(1) Save as otherwise provided in any law for the time being in force, no public record shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of except in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(2) No record created before the year 1892 shall be destroyed, except where in the opinion of the Head of Archives, it is so defaced or is in such deteriorating condition that it cannot be put to any Archival use.
Records Officer to take appropriate action in the event of unauthorised removal, destruction, etc. of public records in his custody Destruction or disposal of public records.
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9. Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of section 4 or section 8 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine, which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
10. No public records bearing security classification shall be transferred to the Archives of Mizoram.