The Salar Jung Museum Act, 1961

(1) This Act may be called the Salar Jung Museum Act, 1961. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

It is hereby declared that the Salar Jung Museum together with the Salar JungLibrary at Hyderabad in the State of Andhra Pradesh is an institution of national importance.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Board" means the Board established under section 4; (b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board; (c) "Fund" means the fund referred to in section 19; (d) "member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman; (e) "museum" means the Salar Jung Museum together with the Salar Jung Library, declared to bean institution of national importance under this Act; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) "State Government" means the Government of Andhra 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 Salar Jung Museum 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. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Board shall not, except with theprevious approval of the Central Government, sell or otherwise dispose of any article or thing specified inPart I or Part II of the Schedule.

(1) The Board shall consist of the following persons, namely:-- (a) the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, ex officio Chairman; (b) the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry concerned with matters relating tothe museum, ex officio; (c) the Mayor of the Corporation of Hyderabad, ex officio; (d) the Vice-Chancellor of the Osmania University, ex officio; (e) the Accountant-General, Andhra Pradesh, ex officio; (f) a person to be nominated by the Central Government, who shall be a member of the family ofthe late Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur who died on the 2nd day of March, 1949; (g) three persons to be nominated by the Central Government who shall as far as possible bepersons having knowledge of, and experience in, matters relating to the administration of museumsand libraries; (h) two persons to be nominated by the State Government. (2) Every nomination under this section shall take effect as soon as it is notified by the CentralGovernment in the Official Gazette.