In force · As amended up to 2026-08
1. Short title and extent.
(1) This Act may be called the Delivery of Books [1][and Newspapers]
(Public Libraries) Act, 1954.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
[Footnotes]
1. Ins. by Act 99 of 1956, s. 3 (w.e.f. 29-12-1956).
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu
and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
Source: India Code