In these rules. unless the context otherwise requires--
(a) " Act" means the Maharashtra Public Libraries Act. 1967;
,(b) " Admissible expenditure" means an expenditure incurred on all or any of the items specified in Schedule II appended to these rules;
(c) "Certificate of Rec0gnition .. means a certificate granted to the public library by the Director under rule 6 ;
(d) "Co-operative Society" means a society re1!istered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960;
(e) "District Library" means a public library recognised as a District Library by the Director under rule 18 ;
.~. (f) "Local body" means a Zilla Parished. Municipal Corporation, Municipal Councilor a Village Panchayat, constituted under the relevant Act;
(!?) "Management" in relation to a public library means an associa tion, a body, or persons by whatever desi'gnation called having general and financial control over the public library;
(h) "Member" means a person who has enrolled himself as a Member in a recognised Public Library in accordance with the rules of that library :
(i) "Taluka Library ", means a public library recognised as a Taluka Library by the Director under rule 18 ~ Na 5007-1 - 2
(j) .. Village Library" means a library (induding any village library rt:cognised by Governiliwt b-.::'ore the commcnccment of these rulesj established in a place with population of not less than 50U and not mort:
than 5.000;
(k) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act.
CHAPTER 11 Recognition of Public Libraries
3. A fJplicatioll for Rccognition,-The Secretary or any pt:rson autho med 1Il that behalf by the management of Publil.: Library may make aa application in Form ,. A ,. Hl Schedule j appended to these rules, addrt:sst:l1 to the Director or Assistant Director of the Division cOl1l.:erned lur recog nition of the Public Library under these rules.