National Library of India Act,1976
Act No : 76
Section : POWER OF BOARD TO MAKE REGULATIONS
SECTION 31: POWER OF BOARD TO MAKE REGULATIONS
(1) The Board may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder for enabling it to perform its functions under this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such regulations may provide for all, or any of the following matters, namely:-
(a) the conditions and restrictions subject to which manuscripts and books in the Library may be used;
(b) the manner in which and the purposes for which persons may be associated with the Board;
(c) the time and place of meetings of the Board, the procedure to be followed in regard to the transaction of business at such meetings and the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting:
(d) the maintenance of minutes of meetings of the Board and the transmission of copies thereof to the Central Government;
(e) the recruitment and conditions of service of officers and other employees of the Board;
(f) the person by whom and the manner in which, payments, deposits and investments may be made on behalf of the Board;
(g) the maximum amount that may be kept in the current account;
(h) the maintenance of registers and accounts;
(i) the compilation of catalogues and inventories of the manuscripts, books, articles and things in the Library;
(j) the steps to be taken for the preservation of the manuscripts, books, articles and things in the Library;
(k) the general management of the Library;
(l) the fees and other charges to be levied for the facilities that may be afforded for photocopying of manuscripts and books in the Library;
(m) the charges that may be levied by way of rent for the use of rooms in the readers' hostel in the Library;
(n) any other matter in respect of which provision is, in the opinion of the Board, necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act.
(3) The Central Government may, after consultation with the Board, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend, vary or rescind any regulation which it has approved and thereupon the regulation shall have effect accordingly but without prejudice to the exercise of the powers of the Board under sub-sections (1) and (2).
