Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Destruction or disposal of public records only on authority of Director
(1)
No person shall, without the authorisation of the Director under subsection (4), destroy or otherwise dispose of, or authorise the destruction or disposal of, any public records which are in his possession or under his control.
(2)
Any person intending to destroy or dispose of or to authorise the destruction or disposal of any public records shall first notify the Director of that intention and shall in his notification specify the nature of the public records in question.
(3)
The Director may inspect any public records specified in any notification under subsection (2) and shall, if he requires those records to be made available to him, inform the person making the notification of that requirement, and the public records shall be made available to the Director.
(4)
The Director may authorise the destruction of any specified classes of public records which —
by reason of their number, kind or routine nature do not in his opinion possess any enduring value for preservation as public archives; and
are not required for reference purposes in any public office after action on them is completed or after the expiration of such period of years from the date on which action on them is completed as may be agreed upon between the Director and the administrative head of that public office.