Jammu and Kashmir Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1961
No: 13 Dated: Mar, 31 1961
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR DELIVERY OF BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS (PUBLIC LIBRARIES) ACT, 1961
(ACT NO. XIII OF 1961)
An Act to provide for delivery of books to public libraries.
Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and extent. - (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Delivery of books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1961.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) 'book' includes every volume, part of division of a volume and pamphlet in any language, and every sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed or lithgraphed but does not include a newspaper published in conformity with the provisions of section 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir State Press and Publications Act, Svt., 1989;
(b) 'newspaper' means any printed periodical work containing public news or comments on public news published in conformity with the provisions of section 5 of Jammu and Kashmir State Press and Published Act, Svt. 1989.
(c) 'public libraries' means the National Library at Calcutta and any other five libraries, which may be specified by the Government by a notification in the Government Gazette.
3. Delivery of books to public libraries. - (1) Subject to any rules that may be made under this Act, but without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 26 of the Jammu and Kashmir State Press and publications Act, Svt. 1989 the publisher of every book published in the State after the commencement of this Act, shall, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, deliver at his own expense a copy of the book to each of the public libraries within thirty days from the date of its publication.
(2) The copy so delivered to each of the public libraries shall be a copy of the whole book with all the illustrations belonging thereto, finished and coloured in the same manner as the best copies of the same and shall be bound, sewed or stitched together and on the best paper on which any of the book is printed.
(3) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply to any second or subsequent edition of a book in which edition no additions alterations either in the letter press or in the maps, books prints or other engravings belonging to the book have been made, and a copy of the first or some preceding edition of which book has been delivered under this act.