RRL Act 16Chapter III · Property, Liabilities and Functions of Board
Section 16 · Duties of Board
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(1) Subject to the provisions of the deed of trust, it shall be the general duty of
the Board to manage the library and to plan, promote, organise and implement programmes for the
development of the library on modern scientific lines (including provision of adequate facilities for
preservation and photo-duplication of rare manuscripts) and to perform such other functions as the
Central Government may, from time to time, assign to the Board.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the Board may take such steps as it thinks fit
(a) to provide for instruction and research in matters relating to libraries and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge in such matters;
(b) to protect, enlarge and improve the collections in the library;
(c) to promote study and research and to provide facilities to scholars for this purpose;
(d) to do all such other things as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions under this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the Board may take such steps as it thinks fit
(a) to provide for instruction and research in matters relating to libraries and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge in such matters;
(b) to protect, enlarge and improve the collections in the library;
(c) to promote study and research and to provide facilities to scholars for this purpose;
(d) to do all such other things as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions under this Act.
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