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                                              GHANA LIBRARY BOARD ACT, 1970 (ACT 
                                              327)</span></b></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1. Establishment of Ghana Library 
                                              Board</span></p>
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                                              2. Membership of Board</span></p>
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                                              3. Functions of Board</span></p>
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                                              4. Meetings of Board</span></p>
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                                              5. Committees</span></p>
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                                              6. Appointment of Officers and 
                                              Employees</span></p>
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                                              7. Vesting of Assets, etc.of 
                                              Former Library Board in the New 
                                              Library Board.</span></p>
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                                              8. Regional Advisory Committees</span></p>
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                                              9. Functions of Regional Advisory 
                                              Committees</span></p>
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                                              10. Funds of Board</span></p>
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                                              11. Payment into Bank</span></p>
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                                              12. Accounts and Audit</span></p>
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                                              13. Annual Report</span></p>
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                                              14. Rules</span></p>
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                                              15. Repeal.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              THE THREE HUNDRED AND 
                                              TWENTY-SEVENTH</span></p>
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                                              <b></p>
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                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
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                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              THE GHANA LIBRARY BOARD ACT, 1970</span></b></p>
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                                              AN ACT to re-enact the Gold Coast 
                                              Library Board Ordinance (Cap. 118) 
                                              with amendments and to provide for 
                                              other purposes connected 
                                              therewith.</span></p>
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                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 30th April, 1970.</span></p>
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                                              BE IT ENACTED by the Presidential 
                                              Commission and the National 
                                              Assembly in this present 
                                              Parliament assembled as follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Establishment of Ghana 
                                              Library Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) There is hereby established, 
                                              for the purposes of this Act a 
                                              Board to be known as the Ghana 
                                              Library Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Ghana Library Board, 
                                              hereafter referred to in this Act 
                                              as the &quot;Board&quot;, shall be a body 
                                              corporate with perpetual 
                                              succession and a common seal, and 
                                              may sue and be sued in its 
                                              corporate name.</span></p>
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                                              (3) The Board shall have the power 
                                              for the discharge of its functions 
                                              to acquire and hold any movable or 
                                              immovable property, to dispose of 
                                              such property by lease or 
                                              otherwise and to enter into any 
                                              contract or other transactions.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2&#8212;Membership of Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Board shall consist of a 
                                              Chairman and the following members 
                                              all of whom shall be appointed by 
                                              the President under article 49 of 
                                              the Constitution:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) a representative of the 
                                              Ministry responsible for 
                                              Education,</span></p>
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                                              (b) a representative of the 
                                              Ministry responsible for Finance,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) a representative of the 
                                              Department of Library Studies, 
                                              University of Ghana,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) a representative of the 
                                              Institute of Adult Education of 
                                              Ghana,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) a representative of the 
                                              Ministry of Local Administration,</span></p>
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                                              (f) a representative of the 
                                              Conference of Heads of Assisted 
                                              Secondary Schools in Ghana,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) a representative of the 
                                              National Teachers' Training 
                                              Council of Ghana,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h) a representative of the 
                                              Department of Social Welfare,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              a representative of the Ministry 
                                              responsible for Information,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (j) three persons representing the 
                                              religious bodies in Ghana 
                                              appointed in consultation with the 
                                              Minister responsible for Education 
                                              acting on the advice of the 
                                              religious bodies,</span></p>
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                                              (k) the Director of Library 
                                              Services,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (l) a representative of the 
                                              Ministry responsible for Cultural 
                                              Affairs,</span></p>
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                                              (m) one other person appointed in 
                                              consultation with the Minister 
                                              responsible for Education, and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (n) a representative of the 
                                              Elementary School Teachers' 
                                              Association nominated by the Ghana 
                                              National Association of Teachers.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The members of the Board shall 
                                              hold office for two years and 
                                              shall be eligible for 
                                              re-appointment.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3&#8212;Functions of Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              The functions of the Board shall 
                                              be&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) to establish, equip, manage 
                                              and maintain public libraries in 
                                              Ghana;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) to take all such steps as may 
                                              be necessary to discharge such 
                                              functions; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) to give effect to the 
                                              principles and provisions of this 
                                              Act.</span></p>
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                                              Section 4&#8212;Meetings of Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) At every meeting of the Board, 
                                              the Chairman shall preside and in 
                                              his absence the members shall 
                                              elect a Chairman from among the 
                                              number of members present at the 
                                              meeting.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) Every question 
                                              before the Board at any meeting 
