Chapter IV RECOGNITION OF PULBIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS

Application for recognition as Association - The Secretary or any person authroised in that behalf by the management, may make an application in Form 'D' in Schedule I for recognition of the public library association for the purposes ofgrant-in-aid or other financial assistance.

Conditions of recognition for Taluka Public Library Association. - No Public Library Association shall be recognised as a Taluka Public Library Association unless -

1. (a) the Taluka Public Library Association is registered as public trust under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 or under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or under the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961;
2. (b) the number of members of the assoqiation is not less than twenty-five, out of which not less than twenty - five members shall be from public libraries or other educational institutions including schools, colleges, research or cultural institutions;
3. (c) the association has, as far as possible, the members. from the taluka; and
4. (d) the Taluka Public Library Association is ready and willing to be member of the District Public Library Association.

Conditions of recognition for District Public Library Association- No Public Library Association shall be recognised as a District Public Library Association, unless

1. (a) the district public library association is registered as a public trust under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 or under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or under the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961;
2. (b) the number of members ofthe association is not less than one hundred, out of which not less than twentyfive members shall be from public libraries or other educational institutions including schools, colleges, research or cultural institutions;
3. (c) the association has, as far as possible, the members from the district; and
4. (d) the District Public Library Association gives consent to be a member of the State Public Library Association.

Conditions of recognition for State Public Library Association - No public library association shall be recognised as the State Public Library Association, Unless -

1. (a) the association is registered as a public trust under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 or under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or under the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961; and
2. (b) the District Public Library Associations in the State alone are its members.

Power to grant recognition as Association - On receipt of an application made under rule 16, for grant of recognition of association, the Director shall cause the association to be inspected either by himself or by an officer authorised by him and make such inquiries as he deemes necessary and shall, on being satisfied that the association complies with the conditions specified in rules 17,18 and 19, as the case may be, recognise the association, as far as possible within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the application, as a taluka public library association, or, district public library association or, as the case may be, the State Public Library Association.

Prohibition to be a member of more than one association. - No librarian of public library or person associated with library activities shall be a member of more than one public library association.

Certificate of recognition. -The Director shall, on grant of recognition to a public library association, issue a certificate ofrecognition in Form'E'in Schedule I, to the management.

Refusal to recognisation - Where the Director has refused the application ofany assocation for grant of recognition, he shall record his reasons for refusal of grant the recognition and shall communicate the decision in writing to the manage by registered post.

Withdrawal of recognition. - Where the Director is satisfied that the management of any recognised public library association has committed breach of any of the conditions of recognition under rule 17,18 or 19, as the case may be, or has failed to observe any of the conditions specified, in the certificate of recognition or any of the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder, he may, for the reasons to be recorded in writing and after giving the management an opportunity of being heard, withdraw the recognition and communicate the decision to the management of association by an order by registered post and on such communication, the certificate of recognition granted to the management shall stand cancelled.

Appeal. -

1. (1) The management may, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt ofthe order ofrefusal to grant recognition under, rule 23 or order of withdrawal of recognition under rule 24, prefer an appeal to the State Govemment.
2. (2) The State Government shall, on receipt of an appeal under sub rule (1), after giving an opportunity of being heard to the management, pass such order as it may deem fit and communicate the decision in writing to the management by registered post.

Fresh application for recognition Fresh application for recognition. - Nothing in these rules shall, prevent the management for making fresh application for recognition of association under these rules.

Register of recognised association - The Director shall maintain a register in Form 'F' in Schedule I of all the associations recognised as such under these rules and update it from time to time.