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Table of Contents

The Public Records Act, 1993

Chapter I — Full Text

Section 10

Advisory committee

Advisory committee.

Related Sections

Responsibility of records creating agency

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

Short title and commencement .-(1) This Act may be called the Public Records Act, 1993

Definitions .-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

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

Prohibition against taking of public records out of India .-No person shall take or cause to be taken out of India any public records without the prior approval of the Central Government:

Judgments linked to Section 10

Printed from Law on Tips • The Public Records Act, 1993

PreviousSection 9

Table of Contents

The Public Records Act, 1993

Chapter I — Full Text

Section 10

Advisory committee

Advisory committee.

Related Sections

Responsibility of records creating agency

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

Short title and commencement .-(1) This Act may be called the Public Records Act, 1993

Definitions .-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

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

Prohibition against taking of public records out of India .-No person shall take or cause to be taken out of India any public records without the prior approval of the Central Government:

Judgments linked to Section 10

Printed from Law on Tips • The Public Records Act, 1993

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