Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires--(a) “Recognized Library” means a library declared recognized by the Director in accordance with the rules made under this Act and open for common people; (b) “Committee” means the State Library Committee; (c) “Director” means the Director of Education; (d) “Government” means the Government of Uttarakhand; (e) “District” means the State Government of Uttarakhand; (f) “Library Fee” means the library fee levied, as prescribed by the Government; (g) “Notification” means a notification published in the Uttarakhand State Gazette; (h) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules and procedures made under this Act; (i) “Public Library’ means – (i) A library established or maintained by District Library Authority including the branches and delivery stations of such a library and declared open to use of the Public; (ii) A library established or maintained by the Government and declared as public library; (iii) A library established or maintained by any local body or cooperative and declared as public library; (iv) A library declared to be eligible for aid and receiving and kind of financial and books aid from the State Government or from the Library Fund and includes any other library notified by Government as a public library for the purposes of this Act; (j) “State” means in the State of Uttarakhand; (k) “State Central Library” means a library declared by the Government at the State Central Library: (l) “Year” means the financial year.