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Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 1960
Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 1960
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Constitution and Composition of the State Library Committee and its functions.
Section 36. Meeting of the committee.
Section 67. Act of State Library Committee not be invalidated by informality, etc.
Section 78. Constitution of the Department of Public Libraries and appointment of the Director thereof and his duties.
Section 810. Composition of Zilla Grandhalaya Samastha.
Section 1011. Term of office of members of Zilla Grandhalaya samstha.
Section 1112. Filling up of casual vacancies of the members of Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.
Section 1213. Powers and functions of Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.
Section 1314. Schemes to be submitted by Zilla grandhalaya Samstha.
Section 1415. Executive committees and sub-committees of ZGS.
Section 1516. Act of ZGS not to be invalidated by informality, etc..
Section 1617. Vesting of properties in ZGS.
Section 1718. Power of ZGS make bye-laws.
Section 1819. Control of the ZGS by the Government.
Section 1920. Library Cess.
Section 2021. Library Fund.
Section 2122. Maintenance of accounts.
Section 2223. Reports and Returns.
Section 2324. Inspection of Libraries.
Section 2425. Power to make rules.
Section 2527. Amendment to the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 in its application to the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Section 2728. Repeal and Saving .
Section 28
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"content": "(1) 'Aided library' means a library declared by the Director to be eligible for aid either from the government or from the library Fund in accordance with the rules made under this act;\n(2) 'committee' means the State Library Committee constituted under section 3;\n(3) 'director' means the Director of Public Libraries appointed under section 8;\n(4) 'district' means a revenue district;\n(5) 'government' means the State Government;\n(6) 'library cess' means the cess levied under sub-section (1) of section 20;\n(7) 'notification' means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette;\n(8) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(9) 'public library' means:-\n(a) a library established or maintained by a Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha, including the branches and delivery stations of such a library;\n(b) a library established or maintained by the Government and declared open to the public;\n(c) a library established or maintained by any local body or co-operative society and declared open to the public;\n(d) a library declared to be eligible for aid and receiving aid from the Government or from the Library Fund; and includes, any other library notified by the Government as a public library for the purposes of this Act.\n(10) 'State' means the State of Andhra Pradesh;\n(11) 'State' Central Library' means a library established by the Government as the State Central Library;\n(12) 'State Regional Library' means a library established by the Government as a State Regional Library;\n(13) 'year' means the financial year.\nChapter II\nThe State Library Committee",
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"content": "(a) The Minister in-charge of Education, who shall also be the Chairman of the Committee;\n(b) The Secretary to Government in the Education Department;\n(c) The Secretary to Government in the Health Housing and Municipal\n(e) The Director of Public Libraries, who shall also be the Secretary to the Committee;\n(f) The Director of Public Instruction;\n(g) The Director of Municipal Administration;\n(h) The Librarian, State Central Library, Hyderabad;\n(i) Six members of the State Legislature, four to be elected from among themselves by the Members of the Legislative Assembly and two to be elected from among themselves by the Members of the Legislative council;\n(j) Three person nominated by the Syndicate of each of the Universities in the State;\n(k) Three persons nominated by the Andhra Pradesh library Association;\n(l) Eight persons nominated by the Government as follows:-\n(i) One from among the members of the Hyderabad City Grandhalaya Samstha:\n(ii) One from among the members of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas in each University Area in the State.\n(i) One person who had rendered outstanding service to the cause of libraries;\n(ii) One person with special Knowledge of matters relating to the Public libraries in the State;\n(iii) Two district central librarians.\n[4. Term of office of certain members of the committee.\n[5. Filling up of casual vacancies of certain members of the committee.",
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"content": "(a) Supervise the state Central Library and the (b) branches of such library;\n(b) Superintend and direct all matters relating to Public Libraries;\n(c) Declare, in accordance with the rules made under the Act, what libraries are eligible for aid from the Government and supervise and direct all matters relating to such libraries;\n(d) Direct and control the work of all Zillah Grandhalaya Samsthas under this Act in the manner prescribed;\n(e) Submit to the Government, through the State Library Committee every year, a report on the working of the libraries under this Act in the preceding year , and the government shall place every such report on the Table of both Houses of the State Legislature within three months from the date of its submission to the Government;\n(f) Submit reports to the committee on the working of libraries, whenever necessary.\n(g) Publish annually a bibliography of all the books published in the State in any language other than English or Sanskrit;\n(h) Perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as are imposed or conferred on him by this Act or the rules made there under;\n(i) Arrange for centralized classification, cataloguing, inter-library loan, co-ordinations of book selection, and maintenance of copyright registry;\n[(j) Create in accordance with the rules made under this Act, the posts required in the office of a Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha and in the Public libraries established or maintained by the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.]\nChapter IV\nThe Zilla Granhalaya Samsthas\n[9. Constitution an incorporation of Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas.",
