The Delivery Of Books “And Newspapers” (Public Libraries) Act, 1954

1. Introduction:   In 1954 Indian parliament passed Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Act. According to this Act, the publisher of every book, paper or series must deliver at his ain expense a re-create of the mass inside xxx days from the appointment of its publication to the National Library at Calcutta (Kolkata) as well as 1 re-create each to 3 other world libraries specified past times the Central Government. The Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Act, 1954: No. 27 of 1954, amended past times the Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Amendment Act, 1956: No. 99 of 1956 as well as hence it became “The Delivery of Books 'and Newspapers' (Public Libraries) Act, 1954”. The insertions “and Newspapers” provided past times the Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Amendment Act, 1956 to includes serials equally well. The Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Act, 1954 extends to the whole of India except the province of Jammu as well as Kashmir.

2. Mode of Delivery: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 re-create of every mass published past times a publisher as well as the publisher of every newspaper, published inwards the territories to which this Act extends, shall deliver at his ain expense 1 re-create of each upshot of such paper equally presently equally it is published, shall live on delivered past times him to the librarian of 3 world library either past times registered post or through a particular messenger. Under the Delivery of Books as well as Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954, the National Library, Calcutta (presently Kolkata) is entitled to have a re-create of every publication brought out past times anyone anywhere inwards the country. The other copies should live on delivered to the Connemera Public Library, Madras (Chennai), The Central Library, Town Hall, Bombay (Mumbai), as well as the Delhi Public Library. The re-create to live on delivered to the National Library, Kolkata should live on the best of its kind.

3. Receipt for Books Delivered: The somebody inwards accuse of a world library (whether called a librarian or past times whatever other name) or whatever other somebody authorised past times him inwards his behalf to whom a re-create of a mass is delivered shall give to the publisher a receipt inwards writing as well as ship it to the publisher past times registered post as well as such receipt shall live on conclusive proof of the fact that a re-create of the mass has been duly delivered to the world library of which he is the librarian.

4. Benefit for the Publisher: The Indian National Bibliography is procured past times all leading libraries as well as learned institutions throughout the English linguistic communication speaking the world as well as much beyond. The books that are received past times agency of Delivery of Books as well as Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act 1954, 56 are included inwards the INB. Thus, the INB provides the publisher or the writer amongst an first-class as well as unique chance of using the forum of the Indian National Bibliography to give the widest possible publicity to their publications non solely inwards Bharat but almost all over the world. So, Delivery of Books as well as Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act 1954, 56 likewise gives a commercial payoff of publicity to the publisher or authors.

5. Penalty: Any publisher who contravenes whatever provision of this Act. or of whatever dominion made hereunder shall live on punishable amongst fine which may extend to l rupees and, “if the contravention is inwards abide by of a book, shall likewise live on punishable amongst fine which shall live on equivalent to” the value of the book, as well as the courtroom trying the offence may at 1 time that the whole or whatever business office of the fine realised from him shall live on paid, past times agency of compensation to the world library to which the mass or “newspaper”, equally the illustration may be, ought to convey been delivered.

6. Conclusion: The Delivery of Books as well as Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954 convey the provision to deliver a re-create of every publication brought out past times anyone anywhere inwards the Bharat to the National Library, Calcutta. Apart from the obligation shape upon publishers nether the law, at that topographic point is likewise an payoff they stand upwards to savour past times depositing their publications to the National Library. It provides them amongst an first-class chance of using the forum of the Indian National Bibliography to give the widest possible publicity to their publications inwards Bharat as well as almost all over the world.

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