No.599-MUSeett. EM/0/5L-902003 — The West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979

MAGH -15 J No.599-MUSeett. EM/0/5L-902003 Vie wrtiarqta k fri/0/1/1 //(//:1' e5a3ette Published by Authority SATURDAY, HURL iARY 4, 2006 Government of West BengLil Mass Education ExtenqqplNTAL-tment NOTIFY_ .'VI'ION Dated : Kolkata, the 10 August, 2005 in exercise of the power conferred by Sub-section( 1 ) of section 23 of the West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979(West Ben. Act X XXIX of 1979) and in the supersession of the Sponsored Public Library Management Rules, 1981, published with the Education Department notification No. 679-Edn SE), dated the 3rd No\ ember, 1981, the Governor is pleased hereby to make the following rules, namely : Rules Short title and commencement - (f) These rules may he called theWest Bengal Sponsored Public Library Management Rules, 2005. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette Definitions - (1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (a) "Act" means the West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979(West Ben. Act XXXIX of 1979) (b) "Authority" means the Local Library Authority atile district constituted under section 8; ) "Committee" means the Managing Committee of a sponsored public library: 1SAKA 1927 (d) "Council" means the State Library Council constituted under section 3; (e) "Employee" means any person appointed on whole time basis to a post sanctioned by the Government as an employee in a sponsored public library; (f) "Library " means a sponsored public library declared as such under section 16A; (g) "Librarian" means any person appointed on whole time basis to a post sanctioned by the Government as a Librarian in a sponsored public library; (h) "Member" means the Member of a sponsored public library and includes a Neo-literate Member , a Physically Handicappe