Act Number: 69

Act Name: The Public Records Act, 1993

Year: 1993

Enactment Date: 1993-12-21

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Culture

Department:

Section 13: 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.
     (2) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:--
         (a) Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Central Government dealing with Culture
     Chairman, ex officio;
         (b) one officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India, each from the Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs,Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
             Members, ex officio;
         (c) two representatives not below the rank of Joint Secretary in the Union territory Administrations to be nominated by the Central Government
     Members;
         (d) three persons to be nominated by the Central Government for a period not exceeding three years, one being an Archivist and two being Professors in the Post-graduate Department of History in any recognised University.
     Members;
         (e) Director General
              Member-Secretary, ex officio
     (3) The members nominated under clause (d) of sub-section (2) shall be paid such allowances as may be prescribed.
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