In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Board” means the Archival Advisory Board constituted under sub-section (1) of section 13;
(b) “Director” means the Director of Archives appointed by the Government and includes any officer authorized by the Government to perform the duties of the Director;
(c) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
(d) “State” means the State of Goa;
(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) “Public Records” includes,—
(i) any document, manuscript and file;
(ii) any microfilm, microfiche and facsimile copy of a document;
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(iii) any reproduction of image or images embodied in such microfilm (whether enlarged or not); and
(iv) any other material produced by a computer or by any other device, of any records creating agency;
(g) Records creating agency includes,—
(i) in relation to the Government, any ministry, department or office of the Government;
(ii) in relation to any statutory body or corporation wholly or substantially controlled or financed by the Government or commission or any committee constituted by the Government, the offices of the said body, corporation, commission or committee;
(h) “Records officer” means the officer nominated by the records creating agency under sub- section (1) of section 5.
(i) “Department” means Department of Archives, Government of Goa.