 bill, i96s arrangement of clausb$ chap'l'er ippr,l'vdjart  clatjus1 short title and commencement 2 declaration of' khuda bakhsh oriental public ubrary u an instituucm of natiow importadce 3 definitions chaptern the khuda bakhsh oilmntal public ijbraay bood ", 4 establishment and incorporation \ of board 5 composition of board 8 term of ofbce 7 temporary absence of members 8 duty of government nominating persons, etc 9 meetings of board 10 temporary association of persons with board for particular purpose 11 'authentication of orders and other instruments of beard 12 sta1! of board 13 transfer of service of existing employees of board   14 location of library  chapterm propatty ll\bil1tii8 and rt1nctiomi or ~ boaiid15 property an~, ,liabilities of board 16 duties of ~" 17 powers of board  chapter iv finance, accounts, audit and imports --- , clauses ''is giants by central government to board -  i i - i - - ~  ,: i9; pund of, board  '   20 budget 21 accounts a·nd audit 22 returns arid' reports  chapter vmibcj:llanbous  23 power of central government to issue directions to board' 24 delegation of powers, and duties 25 ~c~rs and' eml'loyees 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 relul~tiod8  the khuda bakhsh oriental pubuc library bill, 1965  a billto declare the khudtj bakhsh oriental public libra", at pcitn4 to be an institution of national importance and 't~ pro~ for its admi- nibtration and certain other connected matter, ,"-t, be it t!:d8cted by parliament in the sixteenth year of: -the republic of india as follows:- chaprer i,',',        ,"                                                                 pulj:minary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ~ 5       1 (1)' this act may be called the khuda sakhsh oriental public short tiue   library act, 1965;                                                         '  ' :  :                                                                                        ~f~·                                                                                        liiciice·       (2) it shall come idto force on ,such date·  the centiil govern· ment '    ment may, by n~tificatiqn'id the  , qfjicial gazette, appoint decal!ation z it is hereby declared that the khuda bakhsh oriental public ·of khuda -ljb t p tn  th \  beh,  rary a a a in estate ot bihar 18 an institution of national oriental unportance public ubrwyaa an jdltitution at national importance 3 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,-(4) "board" means the board established under section 4; s (b) "chairman" means the chairman of the board; (c) "deed of trust" means the deed of trust no 217 executed in the office of the deputy registrar of patna by the late maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahadur of muradpur on the 14th january, 1891; 10 (d) "fund" means the fund referred to in section 19; (e) "library" means the khuda bakhsh oriental public library declared to be an institution of national importance under this act; (f) "member" means a member of the board and includes is the chairman;  (g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act;· (h) "state government" mams the government of bihar 20  chapi'er ii thill khtma bakiish oiuzntal pubuc laiwry boalldc (1) with effect from such date as the central goverdment may, by notification in the offtcial gazette, appoint, there shall be established for the purposes of this act, a board to be known as the khuda bakhsh oriental public library board 2s  establishment and incorporation of board (2) the board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and contract, and may,· by that nam, sue and be med   5 (1) the board shall consist of the following penou, i!amely: -30 <:oqmtion- of board (a) the goverdol' of bihar, u oficio, chairmad; (b) the accountant general, bihar, e:r o6icio;  (e) a penon to be nomidated by the central ~vernm,t, __ w!w shall be a m~ of the tmily of the late maulvi khuda bakhah-kh~--b~adur 'of m~dpur; - ----"--5 (d) eight pe1'bol1s, four each ·to 'be dominated by the central government and the· state government, who shall, as far as pcaible, be persons having knowledge of, and experience in, matters' relating to the l1dministration of libraries  (2) every noduaation under this section shall take e1fect·u 'soon as it is notified' by the central government in the oftfcial 10 gazette  &  (1) the term of office of nominated members'ltbad be such as term of may be prescribed ,   omce and "(2) any nominated memtjer may resign his office by giving fr~ notice in writing to the central government, and on such resiptiod ~~:a-15 bemg notified by the central government in the official gazette, certain shall be deemed· to have vacated his· office cues    (3) a casual vacancy created by the resignation of a nominated member under sub--section (2) or for any other rahon may be ftlled by fresh nomination by· the central government or the state 20 government, as the case may be, and a member' so nominated shall hold office for the remaining period for which the member in whose place he is nominated would have held of!ce 'j , (4) an outgoing member shall be ellgibie for renomination (5) if any nominated member is by inft~ity or otherwise 25 rendered temporarily incapable of carrying out his duties or is bsent on leave or othenrise in circumstances not involving the vacation of his oftlce, the central govemment or the state gov  ment, as the case inay be, may nominate another penon to act in his place during his albsedce 30 7 no act of the board shall be invalid merely by reason of-__ -'  vacm;&8i, (4) ady vacancy in, 'or defect in' the constitution of, the - , dot to board or idvalidate 35 (~) any defect in the nomination of a person acting as a acts, memb« thereof, or (c) any irregularity in its proeedure not atlecting the merits of the case  duty of 8 (1) before nominating ii person to be a jilember of the board, c;w:-the central government or the state government, as the case may rww,lmtbe shan _tisfy itself that thtt persod wid ~ve no such ftnancial or ide pei"_ 40 other interest as is likely to affect pre;udieiady the exercise or per- sons, eu: ' formance by him of his functiodlu ~ rnembe~, ~d the central govel1),tllent o~·'the' state gover:nmetlt, as ~ c;ase may ,be, shall also ----satisfy itself frcm time to ~ v?-tqreapect to every ·member norlinated by it that, he ha~ no sueh interest; a~' any person who is or whom the centra~ covernment or the 's~te government, as the case 5 may be, proposes to nominate and who' has consented to be, a member shall, whenever rtquestedby the centrol government' or the state government so to do, turnish 'to it 'such iriforrriation" as that government considers necessary for the performance by it of tts duties' under this sub-section ' ' 10 (2) a nominated member who is, in any wa)kdir~t1y or indirect~  ly, interested in a contract made or proposed to be made, by the board shall, as soon as possible after relevant circumstances have come' to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of, the board and the disclosure shan be recorded in the minutes 15 of the board and the member shall, not take any part alter the dis~ closure in any deliberation or decision of the board with r~ to that contract meetings 9 (1) the board shall meet at such 'times and places and shall, of board subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4"), observe 20 such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of busineu at its meetings (including the quorum at meetings) as may be provided by regulations made under this act ~ (2) the chairman or in his 'absence, any member chosen by the members present from among themselves shall p~ide at a meeting :zs of the board , '(3) if any nominated member, being an ofllcer of government, ii unable to- attend~any meeting of the board; he may, with the previous approval of the ,chairman, authorise any person in writing to do 10 (4) all questions at a meeting of the boud shall be decided by a 30 majority of the votes of the members present and voting and in the case of an equality of votes, the chairman or, in his absence, the member presiding, shall have a second or casting v~~e temporary 10 (1) the board may associate with itself in such manner and aasofor such purposes as may be provided by regulations made under this 3s ciati'on of ,act, any person whose, assistance or advice it may desir~ in, performpersons ing any of its functions under this act ' with board for parti- ' - , (?) a ,person associated with it by the board under sube~cti()n cular' (1) ,for any purpose ,~a11 have ~e right to take part, in the dlscus-purpose', " ,sions'of the b~rd relat~ to ,that purpo~, but shall not, by virtue 40 , ' or' this mct~on,: b~ ~tjt~e«( to v,?te , ' -  :'; 1l·tj1 o~e~~;fild :~~~ns