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National Archives (Amendment) Act (No. 30 of 1981) - Sect 4

Insertion of new section 9A in the principal enactment

4. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 9, and shall have effect as section 9A, of the principal enactment:"
9A. Notwithstanding anything in any other provision of this Law"
(a) it shall be the duty of the Secretary to the President of the Republic of Sri Lanka, to transfer to the National Archives at the expiration of the term of office of a President, all public records and any other printed matter, in the office of the President of Sri Lanka.
(b) it shall be the duty of the Director"
(i) to deposit in the Presidential Archives Division"
(ii) to establish a reference service utilizing the public records, printed matter, documents and materials referred to in sub-paragraph (i); and
(iii) to submit to the President reports based on any such public records, printed matter, documents and materials as are referred to in sub-paragraph (i), when required to do so by the President.


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