Short title and commencement. — The West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979

itothata VAISAKHA 8] Short title and commencement. Substitution of new words "District Mass Education Extension Oificer"forthe words "District Social Education Officer" in West Ben. Act XXXIX of 1979. Amendment of section 2. the wernak Extraordinary Published by Authority MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2003 PART III—Acts of the West Bengal Legislature. GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LAW DEPARTMENT Legislative NO I INCATION No. 736-L.-28th April, 2003.—The following Act of the West Bengal Legislature, having been assented to by the Governor is hereby published for general infonnation :— West B Bengal Act VII of 2003 THE WEST BENGAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 28th April, 2003.] An Act to amend the West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the West Bengal Public Libraries Act , 1979, for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted in the Fifty-fourthYear ofthe Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows :- (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Public Libraries (Amendment) Act, 2003. It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. In the West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the words "District Social Education Officet", wherever they occur, the words "District Mass Education Extension Officer" shall be substituted. In section 2 of the principal Act, for clause (ddd), the following clause shall be substituted :— (ddd) "District Library Officer" means the person appointed to be called the District Library Officer under section 16;'. i”ette [SAKA