Powers of State Government to make bye-laws

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Rules made thereunder, State Government may make bye-laws, generally to carry out the purpose of his Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such bye-law may provide for all or any of the following matters; namely – (a) the admission of the public to the public libraries in its area on such conditions as it may specify; (b) the guarantee or security to be furnished by persons desiring to use such libraries, against injury to or misuse, destruction or loss of the property of such libraries; (c) the manner in which the property of such libraries may be protected from the destruction, injury , misuse, or loss; (d) the authority to be exercised by its officers and servants in the matter of exclusion or removal from any such library of any person who contravenes or does not comply with the provisions of this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder; (e) the conduct of meeting of an District Library Authority and the procedure to be followed in regard to the transaction of business at such meetings and the quorum for the transaction of such business at a meeting. (3) The Director may modify or cancel any bye-law made by a District Library Authority under sub-section (2) : Provided that before modifying or cancelling any bye-law, the Director shall give the District Library Authority concerned a reasonable opportunity to make its representations in the matter.