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The National Archives Ordinance, 1983

( Ordinance NO. XXXIX OF 1983 )

Definitions
2. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
 
 
(a) “Advisory Council” means the National Archives Advisory Council constituted under this Ordinance;
 
 
(b) “Director” means the Director of National Archives;
 
 
(c) “manuscript” means any hand written document made of paper, copper, silver, gold or other material except granite;
 
 
(d) “National Archives” means the National Archives established under this Ordinance and includes any other depository designated as such by the Government;
 
 
(e) “public archives” means all public records and any other manuscript, document or printed matter kept or deposited at the National Archives for permanent preservation;
 
 
(f) “public office” means any office specified in the Schedule;
 
 
(g) “public record” or “record” means any original or copy of any manuscript, paper, letter, register, report, book, magazine, map, chart, plan, drawing, picture, photograph or any other record or part thereof either hand written, drawn, printed or produced in any other way on paper or on any other material except granite and officially received or produced or prepared in any public office in the course of its official functions and includes any cinematograph, film, recording, tape, disc or production in any other media received in any public office;
 
 
(h) “printed matter” means any book, magazine, leaflet, newspaper, or any other paper containing information printed by any mechanical or by any other process;
 
 
(i) “responsible officer”, with reference to any public office, means the head of that office or the officer for the time being discharging the duties and functions of the head of that office.

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