Section 11 in Himachal Pradesh Public Records Act, 2006
11. Receipt of records from private sources.
(1)The State Archives may accept any record of historical or national importance from any private source by way of gift, purchase or otherwise.(2)The State Archives may, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed make any record referred to in sub-section (1) available to any bona-fide research scholar.
