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| (1) Any private individual or the chief executive officer of any institution in possession of any manuscript or document over fifty years old, being a manuscript or document of historical, cultural or literary value may notify the Director of the existence of such document or manuscript. |
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| (2) Such individual or executive officer shall afford the Director all facilities to inspect such manuscript or document. |
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| (3) Such individual or executive officer shall if agreed upon by the Director, deposit at the National Archives such manuscript or document either on a permanent or temporary basis, and may specify the conditions subject to which such manuscript or document shall be made available for public inspection or extracts or copies therefrom shall be taken for publication or for any other purpose. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts