(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Public Libraries Act, Short title,
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(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal. meat.
(3) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining sections shall come into force on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different sections of this Act.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "aided library" means a recognised library receiving aid from the Government, or from a Local Library Authority;
(b) "Central Library" means a library declared by the State Government by notification as the Central Library;
Definitions.
337 The West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979.
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(c) "Director" means the Director of Public Libraries appOinted under section 6;
(d) "district" means a revenue district;
(e) "District Library" means a library in a district established or recognised by the Government as the District Library;
(f) "Government" means the Government of the State of West Bengal;
(g) 'notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(i) "private library" means a library other than an aided, recognised or a public library;
(j) "public library" means a library established or maintained by the Government or by a Local Library Authority;
(k) "recognised library" means a library recognised by the Director and declared as such for the purposes of this Act.
CHAPTER II State Library Council and its functions.
Composition of the Council.
The State Library Council.