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The Salar Jung Museum Act, 1961

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An Act to declare the Salar Jung Museum together with the Salar Jung Library at Hyderabad to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its administration and certain other connected matters.

Act number
26 of 1961
Ministry
Ministry of Culture
Enacted
19 May 1961

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28 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Declaration of Salar Jung Museum together with Salar Jung Library as an institution of national importance.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Establishment and incorporation of the Board.
  5. Section 5Composition of the Board.
  6. Section 6Term of office.
  7. Section 7Temporary absence of member.
  8. Section 8Duty of Government nominating persons, etc.
  9. Section 9Meeting of the Board.
  10. Section 10Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes.
  11. Section 11Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board.
  12. Section 12Staff of the Board.
  13. Section 13Transfer of service of existing employees to the Board.
  14. Section 14Location of museum.
  15. Section 15Duties of the Board.
  16. Section 16Powers of the Board.
  17. Section 17Vesting of property.
  18. Section 18Grants by Central Government to the Board.
  19. Section 19Fund of the Board.
  20. Section 20Budget.
  21. Section 21Accounts and audit.
  22. Section 22Returns and reports.
  23. Section 23Power of Central Government to issue directions to the Board.
  24. Section 24Delegation of powers and duties.
  25. Section 25Officers and employees of the Board to be public servants.
  26. Section 26Protection of action taken under Act.
  27. Section 27Power of Central Government to make rules.
  28. Section 28Power of Board to make regulations.