Section 43. Power to certain authorities to make rules for disposal of documents

43. Power to certain authorities to make rules for disposal of documents. —(1) The authorities hereinafter specified may, from time to time, make rules for the disposal, by destruction or otherwise, of such documents as are, in the opinion of the authority making the rules, not of sufficient public value to justify their preservation. (2) The authorities shall be — (a) in the case of documents in the possession or custody of a High Court or of the Courts of civil or criminal jurisdiction subordinate thereto,—the High Court; (b) in the case of documents in the possession or custody of Revenue Courts and officers,—the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority[5] ; and (c) in the case of documents in the possession or custody of any other public officer,— 6[(i) if the documents relate to purposes of a State, the State Government or any officer specially authorized in that behalf by that Government; (ii) in any other case, the Central Government or an officer specially authorized in that behalf by that Government.] 7[(3) Rules made under this section by any High Court or by a Chief Controlling Revenue-authority or by an officer specially authorized in that behalf by any State 1. This Act has been extended in its application to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and Sch.; (w.e.f. 1-2-1965) to the Union territory of Lakshadweep (w.e.f. 1-10-1967): vide Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Sch. and to the Union territory of Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 and Sch. 2. Ins. by the A.O. 1950. 3. Subs. by the A.O. (No. 3) 1956, for "Part B States". 4. Section 3 has been amended in its application to the U.P. by the U.P. Board of Revenue Act, 1922 (U.P. 12 of 1922), s. 2 and Sch.