Malaysia legislation
Section 30
Section 30
Custody and control of public records of a defunct public office
(1)
The National Archives shall, unless expressly provided otherwise by any other written law, have the custody of or control over all public records of a defunct public office.
(2)
Section 8 shall apply for the purpose of reviewing classified records of a defunct public office.
(3)
For the purposes of this Act, a public office shall be deemed to be defunct if it is no longer in operation and there is no successor to its duties and functions.
Acquisition of non-public records 31.
The Director General may acquire any record not being public record which in his opinion are or are likely to be of permanent and enduring national or historical value or both.