The Mizoram Public Records Act, 2011
The Mizoram Public Records Act, 2011
The Mizoram Public Records Act, 2011 regulates the administration, management, preservation, and disposal of official public records in Mizoram. It applies to Mizoram government departments, statutory bodies, public corporations, appointed records officers, and individuals accessing public archives. Under this law, public agencies must designate records officers to maintain, review, and safeguard documents, while prohibited actions such as removing records from the state without authorization or destroying historical records created before 1892 carry criminal penalties. The Act matters because it safeguards official state history, prevents illegal destruction of government files, and enables researchers to access historical public archives.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Difinitions
- 3. Power of the State Government to co-ordinate, regulate and supervise operations connected with administration, management, etc. of public records.
- 4. Prohibition against taking of Public Records out of Mizoram
- 5. Records Officer
- 6. Responsibilities of records officer
- 7. Records Officer to take appropriate action in the event of unauthorised removal, destruction, etc. of public records in his custody
- 8. Destruction or disposal of public records.
- 9. Penalty for Contraventions.
- 10. Public records bearing security classification.
- 11. Receipt of records from private sources.
- 12. Access to public records.
- 13. Archival Advisory Board.
- 14. Functions of the Board
- 15. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 16. Power to make rules
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