The Rampur Raza Library Act, 1975

(1) This Act may be called the Rampur Raza Library Act, 1975. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

It is herebydeclared that the Rampur Raza Library, at Rampur, is an institution of national importance.

In this Act, unless the contest otherwise requires,-- (a) "Board" means the Board established under section 4; (b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; (c) "deed of trust" means the deed of trust executed by the late Nawab Sir Syed Raza Ali KhanBahadur of Rampur, on the 6th August, 1951, and registered as No. 103, Book IV, Volume No. 8, onpages 74 to 93 of the Office of the officiating Chief Sub-Registrar, Rampur; (d) "Fund" means the Fund referred to in section 19; (e) "library" means the Rampur Raza Library, which is declared by this Act to be an institution ofnational importance; (f) "member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman, and also includes theVice-Chairman, if any; (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (h) "Rampur" means the headquarters of the District of Rampur in the State of Uttar Pradesh; (i) "State Government" means the Government of the State of Uttar Pradesh.

(1) With effect from such date as the CentralGovernment may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be established, for thepurposes of this Act, a Board, to be known as the "Rampur Raza Library Board". (2) The Board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and acommon seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of propertyand to contract, and may, by that name, sue and, be sued.

(1) The Board shall consist of the following persons, namely:-- (a) the Governor of the State of Uttar Pradesh, ex officio, who shall be the Chairman; (b) Shri Syed Murtaza Ali Khan, for life, who shall be the Vice-Chairman; (c) Colonel Bashir Hussain Zaidi, for life; (d) the Accountant-General, Uttar Pradesh, ex officio; (e) a descendant of the late Nawab Sir Syed Raza Ali Khan Bahadur of Rampur, to be nominatedby the Central Government; (f) four persons to be nominated by the Central Government, out of whom-- (i) two shall be persons who, in the opinion of the Central Government, have expertknowledge with regard to the collections in the library or are distinguished historians or scholarsof Arabic, Persian or Urdu, (ii) one shall be an officer, not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to the Government ofIndia in the Department dealing with matters connected with the library, (iii) one shall be a person who, in the opinion of the Central Government, has expertknowledge of, and experience in, management of public libraries; (g) the Collector and District Magistrate, Rampur, ex officio; (h) three other persons, of whom at least two shall be scholars of repute, to be nominated by theState Government; (i) the Director of the Library, ex officio, who shall be the Member-Secretary. (2) Every nomination made under this section shall be notified by the Central Government in theOfficial Gazette and every nomination so notified shall take effect from the date of the notification.