Keyword(s):
Aided Library, District, Public Library
An Act to provide for the establishment of
public libraries in the sfstateof Tamil Nadu]
and the organisation of a comprehensive
rural and urban library service therein.
PRELIMINARY.
- (1) This Act may
Public Libraries Act,
comnaestorment.
(2) It extends to the whole of the ‘[State of
(3) This section shall come into force at once ;
and the rest of this Act shall come into force on such
date as the Government may, by notification,
1 These words were substituted for the word “Madrasw by the
Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order. 1969, as amended by the
Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Ordcr,’~’^..”W1.
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Definitions. 2In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant
in the subject or context-
(I) ‘aided library’ means a libr&y declared by
the Director to be eligible for aid from the Govern-
ment ;
(2) ‘Director’ means the Director of Public
Libraries appointed under section 4 ;
(3) ‘district’ means a revenue district ;
(4) ‘Government’ means the ‘[State] Govern-
ment ;
(5) ‘notification’ means a notification published
in the Fort St. George Sozette ;
(6) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules
made under this Act ;
(7) 26[StateJ’ means the ‘[State of Tamil
Nadu] ;
(8) ‘public library’ ineans a library established
or maintained by a Local Library Authority, and
includes the branches and delivery stations of such
a library ;and
(9) ‘year’ means the financial year.
THE ‘[STATEJ LIBRARYCOMMITTEE.
State Library 3. (1) A ‘[State] Library Committee shall be
C~n~mittee constituted by the Government for the purpose of,
and its functions,
powers and duties as may be prescribed.
advising them on such matters relating to -libraries
as they may refer to it.
(2) The Committee shall be constituted in such
. manner, and shall exercise and perform such other
This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the
Adaptation Ordw of 1950.
a This word was substituted for the word “Rovince” by ibfd.
$Thisexpression was substituted for the expression “State of
Madras” by the Tamil Nadu Ada tation of Laws Order, 1969
as am-
b tho TW~INMU idaptation of ~aws(second
Amsndmont) drder, 1969.
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THE DIRECTORAND HIS DUTIES.
to their control-
(a) manage the central library, being a library
constituted by the Government as the central library
or an existing Government library recognized by them
as the central library, together with the branches of
such library ;
(b) superintend and direct all matters relating
to public libraries ; ,
(c) declare in accordance with the rules made
under this Act, what libraries are eligible for aid from
the Government and superintend and direct all
matters relating to such libraries ;
(6)superintend and control the work of all
Local Library Authorities under this’ Act ;
(e) submit to the Government every year a
report on the working of libraries under this Act in
the previous year ;and
(f) perform such other duties and exercise such
other powers as are imposed or conferred by this
Act or the rules made thereunder..
LOCALLIBRARYAUTFTORJTIES.
- (Q For the purpose of organizing and adminis- Conrtilution
tering public libraries in the “State], there shall be of Local Library
constituted Local Library Authorities, one for the Authori’iw.
City of Madras and one for each district.
(2) The Local Library Authority for the City
of Madras shall consist of-
(a) thrce members elected by the Corpora-
tion of Madras ;
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1mjs word was substituted for the bord “Provincial” by the
Adaptation Order of 1930.
e This word was substituted for the word “Province” by ibid,b
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(b)eight mtmbks nonhated by tho Govem-
meofwhom-
(i) three shall be office-bearks of libraries
situated in the City of Madras and recognised in this
behalf by the Government,
(ii) two shall be headmasters or head-
mistresses of high schools in the City of Madras,
and
(iii) one shall be the principal of a college
in the City of Madras ;
(c) the holder for the time being of an office
which the Government may, from time to time
specify in this behalf.
(3) The iocal ~ibraryAuthority for each
district shall consist of-
(a) ten members nominated by the Director,
of whom-
(i) three shall be office-bearers of libraries
situated in the district and recognised in this behalf
by the Government, and
(ii) five shall be headmasters or head-
mistresses of high schools or principals of colleges in
the district ;
and w@gI~ere two or more distri
the di rict, o member elected by each
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ne memb elected by the di
(4)ow mnwh 4a.U % tb-
(c) such number of members as may be elec-
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ted by the presidents of the panchayats in tbe district,
the presidents of the pancbayats in each taluk
olecting one member ;
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