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Foundation of Library and Information Science

Notes 3. Delivery of books of public libraries:
(a) Subject to any rules that may be made under this Act, but without prejudice to the
provisions contained in Section 9 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867
(XXV of 1867), the publisher of every book published is the territories to which this
Act extends after the commencement of this act, shall, notwithstanding any agreement
to the contrary, deliver at his own expense a copy of the book to the National
Library at Calcutta and one such copy to each of the other three public libraries
within thirty days from the date of its publication.
(b) The copy delivered to the National Library shall be a copy of the whole book with
all maps and illustrations belonging thereto finished and coloured in the same
manner as the best copies of the same, and shall be bound, sewed or stitched together
and on the best paper on which any copy of the book is printed.
(c) The copy delivered to any other public library shall be on the paper on which the
largest number of copies of the books is printed for sale, and shall be in the like
condition as the book prepared for sale.
(d) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply to any second or subsequent edition
of a book in which edition no additions or alterations either in the letter -press or in
the maps, book prints or other engravings belongings to the book have been made,
and a copy of the first or some preceding edition of which book has been delivered
under this Act.
[3A. Delivery of newspapers to public libraries.- Subject to any rules that may be
made under this Act, but without prejudice to the provisions contained in the Press
and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867.), the publisher of every newspaper,
published in the territories to which this Act extends, shall deliver at his own expense
one copy of each issue of seen newspaper as soon as it is published to each such
public library as may be notified in this behalf by the Central Government in the
Official Gazette.]

4. Receipt for books delivered: The person in charge of a public library (whether called a
librarian or by any other name) or any other person authorised by him in this behalf to
whom a copy of a book is delivered under Section 3 shall give to the publisher a receipt in
writing therefor.
5. Penalty: Any publisher who contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule made
thereunder shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees [and, if the
contravention is in respect of a book, shall also be punishable with fine which shall be
equivalent to the value of the book], and the court trying the offence may direct that the
whole or any part of the fine realised from him shall be paid, by way of compensation, to
the public library [or newspaper, as the case may be] ought to have been delivered.
6. Cognizance of offences:
(a) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act save on
complaint made by an officer empowered in this behalf by the Central Government
by a General or special order.

(b) No court inferior to that of a presidency magistrate or a magistrate of the first class
shall try any offence punishable under this Act.
7. Application of Act to books and newspapers published by Government: This Act shall also
apply to books and newspapers published by or under the authority of the Government
but shall not apply to books meant for official use only.

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