The Mizoram Public Records Act, 2011
mizoram · 2011
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- S. 3Section 3 empowers the Mizoram Government to coordinate, regulate, and supervise public records management and archival functions.
- S. 4No person shall take or cause to be taken out of Mizoram any public records without the prior approval of the Government
- S. 5(1) Every records creating agency shall nominate one of its officers as records officer to discharge the functions under
- S. 6Section 6 outlines the responsibilities of the records officer in managing, preserving, and reviewing public records in Mizoram.
- S. 7Section 7 mandates the records officer to act swiftly to recover or restore unauthorized altered public records and report to the Head of Archives.
- S. 8Section 8 prohibits the destruction or disposal of public records except as prescribed, with special protection for records predating 1892.
- S. 9Section 9 imposes up to five years' imprisonment or a fine up to ₹10,000 for violating sections 4 or 8.
- S. 10No public records bearing security classification shall be transferred to the Archives of Mizoram
- S. 11Section 11 allows Mizoram State Archives to accept historical records from private sources and make them available to bonafide research scholars after thirty years.
- S. 14Section 14 mandates the Board to advise the Government on public records management and direct private record acquisitions.
- S. 15Section protects individuals from legal action for actions done in good faith under the Act or its rules.
- S. 16(1) The Government may, be notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act