cf  tpe ~rd, shu be authenticated authenti " by ::the, ;81gna~ ~f ,~e :ch~an 'or any' other member' author1sed clition of • ~ --by ~h~ ,bo~r~ ~ ~~ ~,~",~d all o~~e~' instru~ents issued by the orden ~~j;'d ,sh~ ~,~thent~ca,te4, by the l!iighature of an oftlcer of the :~ther ; s ~o~ auth~ ~n like mailne'r in this behalf "; ,  , - ,  , t  "'    ,  menta ' of board   , ' , '12,, (1) subiect to the ,pr,ovisions of s~b-secti~ (2), the board stall t may,forthe p~se of,enabllng itefii~tly to perform its functions board under this act, appoint such number o(offtcers and other employees ~s it may think fit 10  0' (2) , the ,re~itmen1:,~d '~()nctiii~ns of ~ice of such ~c~rs and e:'mployees shall 'pe~~oh, as may be provid~d by ~l~tio·iua made under this act  ,        -'~', i '" , 13 subject ~ t~~ 'j>rq~~~o~ ~f this, ac~ every per9qn' employed transfer in the library immediately before the date of establishment o! the or service i s ~rd" ~all, o~an~' from~ such date, becom£· an em~oyee of the :!n~~~~  board with such' designation as the board' may detemllne and  shall yees to ' hold' his offtce or service therein by the same' tenure, at the same board remuneration and upon the' same ~s and coridi~ions u· be would have held the same on such, date it the board had·not been establish-20 ed-aild shall comnue, to do· so unless and until"hia employment in the board ,·is terminated!'at  unt1:l auch tenure, remuneratjpn and terms arur conditions' are duly altered by the'~ard::   provided that the tenure; remwaerauon and terms and conditions of service of any ~~ p~~~>n ~ no~ be ~l~~ ~ his disadvantage ~5 withou~ the,~~'"~~safp~~al~ the c~ntral go,,~ent , :   14 ~~ ,libr&ry'~ be, located at patna ',' ,  ~ati~ ':  ' ; chapter m  ',' 'ubrar><    ', if : r ;,' ': •• ,  ,-~ f"  :1'  ipropbil'i'y, liamrris and i'tjnc"i'ions· 01' tb&j;soard  ' 'is (1) on the ,establishment of the b~d-- , :-(') 11 properties, funds and dues which are vested iii; br propert,·~ :, 30 i a _  ·t t-l b  realisable by, the trustees of the libtaty ~l u, ,"", y the deed and llabi-uti of of trust,in ~ir cap~ity as~uch"shallye~t, u?: and be realisable board   'by the board; and· ',   (") all liabilities in relation to the 'ubrary'  'fj'h1ch are n b' '  clt the ' said trustees, shall- be ~rceable (liuy enfotcea 'ie agcw,ug  35  against, the l5oard - , ,   " ' ",'  ,  ,,,' :  ', ','  ilftei' :o'jt!'e~buj}iment of' ~the (2) aupropertres, which m~y'th  transferred to· ·the library b ard b ' n be queathed or 0 el'wlse o ' eedgivbey 'ilie board shall vest in the board or acqulr ' duties of '  ' ' board  i • (1) subject to the provisions of the deed of trust, it ahall be  _  -"--____ the general duty of ,the 'd_-:i to  '" '   uuiuu' manage ~e library and to plan, promote, organise and impl~~t pro~ for: the development 01 th~ library on modern' sc'lentiftc lidea and to perform such othel' functions as the central government may from ti t tim s assign to the board  , me 0 e, (2) in part~~ and without ~udice to the generality at the faregotng provision, the board may take such steps ii it tbijib ft~ , (4) for providing for 'instruction tmd ftiieii:l'ch in mattara 10 relating to libraries and for ttle'uvanc:ement· of laminl and dissemination of knowledge in such matters; and powers ot board (b) to do all such other things as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions under, this ac:t 1 t (1) subject to such conditions and restriciioua as the cmtral 15 government may think ftt to impose, th~ board may exerc:ile all !uch powers as may be necci18zy or expedient for the purpose of carrying out its duties under thisact - i '  , (2) subjeetto irlch repllitlolll  __ , be  e b, the bouti in this behalf the board may ,from time to tidae ,, or otlla-~ ~o wie aequire saeh mad~'" boob, artici8 ar thidp  1u7, ia the opinion of the board, tie worthy of ~iii! i •• tt_ id c:- ilbnl7 -  chaprer iv gra~t8 by central government to board fund of ·8bard finance~ accomrrs audrr and rbpoii'l's 18 for the purpose of edahliag the board to dileharje its fude- 25 tioas efticiedti, under this ad, the cedtrai goy8l'dlllmlt ma,, alter due appropriation made by parliamtiat  b, law ia this bohau, pay to the board in each ftnaildal year such iiujig of 1dddey -at governmedt considers dec:11, by wa, ollftdt, load or 4dhenrue   19 (1) the board shall maintain a fund to which 8hal1 be 30 credited- (4) all~moneys paid by