National Library of India Act : ESTABLISHMENT AND INCORPORATION OF BOARD Indian Bare Acts :

National Library of India Act,1976

Act No : 76

Section : ESTABLISHMENT AND INCORPORATION OF BOARD

SECTION 03: ESTABLISHMENT AND INCORPORATION OF BOARD

(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be known as the National Library Board.

(2) The Board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and contract and may by the name sue and be sued.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) the Board shall not, except with the previous approval of the Central Government, sell or otherwise dispose of any manuscripts, books, articles things belonging to the Library, other than articles of furniture, stationary and dead stock of like nature:

Provided that where any such manuscripts, books, articles or things donated by any person to the Library are proposed to be sold or otherwise disposed of, no approval under this sub-section shall be accorded unless the donor or his successor-in-interest as the case may be, has permitted in writing to do so.