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Constitution and composition of the State Library Authority.- (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall, by notification, constitute for the purposes of this Act, an authority to be called the State Library Authority. Such authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and to contract, and may by the same name sue and be sued. (2) The State Library Authority shall consist of,- (a)1[the Minister in charge of Public Libraries]1 who shall ex-officio be the President of the Authority;