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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 NumberTitleActions
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.
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