Section 20: Declaration of places of deposit

(1) If it appears to the Minister that facilities exist for the safe keeping and preservation of public archives and their inspection by the public in some place other than the National Archives and that convenience so requires, he may, at the request, or with the agreement of the authority responsible for that place, declare that place to be a place of deposit for public archives of a particular category or particular categories.
(2) Where the Minister declares any place to be a place of deposit for any category or categories of public archives, public archives of such category or categories shall be transferred for preservation or be preserved in that place of deposit in lieu of the National Archives and in relation to such public archives, the provisions of this Act shall have effect accordingly.