(1) The Government shall have the power to coordinate, regulate and supervise the operations connected with the administration, management, preservation, selection, disposal and retirement of historical records under this Act other than those declared by or under any law made by Parliament to be of national importance.
(2) The Government in relation to the ancient and historical records may by order, authorize the Director of Department of Goa Gazetteer and Historical Records subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order, to carry out all or any of the following functions, namely:—
(a) Supervision, management and control of the ancient and historical records;
(b) Acceptance for deposit of ancient and historical records of permanent value from various Departments of Government;
(c) Custody and use of ancient and historical records;
(d) To acquire digital copies of the ancient and historical records related to Goa available in various institutions in India and abroad;
(e) Arrangement, preservation and exhibition of ancient and historical records;
(f) Preparation of inventories, indices, catalogues and other reference media of ancient and historical records;
(g) Analyzing, developing, promoting and coordinating the standards, procedures and the techniques for improvement of the ancient and historical records management system;
(h) Ensuring the maintenance, arrangement and security of ancient and historical records;
(i) Promoting utilization of available space and maintenance of equipments for preserving ancient and historical records;
(j) tendering advice to private institutions/organizations and individuals having ancient and historical records on the compilation, classification and disposal of records and application of standard, procedures and techniques of manuscript conservation;
(k) Survey and inspection of ancient and historical records;
(l) Organizing training programmes in various disciplines of Manuscript conservation and palaeography;
(m) Accepting ancient and historical records from any private source;
(n) Regulating access to ancient and historical records;
(o) Receiving records from defunct bodies and making arrangement for securing ancient and historical records in the event of national/State emergency;
(p) Receiving reports on records management and disposal practices from the -3- Archivist of the Department;
(q) Providing authenticated copies of, or extracts from, ancient and historical records;
(r) Obtaining on lease or purchasing or accepting as gift any document of ancient and historical or national importance.
(s) Setting up State Mission for Manuscript and establishment of Manuscript Conservation Centre. The Director shall act as the Project Director of the Mission.