Record in private possession

(1) Any private individual or the Chief Executive Officer of any institution in possession of any records over fifty years old relating to Belize, being a record of historical, cultural or literary value, shall notify the Director of the existence of such (2) Such individual or Chief Executive Officer shall afford the Director all facilities to inspect such records. (3) Such individual or Chief Executive Officer shall, if so agreed between him and the Director, deposit at the Belize Archives and Record Service such records on a permanent or temporary basis, as the case may be, or may permit the Director to make a copy of the same, and may specify the conditions subject to which such records shall be made available for public inspection or copies made therefrom. (4) For the purposes of this Act, it shall be lawful for the Director to declare any record over fifty years old relating to Belize to be of historical, cultural or literary value and upon such declaration, enter the particulars of such records in a register kept by him for that purpose. (5) Any person who does not agree with the declaration of the Director may appeal to the Minister against the declaration of the Director and the Minister’s decision on the matter shall be final.