Brunei National Archives Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part IV · Public Records
Section 17
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Minister may make regulations for the better Regulations carrying out of the provisions ofthis Act; and without pre-judice to the generality of the foregoing may -
prescribe the fees to be charged by the
Director for the making and certifying of copies of any archives or records in the Brunei National
Archives;
,..
provide for exempting from the payment in whole or in part of any fees for the making and certifying of copies of any public archives or public records in the Brunei National Archives;
public archives
"public archives" means - (a) public records (i) which are more than 25 years old; (ii) which are specified by the Director as being of enduring national or historical value or both; and (iii) which have been transferred to the Brunei National Archives or any such place as the Director may from time to time direct; and Interpreta-tion 3 Establish-ment of Brunei National Arc-hives Management of Archives by the Direc-tor and pow-ers of Direc-tor (b) any document, book or other material ac-quired for the Brunei National Archives by the Director;
provide for the preservation and protection of archives and records in Brunei National Arc-hives and the conduct of visitors thereto;
provide anything which may be prescribed under this Act.
Terms defined in s 2
Brunei National Archives
Defined · s 2"Brunei National Archives" means the State Archives of Brunei established under this Act;
public archives
Defined · s 2"public archives" means - (a) public records (i) which are more than 25 years old; (ii) which are specified by the Director as being of enduring national or historical value or both; and (iii) which have been transferred to the Brunei National Archives or any such place as the Director may from time to time direct; and Interpreta-tion 3 Establish-ment of Brunei National Arc-hives Management of Archives by the Direc-tor and pow-ers of Direc-tor (b) any document, book or other material ac-quired for the Brunei National Archives by the Director;
public records
Defined · s 2"public records" means papers, documents, re-cords, registers, printed material, books, maps, plans, drawings, photographs, microfilms, cine-matograph, films and sound recordings of any kind whatsoever, officially received or produced by any public office for the conduct of its affairs or by any officer or employee of a public office in the course of his official duties.