Cap. 477 Art. 28Annual report. Archives.

The National Archivist shall, not later than six weeks after the end of each financial year, make and transmit to the Minister and to the Minister responsible for finance a report dealing generally with the activities of the National Archives during that financial year and containing such information relating to its proceedings and policy as either of the said Ministers may from time to time require. The Minister shall, not later than four weeks from the receipt of such report, cause a copy of every such report to be laid on the Table of the House.

coming into force of this Part of this Act, for the operation of any of the functions which by this Act are being transferred to or vested in the National Archives shall, on the date aforesaid, by virtue of this Act and without further assurance, be transferred to and vested in the National Archives under the same title by which they were held by the Government immediately before the said date. The provisions of this sub-article shall not apply to immovable property.

(2) The use and administration of the immovable assets from time to time specified in the Order made by the Minister responsible for lands in consultation with the Minister and published in the Gazette (hereinafter referred to as "the immovable assets") being immovable assets which immediately before the coming into force of this Part of this Act were owned by the Government and used by it for the operation of any of the functions which by this Act are being transferred to or vested in the National Archives, shall, with effect from such day as may be specified in any such Order and by the virtue of this Act and without any further assurance, be vested in the National Archives.

(3) The transfer and vesting aforesaid shall extend to the whole of such property and undertakings and, without prejudice to the generality aforesaid, shall include all plant, equipment, apparata, instruments, vehicles, craft, buildings, structures, installations, land, roads, works, stocks and other property movable or immovable, assets, powers, rights and privileges and all things necessary or ancillary thereto which are held or enjoyed in connection therewith or appertaining thereto, as well as all obligations affecting or relating to any of the aforesaid property or undertakings or other thing included therein as aforesaid.

(4) Any transfer of property, whether moveable or immovable, shall be subject to all those terms and conditions that the Minister may deem necessary to ensure that such property is exclusively used for the purposes of the functions of the National Archives or purposes ancillary thereto.