Records officer to take appropriate action in the event of unauthorised removal, destruction, etc., of public records in his custody .-(1) The records officer shall, in the event of any unauthorised removal, destruction, defacement or alteration of any public records under his charge, forthwith take appropriate action for the recovery or restoration of such public records

Receipt of records from private sources .-(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

Archival Advisory Board .-(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an Archival Advisory Board for the purposes of this Act

Power of the Central Government to co-ordinate, regulate and supervise operations connected with administration, management, etc., of public records .-(1) The Central Government shall have the power to co-ordinate, regulate and supervise the operations connected with the administration, management, preservation selection, disposal and retirement of public records under this Act

Responsibilities of Records Officer .-(1) The Records Officer shall be responsible for