Malaysia legislation
Section 27
Section 27
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), the following public records which are under the custody or under the control of a public office shall be transferred by the administrative head of a public office to the custody and control of the State Records and Archives:
(a)
any public records which have been concluded for a period of more than ten years;
(b)
any electronically produced records; and
(c)
any non-current public records which in the opinion of the Director are of archival value.
(2)
Any public records referred to in paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) shall be appraised before it is transferred to the custody and control of the State Records and
Archives.
(3)
The Director may examine any public records before they are transferred to the custody and control of the State Records and Archives.
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(4)
The Director may defer the transfer of any public records if he is satisfied that by reason of the nature of the public records concerned, the immediate transfer of the public records prejudice the administration of any public office or would be contrary to public interest.
(5)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the transfer of classified records unless it has been declassified.
(6)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting or extending the law relating to copyright.
(7)
For the purpose of this section, “appraise” means the act and process of determining the length of time for which the value of record will continue and its disposition based upon archival value, their arrangement and relationship to other records.
Public records to be surrendered on demand