Section 2. Definitions

In this Act,- (a) ‘Book’ includes,- (i) every volume, a part or division of a volume and pamphlet, in any language, newspapers, periodicals, serial publications and manuscripts; (ii) sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed or lithographed; (iii) Audio-visual, Audio and Visual materials such as tapes, cassettes, films, filmstrips, micro card, microfilm, computer floppy, compact disk, photograph etc. ; (b) ‘Chairman’ means the Chairman of the State Library Council constituted under this Ordinance; (c) ‘Council’ means the ‘State Library Council’ constituted under this Ordinance; (d) ‘Director’ means the Director of Public Libraries, referred to in section 6; (e) ‘District‘ means a Revenue District of the State; (f) ‘Officer on Special Duty(Libraries)’ means an officer having professional qualification in Library Science not below the rank of Deputy Director appointed by the State Government to look after the affairs of Libraries; (g) ‘Public Library’ means a library established, maintained and managed by the State Government, a local body or other organisation receiving aid from State Government and declared open to the public and shall include any other library recognized by notification by the State Government; (h) ‘Aided Library’ means a Library declared as such by the State Government; (i) ‘Year’ means a period of twelve months commencing on the first day of April of a calendar year.