DESTRUCTION OF USELESS RECORDS ACT, 1305

[Hyd. Act No.  III of 1305 Fasli]

Preamble :—Whereas it is necessary to enact a law for the destruction of useless records, books and other papers in Courts and in Revenue and other Government offices in 2[H. E. H. the Nizam's Dominions];

It is hereby enacted as follows:

SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE

This Act may be called "The   Des­truction of Useless Record Act".

Extent and commencement:—This Act shall extend to the whole of ³[the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharash­tra] and shall come into force from the date of its publication in the '[Official Gazette].

SECTION 02: REPEAL OF CIRCULARS AND ENACTMENTS CONTAINED IN THE ANNEXED SCHEDULE

(1)   On and from the aforesaid date, all the enactments and circulars contained in the Schedule annex­ed hereto shall, as specified in the third column of the said Schedule, be repealed.

(2) Provided that all rules now in force under the aforesaid enactments and circulars shall have the force of law until they are repealed by other rules made under this Act.

SECTION 03: 3[CHIEF CONTROLLING REVENUE AUTHORITY

In this Act,—

"Chief Controlling Revenue Authority" means the ''Board of Revenue"].

SECTION 04: DELEGATION OF POWERS TO HIGH COURT TO MAKE RULES FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF USELESS RECORDS

The High Court may, from time to time, make rules for the destruction of such records, books and papers belonging to it, or the Courts subordinate thereto as may in its opinion be useless   or   un­worthy of being permanently preserved.

1. Received the Prime Minister's assent on the 19th   Isfandar,   1305 Fasli/6th Shaban, 1313 Hijri.

2. Amended by Act No. III of 1308-F.

3. Subs, by A.O. 1956.

4. Subs, by A.O. 1960.

SECTION 05: AFORESAID POWERS TO THE CHIEF CONTROLLING REVENUE AUTHORITY

The   Chief Controlling Revenue Authority may, from lime to time, make rules for   the   destruction   of  such records,   books   and  papers belonging to it, or to the offices, subordinate thereto, as may, in its opinion, be useless or   un­worthy of being permanently preserved.

SECTION 06: POWER OF HEAD OF DEPARTMENT TO MAKE RULES FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF USELESS RECORDS

The head of every other department may, from time to time, make rules for the   des­truction of such records, books and papers belonging to his office or to the offices subordinate to him, as may, in his opi­nion, be useless or unworthy of being permanently preserved.

SECTION 07: RULES WHEN TO HAVE FORCE OF LAW

All rules made in accordance with this Act shall, after the sanction of the *[Government], be published in the Jarida and shall thereafter have the force of law.

SECTION 08: NON-OBSTRUCTION TO THE PERSON DESTROYING RECORDS

No suit or other proceeding shall be instituted against any person for the destruction of any records, books or papers which have been or may be destroyed, in accordance with any rules in force.

SECTION 09: SAVING OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE PERMANENTLY PRESERVED BY ANY LAW

Nothing herein contained shall autho­rise the destruction of any documents  which,   by any Act, circulars or rules in force, are required to be permanently preserved.