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  "text": "Page 1 of 3 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTHE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL (PRESERVATION AND EXPORT \r\nCONTROL) ACT, 1975 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCONTENTS \r\n \r\n1.  Short title, extent and commencement \r\n2.  Definitions \r\n3.  Dispute as to whether any document is archival material  \r\n4.  Purchase, gifts, etc., of archival material \r\n5.  Export of archival material \r\n6.  Penalty \r\n7.  Jurisdiction to try offences \r\n8.  Indemnity \r\n9.  Confiscated archival material to be made over to Director \r\n10.  Power to make rules \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\nPage 2 of 3 \r\n \r\nTHE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL (PRESERVATION AND EXPORT CONTROL) \r\nACT, 1975 \r\n \r\nAct No. XLVI OF 1975 \r\n[24th April, 1975] \r\nAn Act to provide for the preservation, and control of the export, of archival material \r\n WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the preservation, and control of the export, of \r\narchival material of national significance; \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows :— \r\n 1. Short title, extent and commencement.___ (1) This Act may be called the Archival \r\nMaterial (Preservation and Export Control) Act, 1975.  \r\n  (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n  (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n  2. Definition.___ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,___ \r\n(a)  “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee constituted under the \r\nGovernment of Pakistan, Education Division, Notification No. F. 8-5/74-AD \r\n(Arch), dated the 10th June, 1974, or any other committee that may be set up \r\nby the Federal Government for the purpose; \r\n(b)  “archival material” means any book, pamphlet, brochure, letter, hand-out, \r\ngazette, newspaper, journal, file, manuscript, whether written, printed or \r\ntyped, which is not less than twenty-five years old and is of, historical \r\nsignificance to Pakistan; \r\n Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause, a book, pamphlet, brochure, letter, hand-out, \r\ngazette, newspaper, journal, file or manuscript shall be deemed to be of historical significance to \r\nPakistan if__ \r\n(i)  its subject matter is the political situation in or religious or communal matters \r\nrelating to South Asia, or \r\n(ii)  it is, or contains, the original of a letter written by or to the Quaid-e-Azam or \r\nthe All-India Muslim League, or \r\n(iii)  it is, or contains, the original of a letter written to the President or other office-\r\nbearer of the All-India Muslim League or any other political, social or cultural \r\norganisation concerning itself with the Muslims of South Asia, and includes an \r\nenclosure or appendix to any such book, pamphlet, brochure, letter, hand-out, \r\ngazette, newspaper, journal, file or manuscript; \r\n \r\n \r\nPage 3 of 3 \r\n \r\n(c)  “Director” means the Director of Archives, Government of Pakistan, and \r\nincludes an officer authorised by him to exercise or perform all or any of the \r\npowers or functions of the Director under this Act; and \r\n(d)  “export” means export from Pakistan by sea, land or air. \r\n 3. Dispute as to whether any document is archival material.—If any question arises \r\nwhether any document is or is not an archival material within the meaning of this Act, it shall be \r\nreferred to the Federal Government which shall, after consultation with the Advisory Committee, \r\ndecide the same, and the decision of the Federal Government shall be final. \r\n 4. Purchase, gifts, etc., of archival material.—The Director may, with the approval of the \r\nAdvisory Committee, purchase such archival material as is offered for sale and may accept donations \r\nand gifts of archival material from individuals or organizations for preservation in the National \r\nArchives of Pakistan. \r\n 5. Export of archival material.—No person shall export any archival material except under \r\nthe authority of a licence granted by the Director for its temporary export for the purpose of \r\nexhibition, examination or treatment for preservation. \r\n 6. Penalty.___ (1) All archival material the export of which is prohibited under section 5 shall \r\nbe deemed to be goods the export of which has been prohibited under section 16 of the Customs Act, \r\n1969 (IV of 1969), and all the provisions of that Act shall have effect accordingly, except that the \r\narchival material in respect of which the provisions of that Act have been contravened shall be \r\nconfiscated where confiscation is authorised under that Act. \r\n (2) Without prejudice to any action that may be taken under sub-section (1), any person who \r\nexports or attempts to export any archival material in contravention of section 5 shall be punishable \r\nwith imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to \r\nfive thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n 7. Jurisdiction to try offences.—No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable \r\nunder this Act except upon a complaint in writing made by an officer authorised in this behalf by the \r\nFederal Government and no court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class shall try any such \r\noffence. \r\n 8. Indemnity.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for \r\nanything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act. \r\n 9. Confiscated archival material to be made over to Director.—Any archival material \r\nwhich is confiscated under this Act shall be made over to the Director for safe custody, preservation \r\nand protection. \r\n 10. Power to make rules.___(1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, such rules \r\nmay provide for the procedure for the grant of a licence for the export of archival material. \r\n________ \r\n \r\n       RGN Uploaded on 28.2.2024",
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