(1) This Act may be called the Haryana Public Libraries Act, 1989.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Haryana.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Authority” means the State Library Authority constituted under sub-section (1) of section 4;
(b) “book” includes—
(i) every volume, part or division of a volume, be it a printed work or a manuscript or a micro-film or a video/audio cassette or a photograph;
(ii) every sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed or lithographed;
(iii) newspapers, periodicals and other such materials;
(c) “book service” means reference service, lending out books to members of Public Libraries, helping groups with books, helping people to know the whereabouts of a book or books, and helping them to procure the books they need;
1989 : Hr. Act 20] PUBLIC LIBRARIES Short title, extent and commencement.
Definitions.
1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Haryana Government Gazette (Extraordinary), dated the 11th September, 1989 Page 1755.
124
(d) “Departmental Library” means a library maintained by a Department of the State Government;
(e) “Public Library” means a library, which permits members of the public to use it for reference or borrowing without charging fee or subscription;
(f) “reference service” means assistance from the library staff to the reader or user of the library to enable him to know, locate and consult books and other materials and to secure from such books and materials information relevant to his purpose;
(g) “State” means the State of Haryana;
(h) “Subscription Library” means a library run on the subscription of its members;
(i) “Year” means the financial year.