5Duties of Council

5 Duties of Council

5 Duties of Council

(1) It shall be the duty of the Council—

(a) to make or cause to be made careful inquiry into the administration and management of every local library, library service and information service which is provided, controlled and managed (either directly or under an agreement or other arrangement to which it is a party) by a local authority which has adopted this Act,

(b) to cause every local library, library service and information service which is provided, controlled and managed (either directly or under an agreement or other arrangement to which it is a party) by a local authority which has adopted this Act, to be inspected from time to time,

(c) to report to the Minister as to the sums required to be provided in each year to meet the cost of subsidies payable under this Act,

(d) to make recommendations to the Minister as to—

(i) what local libraries, library services and information services should be subsidised under this Act,

(ii) what sum of money should be paid by way of subsidy under this Act to any local authority,

(iii) what conditions should be attached to the payment of subsidy under this Act to any local authority.

(e), (f) (Repealed)

(2) Subject to this section and section 4B, the Council shall invest any of its funds not immediately required for the purposes of the Council in any manner authorised by law for the investment of trust funds.

(2A) Subject to section 4B (4), the Council shall not deal with any property acquired by gift inter vivos, devise or bequest, or with any real property otherwise acquired, except with the approval of the Governor (which may be given in respect of any case or class of cases) or except in accordance with the condition subject to which the property was acquired.

(3) The Council shall exercise such other functions in relation to local libraries, library services and information services as the Minister may, from time to time, by writing under the Minister’s hand direct or as may be prescribed.

s 5: Am 1975 No 41, sec 5 (g); 2005 No 64, Sch 1.15 [6]; 2011 No 9, Sch 1 [2]; 2019 No 2, Sch 1 [6].