Singapore legislation
Section 14E
Section 14E
Inspection of public records and recordings
(1)
Except with the written authority of the Director of National Archives, a person who is not an officer of the National Archives shall not inspect any public records or recordings that are not made available to the public under subsection (2).
(2)
Any person may, for the purpose of reference or research, inspect any public archives or recordings made available to the public subject —
to any conditions or restrictions imposed with the authority of the public office from which the public archives were acquired or the producer or distributor which provided the recordings, as the case may be; and
to such conditions as the Director of National Archives may consider necessary for their preservation.
(3)
The National Archives shall be open for the inspection of public records during such hours as may be determined by the Board.
(4)
In this section, “recording” means any recording deposited with the Board under section 14I.