Department of National Archives - Sri Lanka

The objectives and functions set out in the National Archives Law No. 48 of 1973, and National Archives (Amendment)Act No. 30 of 1981 include.

Implementation of the National Archives Law and rules and regulations thereof; accrual of public records unique private collections for permanent keeping, management and preservation of traditional and non traditional government records, receive newspapers and publications for legal deposit in terms of the relevant laws, making facilities to retrieve information from its holdings for use by the government in its administration processes and for public research.