                                              shall be decided by a majority of 
                                              the votes of the members present.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) Eight members shall form a 
                                              quorum.</span></p>
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                                              (c) The Chairman at any such 
                                              meeting shall have an original as 
                                              well as a casting vote.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Board shall meet for the 
                                              despatch of business at such times 
                                              and places as the Chairman may 
                                              from time to time appoint, but 
                                              shall meet at least once in every 
                                              three months.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The Chairman may at any time, 
                                              and shall on the request in 
                                              writing of three members of the 
                                              Board, call a special meeting of 
                                              the Board. If the Chairman is 
                                              absent from Ghana or ill or 
                                              otherwise incapacitated, the 
                                              Director of Library Services 
                                              shall, on being so requested in 
                                              writing by three members of the 
                                              Board, call a special meeting of 
                                              the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The validity of any act of the 
                                              Board shall not be affected by 
                                              reason of the existence of any 
                                              vacancy among its members, or any 
                                              defect in the appointment of a 
                                              member thereof.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5&#8212;Committees.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Board may appoint special 
                                              committees consisting of such 
                                              number of persons as it may think 
                                              fit&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) to whom it may delegate any of 
                                              its administrative functions, and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) to discharge any function, 
                                              subject to the other provisions of 
                                              this Act, which may be referred to 
                                              such committees by the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6&#8212;Appointment of Officers 
                                              and Employees.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              subsection (3) of this section 
                                              there shall be a Director of 
                                              Library Services, who shall be&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) appointed by the Minister 
                                              responsible for Education upon 
                                              such terms and conditions as he 
                                              may determine with approval of the 
                                              Cabinet; and </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) as hereinbefore provided, a 
                                              member of the Board and its chief 
                                              executive.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              subsection (3) of this section the 
                                              Board may&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) from time to time appoint, 
                                              upon such terms and conditions 
                                              (including remuneration) as it may 
                                              think fit such officers (except 
                                              the Director of Library Services) 
                                              and employees as it may deem 
                                              necessary for the proper and 
                                              efficient conduct of the functions 
                                              of the Board;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) grant pensions, gratuities or 
                                              retiring allowances to any 
                                              officers or employees and may 
                                              require officers and employees to 
                                              contribute to any pension or 
                                              superannuation scheme; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) pay travelling and other 
                                              allowances to its members, members 
                                              of Regional Advisory Committees 
                                              and of any other committee 
                                              appointed under the provisions of 
                                              this Act in connection with 
                                              attendance at meetings of the 
                                              Board or of such committees.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The terms and conditions of 
                                              appointment of officers, of 
                                              pensions and superannuation 
                                              scheme, the termination of 
                                              appointment of officers (including 
                                              the said Director) and the rate of 
                                              travelling and other allowances 
                                              for members of the Board and of 
                                              committees appointed under this 
                                              Act shall in every case be subject 
                                              to the approval of the Government.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7&#8212;Vesting of Assets, etc. 
                                              of Former Library Board in the New 
                                              Library Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) All rights assets and property 
                                              vested in, or in any manner held 
                                              on behalf of or for the purposes 
                                              of the former Library Board 
                                              (hereinafter referred to as &quot;the 
                                              former Library Board&quot;) established 
                                              under the Gold Coast Library Board 
                                              Ordinance (Cap. 118) as 
                                              subsequently amended, immediately 
                                              before the commencement of this 
                                              Act, shall, after such 
                                              commencement similarly vest in or 
                                              be held on behalf of or for the 
                                              purposes of the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) All liabilities and 
                                              obligations subsisting against the 
                                              former Library Board immediately 
                                              before the commencement of this 
                                              Act, shall thereafter similarly 
                                              continue to subsist against the 
                                              Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Every contract in respect of 
                                              any matter, being a contract 
                                              between the former Board and any 
                                              other party immediately before the 
                                              commencement of this Act shall 
                                              thereafter similarly continue to 
                                              subsist between the Board and such 
                                              other party.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Any person in the employment 
                                              of the former Library Board 
                                              immediately before the 
                                              commencement of this Act, shall, 
                                              thereafter and subject to any 
                                              direction given by the Government, 
                                              continue in the employment of the 
                                              Board in the post and on the terms 
                                              in and on which he was employed by 
                                              the former Library Board and shall 
                                              not be made to suffer arbitrary 
                                              dismissal.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8&#8212; Regional Advisory 
                                              Committees.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Board shall establish in 
                                              each Region of Ghana a Regional 
                                              Advisory Committee which shall be 
                                              constituted as follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the Regional Education Officer 
                                              or his representative, who shall 
                                              be Chairman;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) a representative of the 
                                              Regional Administrative Committee;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) a representative of the Local 
