Bare Act
The Kerala Destruction of Records Act, 1961
0. Preamble
.......-..: ' • THE KERALA DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS ACT, 1961 (Act 2 of 1962)
1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act rnay be called
The Kerala Destruction of Records Act, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Power to certain autlzontus to make rules for the disposal of dociJments
( 1) Tl1e authorities hereinafter specified may, from time to time, make rules for the disposal, by destruction or otherwise, of such documents as are, in the opmion of the authority making the rules, not of sufficient public value to justify their preservation. (2) The authorities competent to make rules under sub-section (I) shall be,- (a) in the case of documents in the possession or custody of the H1gh Court or of the cow ts of civil or crimmal jurisd1ct1on subordinate thercto,-the High Court ; • Published m the Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 9th dat of January 1962. ......__- • (h) in the case of documents in the possession or custody of Revenue courts and officers,-the Board of Revenue ; (c) in the case of documents in the possession or custody of any other public officer,-the Government or the Head of the Department concerned or any officer specially authorised m that behalf by the Government. ·r (3) Rules made under this section by the High Court or by the Board of Revenue or by a Head of Department or by an officer specially authorised m that behalf shall be subject to the previous approval of the Government.
3. Saving ofcertain documents
Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to authorise the destruct1on of any document which, under the proviSIOns of any law for the time being in force, is to be kept and maintained.
4. Repeal
The enactments mentioned in the Schedule are repealed to the extent spec1fied therein.
Schedule. Schedule
Name of Enactment Extent of repeal I. The Destruction of Records The whole. Act, 1098 (T1 avancore Act II of 1098). 2. The Destruction of Records The whole. Act, 1074 (Cochin Act V of 1074). 3. The Destruction of Records Act, 1917 (Central Act 5 of 1917) as m force in the Malabar dist11ct referred to m sub-sectiOn (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 To the extent it relates to matters with respect to which the State Leg1slature 15 competent to make law. 3/40-la
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Schedule
Name of Enactment Extent of repeal
I. The Destruction of Records The whole. Act, 1098 (T1 avancore Act II of 1098).
2. The Destruction of Records The whole. Act, 1074 (Cochin Act V of 1074). 3. The Destruction of Records Act, 1917 (Central Act 5 of 1917) as m force in the Malabar dist11ct referred to m sub-sectiOn (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
To the extent it relates to matters with respect to which the State Leg1slature 15 competent to make law.
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