervise operations connected with administration, management, etc., of public records
- 4 Prohibition against taking of public records out of India
- 5 Records officer
- 6 Responsibilities of records officer
- 7 Records officer to take appropriate action in the event of unauthorised removal, destruction, etc., of public records in his custody
- 8 Destruction or disposal of public records
- 9 Penalty for contraventions
- 10 Public records bearing security classification
- 11 Receipt of records from private sources
- 12 Access to public records
- 13 Archival Advisory Board
- 14 Functions of the Board
- 15 Power of the Director General to lay down norms and standards for courses in archival science
- 16 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 17 Power to make rules
- 18 Laying of rules before Parliament
