TY - BOOK ED - Universal Law Publishing TI - The Public Records Act, 1993 (Bare Act) U1 - 342.5402646 PY - 2010/// CY - New Delhi PB - Universal Law Publishing KW - Bare Act N1 - THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, 1993 Introduction Sections 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Power of the Central Government to co-ordinate, regulate and supervise operations connected with administration, management etc. of public records 4. Prohibition against taking of public records out of India 5. Records oflicer 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 eourses in archival science 16. Protection of action taken in good faith 17. Power to make rules 18. Laying of rules before Parliament THE PUBLIC RECORDS RULES, 1997 Rules 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Nomination of records officer 4. Maintenance of standing guard file 5. Acceptance of public records of pemianenl nature 6. Withdrawal of public records 7. Down-grading of cla.ssified records 8. Submission of Annual Report 9. Destruction of Public Records 10. Access to private records 11. Access to public records 12. Allowances to the members of the Archival Advisory Board . FORM 1.—Particulars of records of permanent nature due for appraisal during the year. FORM 2.—Transfer List FORM 3.—Requisition slip FORM 4.—Half yearly statement on periodical review of classified records FORM 5.—Form for the submission of Annual Report to Director General of Archives/Head of the Archives FORM 6.—Particulars of record destroyed during the year FORM 7.—Quarterly report on recording indexing, reviewing and weeding of records during the quarter ending FORM 8.—Application form for permission to consult records FORM 9.—Application for Reprographic/Transcription facilities ER -