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LAWS OF MALAYSIA |
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Act 629 |
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES ACT
2003 |
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ARRANGEMENT OF
SECTIONS |
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PART 1 |
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PRELIMINARY |
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Section |
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1. |
Short
title, application and commencement |
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2. |
Interpretation |
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3. |
Declaration of federal status |
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PART II |
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND
DIRECTOR GENERAL |
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4. |
Establishment of National Archives |
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5. |
Appointment of Director General |
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6. |
Appointment of officers |
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7. |
Functions of the Director General |
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8. |
Power
of review |
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9. |
Power
to delegate |
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10. |
Appointment of Resource Persons |
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PART III |
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ADVISORY BOARD |
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11. |
Establishment of Board |
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12. |
Functions of Board |
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13. |
Authority to depart from advice of Board |
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14. |
Membership of Board |
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15. |
Secretary |
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16. |
Tenure of office |
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17. |
Revocation of appointment and resignation of members |
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18. |
Vacation of office |
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19. |
Filling of vacancies |
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20. |
Remuneration of allowance |
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21. |
Meetings of Board |
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22. |
Board
may invite others to meetings |
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23. |
Minutes |
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24. |
Procedure |
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PART IV |
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MANAGEMENT OF RECORDS |
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25. |
Prohibition against destruction of public records |
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26. |
Disposal of public records |
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27. |
Records disposal schedule |
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28. |
Transfer of public records to National Archives |
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29. |
Public records to be surrendered on demand |
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30. |
Custody and control of public records of a defunct
public office
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31. |
Acquisition of non-public records |
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32. |
Deposit of records |
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33. |
Establishment of Record Centres and Agency Record
Centres |
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34. |
Establishment of Limbo Record Centres |
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35. |
Return of public records |
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PART V |
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ADMINISTRATION OF
ARCHIVES
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36. |
Processing and preservation of public archives |
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37. |
Access to public archives |
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38. |
Access to classified records |
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39. |
Prohibition against reproduction and publication of
public archives |
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PART VI |
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ESTABLISHMENT AND
MANAGEMENT OF MINISTERIAL ARCHIVES |
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AND MEMORIAL ARCHIVES |
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40. |
Establishment of ministerial archives and memorial
archives |
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41. |
Materials to be deposited in ministerial archives and
memorial archives |
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PART VII |
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GENERAL |
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42. |
Legal
validity of photographic copies and extracts |
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43. |
Authentication of photographic copies and extracts
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44. |
Prohibition against export |
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45. |
Regulations |
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46. |
Annual report |
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47. |
Repeal and saving |
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PART VIII |
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STATE ARCHIVES |
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48. |
Establishment of State Archives |
