Semi-current record

(1) The Director shall accept custody of semi-current records which have been scheduled with the creating agencies for further retention and maintain them within a records centre, and shall in particular, (a) temporarily return, on request in writing from the responsible officer, semi-current records to the public office or other institution which created them or to its successor for the purposes of current administration; (b) implement retention schedules in respect of semi-current records in his custody; (c) appraise and dispose appropriately of semi- current records which are in his custody and are not covered by retention schedules; (d) arrange for the transfer of records of continuing or permanent value to the Belize (2) Heads of public offices and other institutions subject to this Act shall be responsible for the management of semi- current records, and in particular shall be responsible for, (a) maintaining the integrity of all semi-current records temporarily transferred to them under subsection 2(1) (a) of this section and return the records to the Belize Archives and Records Service after use; (b) approving access by third parties, other than authorized personnel of the Belize Archives and Records Service and of the public office which created them or its successor, to semi- current records in the custody of the Director.