Section 5
Powers of the Board
of Sarawak State Library Ordinance, 1999
The Board shall have the following powers for the discharge of its functions and duties under this Ordinance:
(a)
to manage the State Library, the library resources and public records, and the preservation, protection and utilization thereof, and regulate or control access to and dissemination of information, knowledge and data on the State including the removal of the same from the State and, if the Board thinks fit, to charge fees for such access and usage;
(b)
to carry on all activities, the carrying on of which appears to the Board to be necessary, advantageous or convenient for or in connection with the discharge of its duties;
(c)
to promote the carrying on of any such activities by other bodies or persons or jointly with such other bodies or persons, or in association or collaboration or in joint venture with other bodies or persons including the Government or the
Government of Malaysia;
(d)
to maintain and upkeep all buildings and facilities dedicated by the Government for the use of, or for the purpose of the State Library;
(e)
to acquire, install and maintain library resources, materials, equipment and other things required for the State
Library;
(f)
to regulate the use of the State Library and its library resources, and, subject to regulations made under section 29, to regulate and control access to public record;
(g)
to ensure that the State Library is so managed or administered as to be able to fulfill and achieve the purposes set out in section 3(l);
(h)
to receive donations, grants, gifts of movable or immovable property from any source or to raise funds by any lawful means, and to apply the same for the purposes of enabling
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the State Library to fulfill and achieve its objectives and statutory purposes;
(i)
to make provision for the specialized training of officers and employees of the State Library and in that connection, may offer or procure scholarships, loans, study or research grants for intending trainees or otherwise pay the costs of such training or expenses incidental thereto;
(j)
to enter into contracts and generally to regulate the transaction of all businesses connected to the State Library;
(k)
to advise the Government on all matters pertaining to libraries, resource centres and maintenance of materials and publications for public records or benefit; and
(l)
to discharge such other functions as may be assigned to the Board by the Authority.
Ownership of State Library property