Uttarakhand Public Library Act, 2005
No: 19 Dated: Apr, 26 2005
Uttarakhand Public Library Act, 2005
[Uttarakhand Act No.19 of 2005]
An act to make the law relating to the establishment and maintenance of Public Libraries in the Uttarakhand and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto
Be it enacted by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in the Fifty-sixth year of the Republic of India, as follow:-
Chapter-I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement :- (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Public Library Act, 2005.
(2) It extends to the whole of Uttarakhand State.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions :- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires--
(a) “Recognized Library” means a library declared recognized by the Director in accordance with the rules made under this Act and open for common people;
(b) “Committee” means the State Library Committee;
(c) “Director” means the Director of Education;
(d) “Government” means the Government of Uttarakhand;
(e) “District” means the State Government of Uttarakhand;
(f) “Library Fee” means the library fee levied, as prescribed by the Government;
(g) “Notification” means a notification published in the Uttarakhand State Gazette;
(h) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules and procedures made under this Act;
(i) “Public Library’ means –
(i) A library established or maintained by District Library Authority including the branches and delivery stations of such a library and declared open to use of the Public;
(ii) A library established or maintained by the Government and declared as public library;
(iii) A library established or maintained by any local body or cooperative and declared as public library;
(iv) A library declared to be eligible for aid and receiving and kind of financial and books aid from the State Government or from the Library Fund and includes any other library notified by Government as a public library for the purposes of this Act;
(j) “State” means in the State of Uttarakhand;
(k) “State Central Library” means a library declared by the Government at the State Central Library:
(l) “Year” means the financial year.
Chapter –II
State Library Committee
3. Constitutions and Composition of the State Library Committee and its Functions:- (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, the Government shall by notification, constitute for purposes of this Act, a committee to be called the State Library Committee.
(2) The Committee shall consist of—
(a) the Minister Incharge of Education ex-officio - Chairman;
(b) the Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Government in the Education Department - Vice Chairman;
(c) the Secretary, Planning to the Government of Uttarakhand;
(d) The Secretary, Co-operative and Panchayati Raj to the Government of Uttarakhand;
(e) the Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Finance to the Government of Uttarakhand;
(f) Director of Higher Education, Uttarakhand;
(g) Director of Technical Education, Uttarakhand,
(h) Head, State level Library;
(i) One representative of the State Universities nominated by the Vice Chancellor or himself by rotation;
(j) One of the first enrolled reader members of the State Level Library;
(k) Two nominated members with special knowledge of matters relating to the libraries in the State;
(l) two district library heads nominated by State Government in cyclic order;
(m) Nominee of Raja Ram Mohan Rai Library Foundation;
(n) Director, School Education - Member Secretary.
(3) The Committee shall advise the Government on all matters arising under this Act and shall exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be prescribed under the Act.