LIBRARY ACT 1939 - As at 17 June 2019 - Act 40 of 1939

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
1A. (Repealed)
• 2 Definitions

PART 2 - THE LIBRARY COUNCIL OF NEW SOUTH WALES

• 3 Constitution of Council
• 4 Appointment and procedure
• 4A Objects of Council
• 4B Powers of Council
• 5 Duties of Council
• 5A Staff
• 5B Trust instruments apply notwithstanding secs 5C, 5D
• 5C Investment pools
• 5D Distribution of income of investment pools
• 5E Nature of funds not affected by pooling
6-7. (Repealed)
• 7A State Librarian
• 7B Delegation by Council
• 7BA Personal liability

PART 2A - THE STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

• 7C Title of Library
• 7D Annual endowment
• 7E Special donations

PART 3 - LOCAL LIBRARIES

Division 1 - Adoption of Act

• 8 Adoption or revocation of adoption

Division 2 - Provisions applicable where Act adopted

• 9 Application of Division
• 10 Requirements as to services to be provided by local libraries
• 10A Restrictions on borrowing entitlements and other matters
• 11 Library committee
• 12 Agreements relating to local libraries
• 12A Other arrangements relating to local libraries
• 13 Subsidy
• 14 Subsidy--how payable

PART 3A - LEGAL DEPOSIT LIBRARIES

• 14A Definitions
• 14B Additional functions of legal deposit library
• 14C Legal deposit orders
• 14D Collection of freely available relevant library material
• 14E Delegation

PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 14F Service of documents
• 15 Regulations
16. (Repealed)
• 17 Savings and transitional provisions
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2