Definitions .-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

Receipt of records from private sources .-(1) The National Archives of India or the Archives of the Union territory may accept any record of historical or national importance from any private source by way of gift, purchase or otherwise

Archival Advisory Board .-(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an Archival Advisory Board for the purposes of this Act

Power of the Central Government to co-ordinate, regulate and supervise operations connected with administration, management, etc., of public records .-(1) The Central Government shall have the power to co-ordinate, regulate and supervise the operations connected with the administration, management, preservation selection, disposal and retirement of public records under this Act

Prohibition against taking of public records out of India .-No person shall take or cause to be taken out of India any public records without the prior approval of the Central Government: