In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ’’book’’ includes-
(i) every voiume,part or division of a volume and pamphlet in any language;
(ii) manuscript in any from;
(iii) every sheet of music,map,graph,chart or plan separately printed or lithographed;
(iv) newspapers, periodicals, paintings, posters, photographs, Photographic, reproduction, gramophonic, records, audio - video tapes, floppy, compact discs, slides, microfilms and film scripts for audio visual information and such other materials;
(v)computer output in any from and computer programmes;
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(b) ”book deposit center” means a center where books are deposited and members of the public can borrow;
(c) “book service center” means a center where mumbers of the library can borrow books through a mobile library;
(d)” chairperson” means the chairperson of the Council;
(e)” Council” means the Rajasthan State Library Council constituted under section3;
(f)”Director” means the director of public libraries;
(g)” Disteict” means a revenue district constituted under the provision of Rajasthan Land revenue Act, 1956 (Act no.15 of 1956);
(h)” Division” means a revenue division constituted under the provisions of the Rajasthan Land revenue Act, 1956 (Act no.15 of 1956);
(i) “extension service” menas and includes the activities pertaining to preservation and promotion of cultural heritage and encouraging the intellectual, literary and scientific character of the community;
(j) “library” means and includes collection of books, book deposit center or book service center providing library service or extension service;
(k) “library service” means and includes providing reading, facilities, lending out books to the members of the library and assisting the readers to procure books and relevant information;
(l) “Local authority” means a municipality constituted under the provisions of the Rajasthan a municipalities Act,1959 (Act No.38 of 1959) or a Panchayati Raj Institution constituted under the provisions of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act,1994 (Act No.13 of 1994);
(m) “member of the library” means registered member of the library;
(n) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules;
(o) “public library” means-
(i) a library within the public library system of the state;
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(ii) a library recognized by the Director under section 18; and
(iii) any other library which the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be a public library for the purpose of this Act ;
(p) “Panchayat Samiti” means a Panchayat Samiti constituted under the provision of the Rajasthan panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Act no.13 of 994);
(q) ”public library system” means a set up of public libraries in the State with the State central library at the apex and village libraries at the bottom;
(r) ”public library association” means a public library association recognized under section 19;
(s) ”rules” or ” regulation” means the rules or regulation made under this Act;
(t) ”year” means a period commencing on 1st April and ending on 31st March next following.
CHAPTER II State Library Council