public archives

"public archives" means- (a) Public records- (i) which are more than twenty-five years old; (ii) which are specified by the Director General as being of enduring national or historical value or both; and (iii) which have been transferred to the National Archives or any such place as the Director General may from time to time direct; and (b) any document, book or other material acquired for the National Archives by the Director General;
ACT 511 - NATIONAL ARCHIVES ACT 1966 (Revised 1993) (Repealed by Act 629)
2. Interpretation.

public archives

"public archives" means — (a) public records — (i) which are specified by the Director General as being of permanent and enduring national or historical value or both; and (ii) which have been transferred to the National Archives or such other place as the Director General may from time to time direct; and (b) any private records or other material which are specified by the Director General as being of permanent and enduring national or historical value or both acquired for the National Archives by the Director General;
ACT 629 - NATIONAL ARCHIVES ACT 2003
2. Interpretation.