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| Act |
The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa Act (Act No. 43 of 1996), as amended. |
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| Appraisal: |
The process of determining the value and thus the final disposal of records and the decision regarding the preservation requirements of each record or series of records.
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| Archival value: |
Those values, administrative, fiscal, legal, evidential and/or informational, which justify the indefinite or permanent retention of records. |
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| Archives: |
Records in the custody of an archives repository.
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