Section 13: Access to public archives
consolidated text (as amended). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
13. Access to public archives
(1) The public archives in the Department shall, subject to any regulations made under this Act and to subsection (2), be made accessible to the
public in the research room of the Department.
(2) The Director may refuse access to any member of the public to any
public archives, which he considers—
(a) may cause—
(i) prejudice to any other member of the public; or
(ii) social unrest in the country; or
(b) it is not in the public interest to permit.
(3) The Director shall, on request and against payment, provide to any
member of the public a photocopy or extract of any document, other than a
document—
(a) which may prejudice the legitimate interests of the copyright
owner; or
(b) of which a photocopy or extract cannot be made due to its
physical condition.
(4) Nothing in subsection (1) shall affect the power of any Court or
Judge to order the production of any public archives in any proceedings instituted before such Court or Judge.
(5) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Director under this
section may appeal to the Minister.