PART I
Establishment of the National Archives, etc.
SECTION
Establishment and general functions of the National Archives of Nigeria.
Appointment and functions of the Director, etc.
PART II
Preservation and management of public records
Responsibilities for records management.
Prohibitions.
Designation of departmental records management officer.
Power of Director to examine public records.
Operation of records centres.
Assessment of practices in public offices.
Reports on condition of public records.
Training of departmental records management staff, etc.
Authority of the secretary to the Government of the Federation, etc., not impugned.
Criteria for the selection of public records for permanent preservation.
Responsibility for records transfer.
Power of Director to requisition public records in peril.
Transfer of records of defunct offices.
Preservation of constitutional and legal documents.
Statutory deli very of official publications.
Deferment of records transfer.
Return of records to public offices.
Declaration of places of deposit.
Power of Director over places of deposit.
Return of public archives removed illegally.
Repatriation of migrated archives.
Acquisition of the records of the President.
Disposal of non-archival public records in the National Archives.
Power to dispose of private archives restricted.
Access of the public to the National Archives.
Powers of the Director on access to archives.
Reproduction and publication of archives.
Legal validity of public records.
SECTION
Authentication of copies and seal as evidence of such copies.
Reconstruction of public archives.
Preservation of State Archives
33. Establishment, etc., of State Archives by the State Government.
PART III
Preservation and management of records of private bodies,
individuals and companies
Management of private records and historical manuscripts
Power to inspect private records.
Register of non-current records, etc.
Responsibilities of the owners of private archives.
Restrictions on disposal, transfer or sale of private archives.
Exportation of private archives prohibited.
Responsibilities of Director over private archives.
Voluntary deposit of private archives in the National Archives.
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