NATIONAL ARCHIVES ACT

Section 36: Responsibilities of the owners of private archives

1992Section 36 of 53Federal Republic of Nigeria

A private body or an individual who, by whatever title, owns, holds or possesses registered records shall-(a) preserve his archives in an adequate manner and with all due care and repair and bind them as may be necessary;
(b) arrange, classify, list and describe the archives;
(c) transmit a copy of such lists or descriptions to the Director;
(d) open his archives for the use of the public at request under such conditions as maybe agreed with the Director;
(e) make arrangements to publish such of his archives as the Director may require or submit such archives to the Director for publication; and
(f) report any losses of archives to the Director.

Cite this section

Section 36, NATIONAL ARCHIVES ACT (1992).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/national-archives-act/section/36/