(1) Every member of a Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha not being an ex-officio member shall hold office 26[during the pleasure of the 27[Government]].
(2) A member nominated to the Zilla Grandhalaya Samastha in his capacity as a holder of particular office shall, if he ceases to be the holder of that office, cease to be a member of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samastha.
(3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, 26[the Chairman of a Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor]. The Chairman shall, however, cease to hold office, before the expiration of such term on his ceasing to be a member of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.]
28[11-A. (1) A person shall be disqualified 29[XXX] for being, a member of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha, if he-
(a) is or has been sentenced by a criminal court to imprisonment for a period of more than six months for any
25. Substituted with marginal heading by Act No.13 of 1987.
26. Substituted by Act No.16 of 1990.
27. Substituted for the word ―Governor‖ by G.O.Ms.No.35, School Education (Training) Department, dated 21.12.2015.
28. Inserted with marginal heading by Act No.7 of 1969.
29. Omitted by Act No.13 of 1987.
Term of office of members of a Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha and its Chairman.
Disqualification 29[xxx] for being a member of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.
[Act No. VIII of 1960] 17 offence involving moral delinquency, such sentence not having been reversed or the offence pardoned, and a period of five years has not elapsed from the date of the expiration of such sentence:
Provided that the Government may direct that such sentence shall not operate as a disqualification;
(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(c) is a deaf-mute or is suffering from leprosy;
(d) applies to be adjudicated as an insolvent or is an undischarged insolvent;
(e) absents himself from three consecutive meetings without excuse sufficient in the opinion of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha to exonerate the absence.
(2) Where a person ceases to be a member under clause (e) of sub-section (1), the Secretary shall at once intimate the fact in writing to such person and report the same to the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha at its next meeting.
Where such person applies for restoration of membership to the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha on or before the date of its next meeting or within fifteen days of the receipt by him of such intimation, the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha may, at the meeting next after the receipt of the application, or suomotu, restore him as member thereof:
Provided that a member shall not be so restored more than twice 30[during the period he holds office.]
30.Substituted by Act No.16 of 1990.
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12. A vacancy occurring in the office of a nominated 31[XXX] member of a Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha before the expiration of his term shall be filled by nomination 31[XXX] of another person in the manner provided in section 10, and the person so nominated 31[XXX] shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor.
32[12-A.(1) Where, for any reason, there is a delay in the constitution of the 33[Parishad] in accordance with the provisions of section 3 or the constitution of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha for the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha for the District under sub-section
(2) of section 10 or the nomination of the Chairman of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha under sub-section (3) of section 10, the Government may appoint a person or persons to manage the affairs of the 33[Parishad] or of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha or to perform the functions of the Chairman, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding six months and they may in the like manner from time and time extend such period beyond six months; so however, that the aggregate period including the extended period, if any, shall not exceed two years.
(2) The person or persons so appointed shall, subject to the control of the Government and to such instructions or directions as they may issue from time to time exercise the powers, discharge the duties and perform the functions of the 33[Parishad] or of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha and its Chairman, as the case may be, and take all such action as may be required in the interests of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.
31. Omitted by Act No.13 of 1987.
32. Inserted with marginal heading by Act No.14 of 1987.
33. Substituted for the word ―Committee‖ by Act No.16 of 1990.
Filling up of casual vacancies of the members of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha.
Management of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha in the absence of the 33[Parishad].
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(3) The Government may fix the remuneration payable to the person or persons so appointed. The amount of such remuneration and other costs, if any, incurred in the management of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha shall be payable out of the Library Fund.]
13. 34[(1)] A Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha may,—
(a) provide suitable lands and buildings for public libraries and also the furniture, fittings, materials and conveniences requisite therefor;
(b) stock such libraries with books, periodicals, news-papers, manuscripts, maps, works and specimens of art and science, lantern slides, films, cinema projectors, recorders and the like:
35[Provided that the books that may be stocked in the libraries shall be selected from the list of books approved from time to time 36[by the Parishad]:
Provided further that the *[Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha] shall stock also books and periodicals as may be directed, from time to time, 36[by the Parishad] or by an officer authorised 36[by the Parishad] in this behalf, the aggregate value whereof shall not be less than twenty five percent of the provision made in the budget of that Samstha for the purpose of this clause;]
37[(c) [XXX]
34. Renumbered as sub-section (1) of section 13 by Act No.17 of 1964.
35. Added by Act No.7 of 1969.
36. For the words ―by the Government‖ the words ―by the Parishad‖ substituted by Act No.11 of 1989.
37. Omitted by Act No.17 of 1964.
Powers and functions of Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha 20 [Act No. VIII of 1960] 38[(d) with the previous sanction of the Director, shift or close any public library mentioned in sub-clause (a) of clause (9) of section 2, or dis-continue aid to any other public library, the payment of which is regulated by rules made under this Act;]
(e) accept any gift or endowment for any purpose connected with its activities:
Provided that no gift or endowment of an immovable property shall be accepted without the previous sanction of the Government;
(f) provide for lectures and the holding of classes and conduct other activities connected with public library service including social education;
(g) with the consent of the management and the previous sanction of 38[39[the Parishad] or an officer authorised by 39[the Parishad] in this behalf] acquire any library on such conditions as may be approved by 38[39[the Parishad] or an officer authorised by 39[the Parishad] in this behalf;]
(h) distribute grants for public libraries, and social education purposes;
40[(h-1) with the previous approval of the Director, organise, or participate in, conferences for the discussion of matters relating to the development of public libraries and the library service;]
38. Substituted by Act No.7 of 1969.
39. For the words ―the Government‖ the words ―the Parishad‖ substituted by Act No.11 of 1989.
40. Inserted by Act No.7 of 1969.
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(i) in general, do everything necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
41[(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to a library maintained by the Government.]