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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Karnataka Public Libraries Act, 1965 Section 16

Constitution of Local Library Authorities

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Karnataka Public Libraries Act, 1965 Section 16 is part of Karnataka Public Libraries Act, 1965 - Constitution of Local Library Authorities. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Section 16 - Constitution of Local Library Authorities

(1) For the purpose of organising and administering Public Libraries in the State, there shall be constituted Local Library Authorities,-

(a) for the Cities of Bangalore, Hubli-Dharwar, Mangalore, Mysore and Belgaum, and for such other urban area having a population of more than one lakh, as the State Government may by notification specify, called the City Library Authority; and

(b) for each revenue district, excluding the area for which a City Library Authority is constituted, called the District Library Authority;

1[Proviso x x x]

(2) Every Local Library Authority shall by the name of the area for which it is constituted, be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, and to contract, and may by the same name sue and be sued.

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1. Omitted by Act 45 of 1976 w.e.f. 5.6.1976

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What does Karnataka Public Libraries Act, 1965 Section 16 provide?

Section Section 16 of the Karnataka Public Libraries Act, 1965 (Constitution of Local Library Authorities) is reproduced on this page as part of the Karnataka Public Libraries Act, 1965. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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