23Permission for sale of privately owned records cannot be refused unless Authority has offered to buy

#### 23 Permission for sale of privately owned records cannot be refused unless Authority has offered to buy 23 Permission for sale of privately owned records cannot be refused unless Authority has offered to buy > The Authority cannot refuse permission for the sale of a State record that is in private ownership unless the Authority has offered to buy the record at market value and the offer has been refused. The market value of a State record is the amount that would be paid for the record by a willing but not anxious buyer. A State record is taken to be in private ownership if it is not owned by the State or an agency of the State.