New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LIBRARY ACT 1939 - SECT 2

2 Definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:

"Area" has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act 1993 .

"Council" means the Library Council of New South Wales constituted under section 3.

"Elector" has the same meaning as it has in the Local Government Act 1993 .

"Function" includes a power, authority or duty, and
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.

"Information service" means an information service provided, controlled or managed in conjunction with a library or library service.

"Investment pool" means an investment pool established by the Council under section 5C (1).

"Library material" includes book, periodical, newspaper and any other printed matter and also includes map, music, manuscript, picture, photographic plate and film and any other matter or thing on or by which words, sounds or images are recorded or reproduced.

"Local authority" means a council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993 .

"Local library" means a library in an area provided, controlled or managed by a local authority and includes a library provided, controlled or managed pursuant to section 12 or 12A and a library provided, controlled or managed by a local authority in conjunction with any other person.

"Member" means a member of the Council.

"Prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or the regulations.

"Regulations" means regulations made under this Act.

"State Librarian" means the person employed in the Public Service as the State Librarian.

"State Library" means the State Library of New South Wales.

(2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.