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Inventory of Public Records. - All government offices shall regularly conduct an inventory of their public records and shaI1 be mandated to keep the following data in their respective registry:
(a) All public records under its custody;
(b) All public records transferred to the National Archives;
(c) Public records disposed of with authority under Section 18 and 19 hereof;
(d) Data of deferred transfer under Section 21; and
(e) A public access register that contains information on:
(1) Restrictions on public access to public records imposed under Section 31(g) hereof;
(2) Prohibitions imposed under Section 36 hereof on public access to public archives or protected records under the control of the executive director;
(3) The grounds for the prohibitions and restrictions stipulated under Sections 36 and 37 of this Act; and
(4) The conditions agreed to under Section 23 hereof as to public access for protected records is transferred to the control of the executive director.
Heads of all government departments, bureaus, agencies and instrumentalities concerned shall endeavor and ensure the full public accessibility of said registry.
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