Section 33: Estahlishment, etc., of State Archives by the State Government

(1) A State Government may establish a State Archives.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, any State Government may join with one or more State Governments to establish a joint State Archives.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent any State Government from assigning the preservation of its archives, so however that such archives shall be regarded and managed as part of the archives of the Federal Government and subject therefore to the provisions of this Act.