Section 28. Power of Board to make regulations

28. Power of Board to make regulations.— (1) The Board may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder, for enabling it to discharge its functions under this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may — provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: (a) the conditions and restrictions subject to which manuscripts and books in the library may be used; (b) the manner in which, and the purposes for which, persons may be associated with the Board; (c) the time and place of meetings of the Board, the procedure to be followed in regard to the transaction of business at such meetings and the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting; (d) the maintenance of minutes of meetings of the Board and the transmission of copies thereof to the Central Government; (e) the recruitment and conditions of service of officers and other employees of the Board; (f) the persons by whom and the manner in which, payments, deposits and investments may be made on behalf of the Board; (g ) the maximum amount that may be kept in the current account; (h) the maintenance of registers and accounts; (i) the compilation of catalogues and inventories of the manuscripts, books and other articles and things in the library; (j) the steps to be taken for the preservation of the manuscripts, books and other articles and things in the library; (k) the general management of the library; (l) the fees and other charges to be levied for the use of manuscripts and books in the library; 1. Subs. by Act 51 of 1981, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 24-12-1981). (m) any other matter in respect of which provision is, in the opinion of the Board, necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act. (3) The Central Government may, after consultation with the Board, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend, vary or rescind any regulation which it has approved; and thereupon the regulation shall have effect accordingly, but without prejudice to the exercise of the powers of the Board under sub-sections (1) and (2). have effect accordingly, but without prejudice to the exercise of the powers of the Board under 1[(4) Every regulation made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the regulation or both Houses agree that the regulation should not be made, the regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that regulation.] The Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna, was built out of the valuable personal collections of Arabic and Persian manu-scripts and books of the late Maulvi Muhammad Bakhsh Khan. Later on his son, the late Khuda Bakhsh, added to this collection In 1891 Maulvi Khuda Baldish executed a deed of trust appointing the then Government of Bengal as trustees for, the management of the Library. The Government of Bihar (as successor Government) are now the trustees. At present the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna. is being administered by a Board of management setup by the Government of Bihar in consonance with the terms of the deed of trust and in consultation with the Central Government. The Government of Bihar have agreed to transfer the control of be Library to the Central Government on the following conditions:— (i) that the Library or any of its possessions should not be removed outside the limits of the Patna Municipal Corporation; (ii) that the Stine government is given an adequate representation in the Managing Body of the Library, arid (iii) that the State Government's share of expenditure should not exceed Rs. 50,000 per annum. The present premises of the Library will be handed over by the Government of Bihar to the Central Government free of cost. Having regard to the importance and value of the collections in the Library and to the need for reorganising and developing the Library on modern scientific lines, it is considered that it should be declared to be an institution of national importance under entry 62 in List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution. The Bill seeks to give effect to this proposal and makes provision mainly for the following: — Constitution. The Bill seeks to give effect to this proposal and makes provision mainly for the (1) the establishment of a Board consisting of twelve persons for the Administration of the Library and the vesting in the Board of the property of the Library; (2) transfer of the existing staff to the Board; (3) the issue of directions by Government to Board in the discharge of its functions, the Submission by the Board of annual budget estimates and reports to Government, the deposit of funds in the Reserve Bank, etc, and the annual audit of the accounts of the Board by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. New Delhi The 1 st December , 1967. TRIGUNA SEN