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English translation: The Archives Act

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Norwegian term or phrase:arkivlov
English translation:The Archives Act
Entered by: Carole Hognestad

14:07 May 13, 2007
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Norwegian term or phrase: arkivlov
Does anyone know if there is an official English translation of this Act? I can't seem to find one...
Carole Hognestad
Local time: 10:06
The Archives Act
Explanation:
There seem to be numerous options in various public documents.
The one I submit now seems to be fairly "official", and from 1992.

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Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 10:06
Grading comment
Many thanks for all the help with this and useful links.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Public Records Act
brigidm
3 +1The Archives Act
Vedis Bjørndal


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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Public Records Act


Explanation:
Lovdata provides no official translation, as I'm sure you already know. The only decent ref. I found is given below.
"Alderen for avleveringsmodne arkivalier ble redusert fra 50 år (den gamle arkivloven fra 1962) til 20 år gjennom en ny lov i 1995. (Public Records Act 1995)."

However, I think this is a safe bet to go with.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Alderen for avleveringsmodne arkivalier ble redusert fra 50 år (den gamle arkivloven fra 1962) til 20 år gjennom en ny lov i 1995. (Public Records Act 1995)."

    Reference: http://www.riksarkivet.no/webfelles/bevaring/bevaringrapport...
brigidm
Norway
Local time: 10:06
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vedis Bjørndal: Grunnlaget for arbeidet i Public Record Office er Public Records Acts frå 1958
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The Archives Act


Explanation:
There seem to be numerous options in various public documents.
The one I submit now seems to be fairly "official", and from 1992.



Example sentence(s):
  • The Archives Act of 1992 sets a thirty years rule for the release of information.(13) A new Archives Act sets rules for the collection and registration of documents.(14)

    Reference: http://www.freedominfo.org/countries/norway.htm
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 10:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Many thanks for all the help with this and useful links.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  brigidm: Your proposal is definitely more in use, Vedis, though no official translation of the act seems to exist. I recently did some work on NOARK, and there is a policy there to translate "arkiv(er)" with "records", so I'm become wary of using "archives".
13 hrs
  -> Collins Cobuild ED:Archives are a collection of documents and records that contain historical information. You can also use 'archives' to refer to the place where archives are stored. 'Records" seems to be used in a wider sense?
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