Library Act

CONSOLIDATION OF LIBRARY ACT R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.L-7 (Current to: August 15, 2014) AS AMENDED BY: S.Nu. 2010,c.14,s.11 s.11 in force June 10, 2010 This consolidation is not an official statement of the law. It is an office consolidation prepared for convenience only. The authoritative text of statutes can be ascertained from the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the Annual Volumes of the Statutes of the Northwest Territories (for statutes passed before April 1, 1999) and the Statutes of Nunavut (for statutes passed on or after April 1, 1999). A copy of a statute of Nunavut can be obtained from the Territorial Printer at the address below. The Annual Volumes of the Statutes of Nunavut and this consolidation are also available online at http://www.justice.gov.nu.ca/english/legislation.html but are not official statements of the law. Any certified Bills not yet included in the Annual Volumes of the Statutes of Nunavut can be obtained through the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Territorial Printer Legislation Division Department of Justice Government of Nunavut Tel.: (867) 975-6305 P.O. Box 1000, Station 550 Fax: (867) 975-6189 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Email: Territorial.Printer@gov.nu.ca 1 R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.L-7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN CONSOLIDATIONS Miscellaneous c. means "chapter". CIF means "comes into force". NIF means "not in force". s. means "section" or "sections", "subsection" or "subsections", "paragraph" or "paragraphs". Sch. means "schedule". SI-005-98 means the instrument registered as SI-005-98 in 1998. (Note: This is a Northwest Territories statutory instrument if it is made before April 1, 1999, and a Nunavut statutory instrument if it is made on or after April 1, 1999 and before January 1, 2000.) SI-012-2003 means the instrument registered as SI-012-2003 in 2003. (Note: This is a Nunavut statutory instrument made on or after January 1, 2000.) Citation of Acts R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.D-22 means Chapter D-22 of the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988. R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.10(Supp.) means Chapter 10 of the Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988. (Note: The Supplement is in three volumes.) S.N.W.T. 1996,c.26 means Chapter 26 of the 1996 Annual Volume of the Statutes of the Northwest Territories. S.Nu. 2002,c.14 means Chapter 14 of the 2002 Annual Volume of the Statutes of Nunavut. 2 R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.L-7 Library Act, Consolidation of Current to: 2014-08-15 TABLE OF CONTENTS Definition of "Public Library Services" 1 Public Library Services 2 Director 3 Duties of Director 4 Powers of Commissioner 5 Regulations 6 i R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.L-7 Library Act, Consolidation of Current to: 2014-08-15 LIBRARY ACT Definition of "Public Library Services" 1. In this Act, "Public Library Services" means the Public Library Services of Nunavut established under section 2. S.Nu. 2010,c.14,s.11(2),(4). Public Library Services 2. The Commissioner shall establish in Nunavut a system of free public libraries called the Public Library Services of Nunavut. S.Nu. 2010,c.14,s.11(4). Director 3. The Minister shall appoint a Director of Public Library Services from among the graduates of any library school approved by the Minister. S.Nu. 2010,c.14,s.11(3). Duties of Director 4. The Director of Public Library Services shall (a) advise the Minister on the organization of the Public Library Services; (b) subject to the regulations, manage the Public Library Services and direct the work of employees in the Public Library Services; (c) encourage the use of libraries and their services throughout Nunavut; and (d) perform the duties assigned by the Minister. S.Nu. 2010,c.14,s.11(4). Powers of Commissioner 5. The Commissioner may (a) by purchase, gift or bequest, acquire for the Public Library Services books, periodicals, newspapers, pictures, films, records or any other objects or articles of educational or cultural value; (b) by gift, bequest or otherwise, acquire moneys, securities or other property; and (c) expend, administer or dispose of property acquired under paragraph (b) for public library purposes in Nunavut, subject to the terms on which the property was acquired. S.Nu. 2010,c.14,s.11(4). Regulations 6. The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Minister, may make regulations (a) for the operation, maintenance and inspection of the Public Library Services, including library services by mail and travelling library services; and (b) for those matters respecting the Public Library Services that the Commissioner considers necessary. 1 R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.L-7 Library Act, Consolidation of Current to: 2014-08-15 PUBLISHED BY TERRITORIAL PRINTER FOR NUNAVUT ©2014 2 R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.L-7