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"content": "(a) Four members nominated by the Government from among the residents of the twin cities of the Hyderabad and Secunderabad who have rendered eminent service to the cause of education or public libraries;\n(b) Two members elected from among themselves by the Presidents of the Governing bodies of the Public Libraries other than those referre to in sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (9) of Section 2 in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secuderabad.\n[(c) Two members elected by the Councillors of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad.]\n(d) Two members nominated by the Andhra Pradesh Library Associations from among the members of the branches of the said association in the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad (e) The Librarian, City Central Library, Hyderabad who shall be the Secretary of Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha. [(2) The Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha for each district shall consist of the following members, namely :-\n(d) Two members nominated by the Andhra Pradesh Library Associations from among the members of the branches of the said association in the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad\n(e) The Librarian, City Central Library, Hyderabad who shall be the Secretary of Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.\n(a) five members nominated by the Government as follows:-\n(i) One person from among person in the medical profession in the district;\n(ii) One person from among person in the leagal profession in the district;\n(iii) one head-master or head-mistress of a secondary school in the district;\n(iv) two persons who have rendered eminent service in the field of education or public libraries;\n(b) two members elected from among themselves by the Presidents of the Governing bodies of the Public Libraries, other than those referre to sub-clause (a), (b), and (c) of clause (9) of section 2 in each revenue division in the district.\n(c) one member elected from among themselves by the Sarpanchas of Gram Panchayats in each taluk in the district;\n(d) one members elected from among themselves by the Councillors of the Council of every municipality in the district\n(e) two members nominated by the district branch of the Andhra Pradesh Library Association.\n(f) The Librarian, District Central Library, who shall also be the Secretary of Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.]",
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"content": "[11A. Disqualifications for being chosen as and for being a member of the ZGS.\n(a) Is or has been sentenced by a criminal court to imprisonment for aperiod of more than six months for any offence involving moral delinquency, such sentence not having been reserved or the offence pardoned, and period of five years has not elapsed from the date of the expiration of such sentence;\n(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;\n(c) is a deaf-mute or is suffering from leprosy;\n(d) applies to be adjudicated as an insolvent or is an undischarged insolvent;\n(e) absent himself from three consecutive meetings without excuse sufficient to the Opinion of the ZGS to exonerate the absence.",
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"content": "(a) Provide suitable lands and buildings for Public Libraries and also the furniture, fittings, materials and conveniences requisite therefore;\n(b) Stock libraries with books, periodicals, newspapers,manuscripts,maps,works and specimens of art and science lantern slides, films, cinema projectors, recorders and like;\n[(c) (.......................)]\n[(d) with the previous sanction of the Director, shift or close any public library mentioned in sub-clause (a) of section 2, or discontinue aid to any other public library, the payment of which is regulated by rules and made under this Act.]\n(e) accept any gift or endowment for any purpose connected with its activities;\n(f)Provide for lectures and the holding classes and conduct other activities connected with public library service including social education.\n(g) with the consent of the management and the previous sanction of the Government or an officer authorized by the Government in this behalf, acquire any library on such conditions may be approved by the Government or an officer authorized by the Government in this behalf;\n(h) Distribute grants for Public Libraries and social education purposes;\n[(h-1) with the previous approval of the Director, organise, or participate in conferences for the discussions of matters relating to the development of public libraries and the library service.]\n(i) In general do everything necessary to carry out provisions of this Act.",
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"number": "16",
"title": "16. Act of ZGS not to be invalidated by informality, etc..",
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"number": "18",
"title": "18. Power of ZGS make bye-laws.",
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"content": "(a) The admission of the public libraries in its area on such conditions as it may specify;\n(b) The guarantee of security to be furnished by persons desiring to use such libraries, against injury to or misuse, destruction or loss of the property of such libraries;\n(c) The manner in which the property of such property from injury misuse, destruction or loss;\n(d) The authority to be exercised by its officers and servant in the matter of exclusion or removal from any such library, of any person who contravenes or does not comply with provisions of this Act, or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder;\n(e) The conduct of meetings of the ZGS and the procedure to be followed in regard to the transaction of business at such meeting and the quorum for the transition of such business at a meeting;\n[18A. Powers of Government to remove chairman of the ZGS.",
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"number": "19",
"title": "19. Control of the ZGS by the Government.",
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"content": "[19A. Constitution of a Library Service for ZGS in the State.\n[19B. Age of Superannuation of employees of Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas.\nChapter V\nFinance and Accounts",
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"number": "20",
"title": "20. Library Cess.",