the""'i;entral government; (b) such sums of money as the state government may pay annually having, regard to its resolution no v /l 4055/60e 120 dated the '26th september, 1962; 35 (c) all fees and other cilarges levied udder t~ act; (d) all ,moneys received by the board byway of grant,  '~efaetiod bequest ,uription contribution gift, donation, ucu ,  ' or transfer; <e) all other moneys received by the boardm myoth« manner or from my other aouree __ _ (2)  the board may expend iuch swill  it tbfnb· fit ·far ""  fanning its functions under this act and such sums ahall be treated s as expenditure payable out of the fund (3) a sum of money not exceeding iuch amount u may be pro-vided by regulations m'ade under this act may be kept in ~t account with any scheduled bank as defined in section 2 of the i of 18m reserve bank of india act, 1934, or any other bank approftc:lby the i? central government in this behalf,· but any moneys in ex_ of·t!iat sum shall be deposited in tbs reserve barik dt india or 'with  til agents of the reserve bank of india or invested in such inariner u may be approved by the central government 20 (1) the board shall, by such date in each year u may be au" is specified by the central government, submit to it for approval a budget for the next financial year in the form spec~d by it, ~o~ ing the estimated receipts and expenditure, and the sums w~ would be required from the central goverrunent during that finid-cial year, 20 (2) if any sum' granted by the 'central aovernm'ont ~~ wholly or partly unspent in any financial year, the unspent sum ~'1 be carried forward to the next financial year and taken into ~~t in detennining the sum to be provided by the central government for that year, (3) subject to the provisioos of sub-eecuon (4), no sum ibiiu be 25 expended by or on behalf of the board, unless the expenditure t covered by provision in the budget approved by the central goy· cmment (4) subject to such conditions and restrictions u the , ~en~al go t may think fit to impqg the board may ~ctlod, an, 30 venune~, ~ ~~~ture to anotb8r ol" from - reappropnatlon from one head of ~~  provision made for one purpose to that for another purpose 21 (1) the board shall m::: =~ ::ii~::; ;:-vant records and prepare an spec:i!ed and in aceordailce - " the balance sheet in such form as may be ~_~ by' the emtral gbv-__ 1 dm'ecti0ll8 u may be ~  " with sucha~"-' 'th the comptroller and audltor-ge88ral  emmet in consultation w1 of 1india   ' (2) tqe accounts of the board shall be audited annually by the comptroller a~d auditor·general of india ·and any expenditure in-  __ __ ~ed by him m connection with such audit shall be payable by the board to the comptroller and auditor-general of indil , (3) the comptroller and auditor-general of india and any per- 5 son appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the board shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the comptroller and auditor-general of india has in connection with the audit of government accounts, and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of 10 books, accounts, connec:tc~youchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the office of the board, and the library  (4) the accounts of the board as certi1ied by the comptroller and auditor·general of india or any other person appointed by him in this behalf, together with the audit report thereon, shall be for· is warded annually to the central government and that government shall cause the same to be laid before each house of parliament returns and reporta z2 (1) the board shall furnish to the central government at such tiriie and in such form and in such manner as the central govern· ment may direct such returns, statements and particulars as the ao central government may, from time to time, require (2) without prejudice tp the provisions of su~section (1), the board' shall as soon as possible after the commencement of each financial ye~, submit to the central government within ~uch time as' may be specified by the central government a report giving true 3, and full account of the activities of the board durin the previous fbiancial year and an account of activities likely to be undertaken during the current financial year , chapter v m~os 30 power of 23 (1) i~ the discharge of its functions ~der this act, the board centl'al shall be bound by such directions on q~tions ~f ~hcy as the