LawgistThe Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Act
25Officers and employees of Board to be public servants
All officers and employees of the Board shall, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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All sections
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Declaration of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library as an institution of national importance
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Establishment and incorporation of Board
- 5 Composition of Board
- 6 Term of office and fresh nomination in certain cases
- 7 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate acts
- 8 Duty of Government nominating persons, etc
- 9 Meetings of Board
- 10 Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes
- 11 Authentication of orders and other instruments of Board
- 12 Staff of Board
- 13 Transfer of service of existing employees to Board
- 14 Location of library
- 15 Property and liabilities of Board
- 16 Duties of Board
- 17 Powers of Board
- 18 Grants by Central Government to Board
- 19 Fund of Board
- 20 Budget
- 21 Accounts and audit
- 22 Returns and reports
- 23 Power of Central Government to issue directions to Board
- 24 Delegation of powers and duties
- 25 Officers and employees of Board to be public servants
- 26 Protection of action taken under the Act
- 27 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 28 Power of Board to make regulations