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"content": "(b)A ZGS may, with the previous sanction of the Government and shall if directed by them, increase the rate specified in clause (a) so as not to exceed EIGHT naya paise for every rupee.\n[(a) in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunrabad by Municipal corporation of Hyderabad ;]\n[(b) in an area with in the jurisdiction of a municipal council, by such Council;\n(c) in an area within the jurisdiction of Gram Panchayat by the Gram Panchayat;] (d) in an area in a district not including within the jurisdiction of a municipal council or a Gram Panchayat by the local body having jurisdiction in such area, as if the cess were a property tax or house tax payable under the relevant laws for the time being in force in the area, and all the provisions of the said laws relating to collection of property tax or house tax shall apply subject to such modifications as may be specified by the Government in the notification issued in this behalf. (3) The cess collected under sub-section (2) shall be paid to the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha concerned in such manner as may be prescribed.\n(c) in an area within the jurisdiction of Gram Panchayat by the Gram Panchayat;]\n(d) in an area in a district not including within the jurisdiction of a municipal council or a Gram Panchayat by the local body having jurisdiction in such area, as if the cess were a property tax or house tax payable under the relevant laws for the time being in force in the area, and all the provisions of the said laws relating to collection of property tax or house tax shall apply subject to such modifications as may be specified by the Government in the notification issued in this behalf.",
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"number": "21",
"title": "21. Library Fund.",
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"content": "(a) The cess collected under sub-section (2) of Section 20.\n(b) Contributions, gift and income from endowments made to the ZGS for the benefit of public libraries;\n(c) Special grants which the Government may make for any specified purpose connected with libraries and social education ;\n(d) Funds and other amounts collected by ZGS under any rules or bye-law made under this Act ;",
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"number": "22",
"title": "22. Maintenance of accounts.",
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"content": "Chapter VI\nReports, Returns and Inspection",
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"number": "23",
"title": "23. Reports and Returns.",
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"number": "24",
"title": "24. Inspection of Libraries.",
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"content": "Chapter VII\nMiscellaneous",
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"number": "25",
"title": "25. Power to make rules.",
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"content": "(a) The method of appointment, nomination, or election of members to the State Library Committee and ZGS;\n(b) The publication of audited statements of the accounts of ZGS and of the reports of the auditors ;\n(c) The Publication of a Library grant-in-Aid code regulating the grant of aid to aided libraries and the standards to be maintained by such libraries ;\n(d) The maintenance of State Registers of libraries, and librarians.\n(e) The employment of necessary staff for the public libraries maintained by ZGS and for regulating the classification, methods of recruitment, pay and allowances discipline and conduct and other conditions of services of the staff employed in such libraries :\n(f) The classification, methods of recruitment pay and allowances, discipline and conduct and other conditions of service of the members of the library service constituted under section 19-A.\n[(ff) the procedure governing the age of superannuation and the re-induction into service/post and such other matters as specified in section 19-B;]\n(g) The recognition of the library associations and regulation of grants to such associations.\n[26.",
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"number": "27",
"title": "27. Amendment to the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 in its application to the state of Andhra Pradesh.",
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"content": "(i) In the first paragraph of section 9, for clause (a) the following clause shall be substituted, namely :\n(a) In any case, within one calendar month after the day on which any such book shall first be delivered out of the press, three such copies, and \".\n(ii) In the last paragraph of the same section, for clause (i) the following clause shall be substituted, namely :\n(j) any second or subsequent edition of a book in which edition no additions or alterations either in the letterpress or the maps, book prints or other engravings belonging to the book have been made, and three copies of the first or some preceeding editions of which books have been delivered under this Act or;\"\n(iii) in section II for the first sentence the following sentence shall be substituted, namely.",
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"number": "28",
"title": "28. Repeal and Saving .",
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"content": "(a) The members of the State Library Committee or the State Library Council, as the case may be, and the ZGS constituted under the said Acts and holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be respectively the members of the State Library Committee and ZGS constituted under this Act, and shall exercise all powers and perform all duties conferred on such committee or authorities in the respective areas in which they are functioning at such commencement until their present term expires or until a new committee or authoritied are constituted under this Act, Which ever is later ;\n(b) All rules , bye-law and regulations made under the said Acts and inforce at the commencement of this Act, shall so far as new rules, bye-law and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue to be inforce in the representative areas in which they are in force at such commencement, and such rules shall be deemed to be bye-laws, made under the provisions of this Act, until they are superseded or modified by rules and bye-laws made under this Act.",
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"Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 1960",
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