5Registration of members of local libraries—the Act, s 15

5 Registration of members of local libraries—the Act, s 15

5 Registration of members of local libraries—the Act, s 15

(1) A local authority must determine the procedure and conditions of registration of members of a local library provided, controlled or managed by the local authority.

(2) A local authority may refuse to register a person as a member, or cancel a member’s registration, if—

(a) the person is not a resident of—

(i) the local government area in which the local library is located, or

(ii) a local government area the subject of an arrangement referred to in the Act, section 10(3) to which the local authority is a party, or

(b) the person has contravened the rules for the local library, or

(c) in the local authority’s opinion, the person is not a fit and proper person to be registered as a member of the local library.

(3) A person who is not a member of a local library must not borrow library material from the library.