Section 11: Receipt of records from private sources.

The Public Records Act, 1993Central Act · Act 69 of 1993

(1) The National Archives of India or the Archives of the Union territory may accept any record of historical or national importance from any private source by way of gift, purchase or otherwise.

(2) The National Archives of India or, as the case may be, the Archives of any Union territory may, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, make any record referred to in sub-section (1) available to any bona fide research scholar.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Public Records Act, 1993
Section	11
Marginal note	Receipt of records from private sources.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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