West Ben. Act XXXIX of 1979.

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West Ben. Act XXXIX of 1979. West Ben. Act LIX of 1980. GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT West Bengal Act XXIV of 1985 THE WEST BENGAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1985. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 9th October, 1985.] [9th October, 1985.] 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 Thirty-sixth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:- 1. This Act may be called the West Bengal Public Libraries (Amendment) Act, 1985. 2. In the long title of the West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the words "control, supervise and to grant recognition to the existing libraries in the State", the words "control and supervise the libraries" shall be substituted. 3. In the preamble to the principal Act, for the words "control, supervise and to grant recognition to the existing libraries in the State", the word "control and supervise the libraries" shall be substituted. In section 2 of the principal Act,— (a) clauses (a) and (b) shall be omitted; (b) for clause (bb), the following clause shall be substituted:— `(bb) "Corporation" means the Calcutta Municipal Corporation established under the Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980;'; Short tiu Amendment of long title of West Ben. Act XXXIX of 1979. Amendment of preamble. Amendment of section 2. Amendment of section 3. Amendment of section 4. (Sections 5, 6.) (c) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted:— `(d) "District" means a district 

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1 · This Act may be called the West Bengal Public Libraries (Amendment) Act, 1985.

2 · In the long title of the West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the words "control, supervise and to grant recognition to the existing libraries in the State", the words "control and supervise the libraries" shall be substituted.

3 · In the preamble to the principal Act, for the words "control, supervise and to grant recognition to the existing libraries in the State", the word "control and supervise the libraries" shall be substituted.

10A · (1) If, of any time, the Government is of opinion that a Local Library Authority has failed to perform its functions or has exceeded or abused any of the powers conferred on it by or under this Act or the rules made thereunder, the Government may communicate the particulars thereof to that Local Library Authority asking it to remedy such failure, excess or abuse or to submit to the Government a satisfactory explanation for such failure, excess or abuse, within such time as may be fixed by the Government, and if the Local Library Authority does not remedy such failure, excess or abuse or submit the explanation to the Government within the time so fixed or if the explanation submitted by the Local Libary Authority is not found satisfactory, the Government may, in consultation with the Council, by order supersede the Local Libary Authority for such period as the Government may consider expedient:

14 · A Local Library Authority may appoint a committee or committees consisting of such of its members as it may deem fit to assist the Local Library Authority in carrying out the purposes of this Act.".

14 · In sub-section (1) of section 15 of the principal Act, for the words "may sanction", the words "may, in consultation with the Council, sanction" shall be substituted.

18 · After section 17 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted:—

17B · A Local Library Authority or a library may incur expenditure out of the library fund for carrying out the purposes of this Act:

19 · In sub-section (1) of section 23 of the principal Act, for the words "may, by notification,", the words "may, in consulation with the Council, by notification," shall be substituted.