Library Board (Registered Public Libraries) Regulations 1985 (WA)

Western Australia Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 Library Board (Registered Public Libraries) Regulations 1985 Western Australia Library Board (Registered Public Libraries) Regulations 1985 Contents Part I — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Interpretation 1 3. Rights and liabilities of library authority when local authority restructured 2 Part II — The conduct of libraries 4. Library hours 4 5. Registration of readers, generally 4 6. Certain other persons may be registered readers 4 7. Organizations may be permitted to borrow books 5 8. Payment for certain services 6 9. Reader's tickets 6 10. Registered readers changing address or ceasing to use library 7 11. Use of reader's tickets 7 12. Messengers may be refused 7 13. Period of loan of a book 7 14. Retention of books beyond period of loan 7 15. Return of books 8 16. Lost or damaged books 8 17. Damage to be reported 9 18. Books may be reserved 9 19. Books may be requested 9 20. Reference books not to be borrowed 10 21. Bags etc., to be deposited 10 22. Behaviour of persons using a library 10 23. Animals 11 24. Vehicles 11 25. Restricted areas 12 26. No bills to be posted 12 27. Cleanliness 12 Part III — Librarians 28. Librarian's general authority 13 29. Authority of librarian 13 Part IV — Miscellaneous 30. Recovery of outstanding sums, etc. 14 31. Penalty for breach of regulations 14 Notes Compilation table 15 Defined terms Western Australia Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 Library Board (Registered Public Libraries) Regulations 1985

Part I — Preliminary

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Library Board (Registered Public Libraries) Regulations 1985 1.

2. Interpretation In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears — book includes a periodical, newspaper, pamphlet, music score, picture, print, photograph, microfilm, map, chart, plan, manuscript, film, slide, sound recording, video recording or any other article of a like nature, forming part of the contents of the library whether or not the property of the Board or of the library authority; librarian means the person for the time being appointed by the library authority to be in charge of the library, or the duly appointed delegate of that person; library means a registered public library and included all premises forming part of or used by the library; library authority means a participating body and in relation to a library means the participating body controlling that library; library authority area means — (a) with respect to a library authority which is a local authority, the area enclosed by the boundaries of that authority; (b) with respect to a library authority which is other than a local authority, the service area as defined by agreement between that library authority and the Board; permanent resident means a person who can show evidence, to the satisfaction of the relevant librarian, that he resides in the library authority area; reader's ticket means a ticket issued by the library authority under regulation 5(3); registered reader means a person to whom a reader's ticket is issued, in accordance with these regulations by a library authority; recognized organization means any organization which is permitted to borrow books from a library under regulation 7.