Definitions

Section 2 of the Maharashtra Public Libraries Act, 1967 deals with definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (i) "book" includes every volume, part or division of a volume and pamphlet in any language, and every sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed or lithographed, newspapers, periodicals, paintings, films, slides, discs or tapes used fo The Act was enacted on 20 Dec 1967.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(i) "book" includes every volume, part or division of a volume and pamphlet in any language, and every sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed or lithographed, newspapers, periodicals, paintings, films, slides, discs or tapes used for audio-visual information and such other materials ;

(ii) "Committee" means a Library Committee appointed under section 13 ;

(iii) "compensatory allowance" means the travelling allowance, the daily allowance or such other allowance which is paid to the members of the Council or Committee for the purpose of meeting the personal expenditure incurred by them in attending the meetings of such Council or Committee or in performing any other functions as such members for the purposes of this Act ;

(iv) "Council" means the State Library Council constituted under section 3 ;

(v) "Director" means the Director of Libraries appointed under section 8 ;

(vi) "district" means a revenue district ;

¹[(vii) Division means a revenue division specified under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966) ;]

(viii) "municipal corporation" means a municipal corporation constituted under the ²[Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (Bom. III of 1888) or the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 (Bom. LIX of 1949) or the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948 (C.P & Berar II of 1950);

³[(ix) "Municipal Council" means a Municipal Council constituted or deemed to be constituted under the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 (Mah. XL of 1965) ;]

(x) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;

(xi) "public library" means,-

(a) a library established and maintained by the State Government for the use of the public ;

(b) a library recognised by the Director for the purposes of grant-in-aid from the Library Fund; and

(c) any other library which the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette declares to be a public library for the purposes of this Act;

(xii) "year" means the financial year.

Section 2, The Maharashtra Public Libraries Act, 1967 (Act 34 of 1967).