The Maharashtra Public Libraries Act, 1967

Preamble

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXXIV OF 1967¹

[This Act received the assent of Governor on the 17 th December 1967; assent was first published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette on the 20th December 1967.]

An Act to provide for the establishment, maintenance, organisation and development of public libraries in the State of Maharashtra.

WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for the establishment, maintenance, organisation and development of public libraries in the State of Maharashtra and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid; It is hereby enacted in the Eighteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

Sections

Type to filter. 26 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Constitution of State Library Council
4. 4Function of Council
5. 5Term of office of and allowances to members of Council
6. 6Casual vacancies in Council
7. 7Meetings of Council
8. 8Department of Libraries
9. 9Functions of Director
10. 10State Library Service
11. 11Establishment and maintenance of public libraries
12. 12Functions of Public libraries
13. 13Constitution of Library Committees
14. 14Term of office of, and allowances to members of Committees
15. 15Casual vacancies in Committee
16. 16Functions of Committee
17. 17Manner of transaction of business by Committee
18. 18Library Fund
19. 19Application of Library Fund
20. 20Contribution by State Government
21. 21Special grants by State Government
22. 22Vesting of properties held for purpose of Government Public Libraries
23. 23Reports and returns
24. 24Inspections of public libraries
25. 25Submission of annual report by Director
26. 26Rules

Rules made under this Act

6 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.

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