                                              Authority in the area of authority 
                                              in which the Regional Library is 
                                              situated;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) a prominent citizen normally 
                                              resident in the appropriate Region 
                                              appointed by the Board;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) the Regional Librarian who 
                                              shall serve as Secretary;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) a representative of the 
                                              Conference of Heads of Secondary 
                                              Schools;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) a representative of the 
                                              National Teacher Training Council;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h) a representative of the Centre 
                                              for Civil Education; and </span>
                                              </p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              a representative of the Elementary 
                                              School Teachers' Association 
                                              nominated by the Ghana National 
                                              Association of Teachers.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Each of the members of the 
                                              Regional Advisory Committee listed 
                                              in subsections (1) (b), (c) and 
                                              (d) of this section shall hold 
                                              office for two years and shall be 
                                              eligible for re-appointment.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Each Regional Advisory 
                                              Committee shall meet at least once 
                                              in every three months at such 
                                              times and places as the Chairman 
                                              may appoint.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9&#8212;Functions of Regional 
                                              Advisory Committees.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The functions of the Regional 
                                              Advisory Committee shall be&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) to advise on the development 
                                              of library services at the 
                                              regional level;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) to encourage the use of 
                                              existing library services in the 
                                              Regions; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) to discharge any other duties 
                                              that may from time to time be 
                                              assigned to them by the Board in 
                                              respect of its functions under 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;Funds of Board.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The funds of the Board shall 
                                              include&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) all moneys raised by the Board 
                                              for general purposes;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) all moneys accruing to the 
                                              Board either from the Ghana 
                                              Government or from any Council, 
                                              within the meaning of the Local 
                                              Government Act, 1961 (Act 54), 
                                              either by way of grant-in-aid or 
                                              endowment or otherwise;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) all charges, dues or amounts 
                                              received by the Board;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) all interest on moneys 
                                              invested by the Board;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) all donations accruing to the 
                                              Board for the general purposes of 
                                              the Board from any other sources; 
                                              and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) any other moneys accruing to 
                                              the Board in the course of the 
                                              operations of the Board.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The funds of the Board shall 
                                              be applied by the Board towards 
                                              the furtherance of its functions 
                                              provided for in this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Payment into Bank.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              All sums of money received on 
                                              account of the Board may be paid 
                                              into such bank or banks as may be 
                                              approved by the Board for the 
                                              credit of the Board's general 
                                              current or deposit account, so, 
                                              however, that the Board may invest 
                                              as it deems fit, any moneys not 
                                              required for current use.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12&#8212;Accounts and Audit.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The accounts of the Board up to 
                                              the 30th day of June in each year 
                                              shall be audited by the 
                                              Auditor-General or an auditor to 
                                              be approved by him and a copy of 
                                              the accounts so audited shall, not 
                                              later than the 30th day of 
                                              September next following, be 
                                              published in the Gazette and shall 
                                              thereafter be submitted to the 
                                              Government.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13&#8212;Annual Report.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              So soon as may be after the 30th 
                                              day of June in every year, the 
                                              Board shall prepare a report of 
                                              its activities during the year, 
                                              and such report shall be published 
                                              in such manner as the Minister 
                                              responsible for Education may 
                                              direct.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14&#8212;Rules.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Board may make rules 
                                              subject to the approval of the 
                                              Minister responsible for 
                                              Education, generally for the 
                                              better carrying out of the 
                                              purposes of this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) In particular and without 
                                              prejudice to the generality of the 
                                              foregoing, such rules may provide&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) for regulating the use of any 
                                              library under the management of 
                                              the Board;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) for protecting any such 
                                              library and the fittings, 
                                              furniture and contents thereof 
                                              from injury;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) for the giving of a guarantee 
                                              or security by any person using 
                                              such library; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) for fees and penalties to be 
                                              paid by any person borrowing books 
                                              from such library.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Any person who contravenes any 
                                              rule made under the preceding 
                                              provisions of this section shall 
                                              be guilty of an offence and shall, 
                                              on summary conviction, be liable 
                                              to a fine not exceeding fifty new 
                                              cedis.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15&#8212;Repeal.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Gold Coast Library Board 
                                              Ordinance (Cap. 118), subsequently 
                                              amended is hereby repealed:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that any statutory 
                                              instrument made thereunder and in 
                                              force immediately before the 
                                              commencement of this Act shall be 
                                              deemed on and after such 
                                              commencement to be a statutory 
                                              instrument made under this Act, 
                                              unless otherwise repealed or 
                                              amended under this Act.</span></td>
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