Singapore legislation

Clause 22

Inspection of public records and recordings

(1)

No person who is not an officer of the National Archives shall inspect any public records or recordings, other than public archives made available to the public under subsection (2), without the written authority of the director of National Archives.

(2)

Any person may, for the purpose of reference or research, inspect any public archives or recordings made available to the public subject to —

(a)

any conditions or restrictions imposed by the office, officer or person from whom the public archives or recordings were acquired; and

(b)

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)

For the purpose of this section, “recording” means any recording deposited with the Board under section 26.

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