(a) Child Member.
(b) General Member.
(c) Institutional Member in the District Library.
(2) Subject to the provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder, a person not exceeding the age of 18 years may become the Child Member as stated in clause (a) of sub-rule (1).
(3) Subject to the provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder, a person exceeding the age of 18 years may become the General Member as stated in clause (b)of sub-rule (1) by paying-
(a) in case of life membership, such fee as stated in clause (a) of sub-rule (I) of rule 4; or
(b) in case of ordinary (monthly/quarterly/annual) membership, such fee as stated in clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 4.
(4) Subject to the provision of the Act and rules made thereunder, any Public Library as defined in clause (0 of section 2 may become an Institutional Member of the concerned District Library on fulfillment of such conditions as laid down by the Director.
(5) Every Library shall maintain a register of its members specifying separate category as mentioned in sub-rule (1).
4. Fees for membership-
(1) Subject to the provision of rule 3, every person shall for the purpose ®f acquiring membership in a Library, pay a fee of, -
(a) In case of a General Member acquiring life membership,-
(i) in a D • istrict Library, Rs. 10,000/- at a single instalment, and
(ii) in any other Library, Rs. 5,000/- at a single instalment.
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(b) in case of a General Member acquiring ordinary (monthly/quarterly/annual) membership, such amount, as the Director shall from time to time determine the maximum limit of membership fees:
Provided that a neo-literateperson or a physically handicappedperson shal fees for the purpose of ac l not be required to pa memb y quiring ership in a Library.
(2) The Child Member as mentioned in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 shall not be required to pay fees for the purpose of acquiring membership in a Library.
(3) No amount as admission fee shallbe relized from any member for acquiring membership.
(4) The ordinary membership of a General Member as stated in clause( sub-rule (3), read b) of with sub-rule (1), of rule 3, may be renewed every year and shall have all rights and facilities of a General Member as stated in rule 5.
5. Rights and facilities of General Member- (1)A General member acquiring life membership by paying fees as mentioned in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 4, shall have all rights and facilities regarding use of the Library without payment of any monthly or quarterly or annual fees during the life time of such member.
(2) A General Member acquiring ordinary (monthly/quarterly/annual) membership by way ofpaying fees as mentioned in clause (b) of sub-section 0 ) of rule 4, shall have all the rights and facilities regarding use of the Library during the month or the quarter or, as the case may be, the year, for which such fees have been paid.
(3) Subject to the provision of sub-rule (4), a General Manag g e to participate in the er is ell ibl election organised for constitution or reconst itution of the Committee of the Library and •take part in the deliberation of the general body meeting of such Library.
(4) A General Member acquiring ordinary membership under clause (b) of sub-rule •(1) of rule 4, is eligible to participate in the election as stated in sub-rule (3) on fulfillment of following conditions: -
(a) the membership of such a Member has not been cancelled under rule 6 for nonpayment of arrear fees on the date immediately before the date of meeting in which the rovisi st is to be approved; p oval
(b) the membership of such Member is at least 60 days old on the date immediately before the date of meeting in which provisional voter list is to be approved; and
(c) such Member has completed the age of 18 years.
(5) A General Member of the Library may raise objection to any inclusion or exclusion of Members in the voters' list.