Section 40: Voluntary deposit of private archives in the National Archives

(1) A private body or an individual who owns, holds or possesses archives may deposit them in the National Archives for their better preservation.
(2) Private archives deposited under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not be deemed to have become public archives.
(3) The depositor of private archives shall be free to consult the deposited archives and to make or obtain copies of or extracts from them free of charge.
(4) Access to private archives deposited under subsection (1) of this section shall be governed by the provisions of section 27 (4) of this Act.