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Short title, extent and commencement. – (1) This Act May be called the Rajasthan Public Liabraries Act, 2006 (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notifications in the Official Gazette ,appoint. 2 11(20) jktLFkku jkt&i=] vizsy 24] 2006 Hkkx 4 ¼d½ 2.Definitions.- 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; (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); 3 Hkkx 4 ¼d½ jktLFkku jkt&i=] vizsy 24] 2006 11(21) (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; (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); 4 11(22) jktLFkku jkt&i=] vizsy 24] 2006 Hkkx 4 ¼d½ (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