Malaysia legislation
Section 29
Section 29
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made for—
(a)
prescribing the manner in which documents, cheques and instruments of any description shall be signed or executed on behalf of the State Library;
(b)
prescribing the responsibilities and control of officers and employees of the State Library;
(c)
prescribing conditions and procedures for the destruction of library resources or materials or the transfer, handing-over or presentation of such resources or materials to other persons or bodies;
(d)
prescribing the conduct and discipline of users of the
State library;
(e)
imposing fees and other charges for the use of the facilities of the State Library or the services or facilities provided by the State Library;
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(f)
regulating the preservation, custody, control, access, reproduction or destruction of public records or documents deposited with the State Depository pursuant to section 14(1)(d);
(g)
prescribing procedures and guidelines for the classification and management of current public records;
(h)
prescribing procedures for the review, classification, reclassification and declassification of any records which are in the custody or under the control of the State Library;
(i)
prescribing procedures to be followed in relation to access to public archives;
(j)
prescribing terms and conditions to be imposed on the usage, reproduction and publication of public archives;
(k)
prescribing procedures and guidelines for the inspection, appraisal, management and disposal of public records which are in the custody or under the control of public offices, including the supervision of records management programmes in such public offices;
(l)
prescribing procedures and guidelines for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a Record Centre and an Agency Record Unit;
(m)
prescribing procedures and charges for authentication of copies or extracts of public records or public archives;
(n)
providing for amendment of the Schedules; and
(o)
providing generally for the performance of the functions, the exercise of the powers and the discharge of the duties of the Board under this Ordinance.
[Am. Cap. A144.]
(3)
Any regulations made under this Ordinance—
(a)
may prescribe that any act or omission in contravention thereof is an offence; and
(b)
may provide for imposition of a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both fine and imprisonment for such offence.
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Repeal