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| (1) Subject to the direction and control of the Minister, the Director shall have charge of the National Archives and of the public archives deposited therein and in addition to the specific functions conferred or imposed on him by this Law, he shall take all such measures as are necessary for the conservation of public archives. |
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| (2) Subject to the provisions of this Law and any regulations made thereunder, the Director or any other officer of the National Archives authorized by him, shall have the power to do all such things as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of the efficient administration of this Law and may, in particular-
| | (a) make available and publish lists, indices, guides, inventories, calendars, texts, translations and such other things as may be necessary as aids to the public archives in his custody; | | |
| | (b) subject to such terms and conditions, if any, on which any records or manuscripts are transferred to or acquired by the National Archives, produce, edit, print or make any other public use of any public archives in his custody; | | |
| | (c) provide for the restoration and conservation of public archives in a suitable manner and make photographic reproductions or duplicate copies of any public archives where necessary; | | |
| | (d) produce or cause to be produced for inspection by any individual, any public archives open to public inspection; | | |
| | (e) acquire by purchase, donation, bequest, contract, or otherwise or take on loan, any record, manuscript or document or any other material which, in his opinion, should be deposited in the National Archives for permanent preservation; | | |
| | (f) examine any record or any other manuscript or document containing references to Sri Lanka or which had its origin in Sri Lanka but lying outside Sri Lanka, with a view to securing either on loan or by purchase, the original or any copy thereof | | |
| | (g) examine any collection of records or printed material in private possession for purposes of listing and recording and render such technical aid or assistance as may be necessary for the conservation and preservation of such records or printed material; and | | |
| | (h) hold public exhibitions or expositions of any class or description of public archives, private documents, manuscripts or printed material deposited in the National Archives, either in the premises of the National Archives or elsewhere. | | |
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| (3) The Director may in writing delegate any of his powers and functions under this Law to any officer of the National Archives. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts