Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 (WA)

Western Australia Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 Western Australia Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Participating bodies 2 5. The Board 3 6. Appointment of Secretary and officers 8 7. Board a body corporate 8 8. Contracts 9 9. Protection of members of Board, officers, etc. 10 10. Judicial notice of common seal 10 11. Documents, how authenticated 11 12. Power of officer to represent Board 11 13. Proof of certain matters not required 11 14. Evidence of documents issued by the Board 12 15. Functions and powers of the Board 12 16. Financial provisions 13 17. Temporary investment 14 18. Financial assistance 15 19. Rating powers of local government 15 20. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 16 20A. Transition provisions relating to transfer of Public Library to the Board 16 21. Regulations 19 Notes Compilation table 21 Uncommenced provisions table 23 Other notes 23 Defined terms Western Australia Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 An Act to provide for the constitution and functions of a Library Board and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951.

2. Commencement This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3. Interpretation (1) For the purposes of shortening this Act, the following expressions, where used in this Act, have the respective meanings attributed by this section, unless the context requires otherwise — Account means The Library Board of Western Australia Account established by section 16; approved body means an organisation which is not a local government and which, pursuant to the provisions of this Act, elects and is declared by the Governor to be a body approved as suitable for participation in a scheme; Board means The Library Board of Western Australia, constituted pursuant to the provisions of this Act; library includes a children's library, but does not include a library conducted by private enterprise for profit; library service does not include a library service conducted by private enterprise for profit; nominee member means a person appointed as a member of the Board under section 5(3); participating body means — (i) a local government; or (ii) an approved body; which elects and is declared to be a participating body pursuant to the provisions of this Act, during such time as it continues to be and to participate as such in a scheme; registered public library means a free library registered by the Board in pursuance of the provisions of this Act; scheme means a scheme for the promotion, organisation, or supervision, generally or in any particular case, pursuant to the provisions of this Act, of free libraries and free library services; State Reference Library means The State Reference Library of Western Australia, known prior to the coming into operation — (a) of the Acts Amendment (Libraries) Act 1955, as the Public Library of Western Australia; and (b) of the Library Board of Western Australia Act Amendment Act 1974, as The State Library of Western Australia. [(2) deleted] [Section 3 amended: No. 20 of 1955 s. 5; No. 29 of 1974 s. 2; No. 44 of 1983 s. 2; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 53 of 2000 s. 12; No. 77 of 2006 s. 17.] [Heading deleted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 44(3).]