In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) 'academic library' means a library maintained by a university, college, school or research institution;
(2) 'aided library' means a library declared by the 1[Director of Public Libraries]1 to be eligible for aid from the Government in accordance with the rules made under this Act;
1. Substituted by Act 30 of 1984 w.e.f. 22.5.1984
(3) 'book' includes,-
(i)every volume,part or division of a volume, and pamphlet, in any language;
(ii)every sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed or lithographed:
(iii)newspapers, periodicals and other such materials;
(4) 'Chief Librarian' means the Librarian appointed to be in charge of a City Central Library or a District Central Library and other Libraries and the library service under the control of a City Library Authority or a District Library Authority, as the case may be;
(5) 'City Library Authority' means a Library Authority constituted for a city or other urban area under sections 16 and 17;
(6) 'State-owned Library' means a library maintained by a Department of the State Government, the State Legislature, the High Court or any other court or any authority of the State;
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(7) 'district' means a revenue district;
(8) 'District Library Authority' means a Library Authority constituted for a district under sections 16 and 18;
(9) 'library cess' means a cess levied under section 30;
(10) 'Local Library Authority' means a City Library Authority or a District Library Authority;
(11) 'notification' means a notification published in the official Gazette;
(12) 'outlier library' means any library other than a public library;
(13) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(14) 'public library' means,-
(a)a library established or maintained by a Local Library Authority, including the branches and delivery stations of such library;
(b)a library established or maintained by the State Government and declared open to the public;
(c)a library established or maintained by any local authority and declared open to the public;
(d)a library declared to be eligible for aid and receiving aid from the State Government; and includes, any other library notified by the State Government as a public library for the purposes of this Act;
(15) 'State Central Library' means the library declared to be the State Central Library under Chapter VI;
(16) 1[Director of Public Libraries]1 means the 1[Director of Public Libraries]1 appointed under this Act;
1. Substituted by Act 30 of 1984 w.e.f. 22.5.1984
(17) 'State Library Authority' means the Authority constituted under section 3;
(18) 'year' means the financial year.
CHAPTER II THE 1[KARNATAKA STATE LIBRARY AUTHORITY]1
1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973