Malaysia legislation

Section 14

of SARAWAK STATE LIBRARY ORDINANCE, 1999

Section 14

(a)

to provide for the preservation and use of library resources or materials published in Sarawak;

(b)

to create standard bibliographic records of library resources or materials published in Sarawak;

(c)

to maintain statistical records of library resources or materials published in Sarawak; and

(d)

to maintain, preserve and keep public records which are more than twenty-five years old, and other documents, papers, instruments, and statutes, statutory orders, regulations or decrees, directed by State Secretary to be maintained, preserved and kept in the State Depository on account of their historical value or public importance.

(2)

The State Depository shall be managed and controlled by the Chief Executive Officer under the supervision and direction of the

Board.

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Delivery of copies of library resources published in Sarawak

Section 14 — SARAWAK STATE LIBRARY ORDINANCE, 1999