New South Wales Consolidated Acts

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     (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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     (Repealed)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