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Section 11: Establishment and maintenance of public libraries.

The Maharashtra Public Libraries Act, 1967.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 34 of 1967

(1) The State Government may establish a State Central Library for the whole of the State, and a Divisional Library for every Division.

(2) Where in any local area, provision for library service to the public is not made to the satisfaction of the Director by any local authority, or any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860) or any trust registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 (Bom. XXIX of 1950) or where the State Government is of the opinion that any such local authority, society or trust is not willing or is incompetent to provide library service to the public to the satisfaction of the Director in any local area, the State Government may establish a library for the use of the public in that area:

Provided that, no such library shall be established without giving an opportunity to the local authority, society or, as the case may be, the trust to show cause why the State Government should not establish a library in the said local area.

(3) All libraries established under this section shall be maintained, organised and developed by the State Government through the Department of Libraries.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Public Libraries Act, 1967.
Section11
Marginal noteEstablishment and maintenance of public libraries.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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