cen· governtral government may give to it from tune to tune ment to ; ~  ded that the boarif shall be given an opportunity to express issue ' rrovl , ,  n under this sub-sec:tion " dlnc:dadi - its views before any dli'ection 15 give on to board (2)' the decision of the central government whether a quest! is one of po~cy or not shall be final  , , b general or special order in wnting, direct dele,a  24 the board may, y or duties which may be exercijedor tion at that all or any of the powe~  cu11lstances and under such c:ondi· ~ powers discharged by ,it shall, in speciftu  ::: in the order, be exercised or d1i-and  ,~, if any, as may be s dut1ea charli also by any member, deer or mploym of tbe ibrd  , dfted ill thfa behalf in the order , ipea  "of 1 !s all ofbcers and employees at the board shall when actin; or otllcen purporting to act in pursuance of the provisions of this act or of and an-, any rule or ~tion ~ade thereunder, be deemed to be publfc :;oye8i servants within the mearung of section 21 of the indian penal code it) ~1if4  , pubuc " '~~ aerv~ti"'1 • no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against protection t~e board or any member, officer or employee of the board for any- at action thing which is - good faith done or intended tp be done in ptu'lll- taken 10 anee of this act or of any rule or regulation made thereunder :,d~t 2'1 (1) the central government may, atter consultation with the power of board, by notification in the ofbcial gazette, make rules to give central effect to the provisions of this act goverdt -, men ~ (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the:::' 1$ foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-(4) the term of office of, and the manner of ftlling cuual vacbllcies amoftlg, the members nominated under clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) of section 5; j~ (b) the travelling and other allowances payable to a member other than the chairman and· to a person associated with the board under section 10; (c) the disqualifications for membership of the board and the procedure to be followed in removing a member who 1& or 2$  becomes subject to any disquaiiflcation; (d) the conditions subject to which, and the mode ~ which, contracts may be entered into by or on behalf of the board;  ; (e) any other matter which has to be or may be,prescribed , (3) every rule made under this section shall be laid u iood  ,0 may be after it is made before each house of parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in, one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the sasion immediately following, ' both houses agree in making any modification in the rule is or both houses a,ree that the rule ahould not be made, the 'rule iba1l tbweafter have effect aaly in 8uch modffted fom:l or be, of  rfect, u the case may be; 10, however, that any iuch modiftcauollor azmulment ahal1 be without prejudice to the validity of anytbinc ~oiuly -done under that rule: ' ' ----  , ,                             -                                                              i                                                                                 i  ~            ~_(l) the board may, with the previous ,"pprovalof the eeanl - :ci '~" government, by notiftcation in the official gazette, make regulaticma, ~nf1~ not inconsistent with this act and the rules made thereunder, tor          enabling it to discharge its functions under this act             : , ~                                  (z) :in ,particular, and without prejudice to the geder&1ity of, the  fore;om; power, such regn1atlads may provide for au or an, of tb~ ~i' fouowfftj'matten, namely:-                                                                                          ' l'                                                                                          i;      (a) the conditions and restrictiodii subject to which mqu  :ripts' and books in the library may be used;   "      (b) the manner in which, and the purposes tor which, ~rsona may be aasociated with the board;                                                        j' '    i (                 )       ec) the time and place of meetings of the board, the pro~ dure io be followed in regard to the transaction of buaineu _~ such meetings and the quorum necessary fof the tfa~ction ot ~eia at a meetillg;                                      11 ,         (d) th~ ,maintenance of minutej of meetings of the board ~'" and the transmission of copies tbereof to tbe centj'al govern,    ~ ,',                        ",                                        "                                                                                                                                                                                   lxlent;      (e) the recruitment and conditions of service of officers and othe!r employees of the board;       (f) the persons by whom and the manner in which, pay-, ,ments, de~sits and investments may be made on behalf of the board·   -,'  "       e,) the, maximum am(5ufttthat ~ay be kept in the, eurrent ~udt; (h) the maid~~anc of repters, and accowlts; ,~ (i) the _ compilation of catalogue add inventories of the manuscripts, -books and other articles and thinga in the library: - u) the steps to be taken for the preservation of the manu-icrlpts, boola bdd other articl' add thin in the ubrary; (k) the pnere! manapment of the ubrary; (1) the fees and other chari to be levied fol' the uae of ' manulcl'ipts and books in the library; (m) 0;: other, matter ill' reipect of wllch provision ii, in s the opinion of the board, necessary for the performance of its f1mctiona under this "ac:t, , , " " (3) ~e ,c~tj;al gove~~t may, atter copsul~tiqn, ~tli i ~, ~~~a, by n!l~c:ationin the oftldal g~ette ~~d,' vary or' resclrl~ a!ur' re~ti~~" which it has app,~,?ved; ai)4 ~~i:eup9jl, the "j1!la~o~ 10 sl;lau hay~ ~t;ct ac;cor4i~gly, bl1t without r~ej~dice to ~e e~~ of the ik,lwers o~ tbe-board under ,$\1b-sections ('t), ~d' (2)   ,   ~    statement of objects and reasonsthe khuda bakhsh oriental public library, patha, wu built out of th, valuable personal collections of arabic and persian manuscripts and books of the late maulvi' muhammad bakhsh khan later :on his son, th~ late khuda bakhsll, added to this collection in 1~91 maulvi khuda bakhsh executed a deed of trust appointing the then government of bengal as trustees for the management of the  library 'l'iie-·govemment of bihar (u suceesaor government) are now the trustees at present the khuda bakhsh oriental public library, patna, is being administered by - board of management, set up by the government of bihar in consonance with the terms of the deed of trust and in consultation with the central govemment the government of bihar have agreed to transfer the control of the library to the central government on the following conditions:-(i) that the library or any of its possessions should dot be removed outsic¥ the limits of the patna municipal corporation; (ii) that the state government is given an adequate representation in the managing body of the library; and (iii) that the state government's share of expenditure should not exceed rs 50,000 per annum the present premises of the library will be handed over by the government of bihar to the central government free of cost having regard to the importance and value of the collections in the library and to the need for reorganising and developing the library on modem scientiilc lines, it is considered that it should be declared to be an institution of national importance under entry 62 in list 1 of the seventh schedule to the constitution the bill seeks to give effeet to this proposal and makes provision mainly for the following: -(1) the establishment of a board consisting of eleven persons for the administration of the library and the vesting in the board of the property of the library; (2) transfer of the existing std to the board; (3) the iaue of directions by government to the board in the discharge of its functions, the submission by the board of -----  annual budget estimates and reports to government the depolit of funds in the reserve bank, etc, and the annual audit of the accounts of the b08l"d by the comptroller and auditor general of india new dblri' , m c chagla the 13th julj/, 1985  president's recommendation· under article 11'1 of the constitution of india '[copy of letter no f3-4/64-c2, dated the 29th july, 1985 from shri m c chagla, minister of education to the secretary, lok sabha]: ~ the president having been informed of the subject matter of the khuda bakhsh oriental public library bill, 1965 has, in punuance of clause (3) of article 117 of :the constitution of india, recommended the consideration of the bill by the lok sabha clause 17 (2) of the bill empowers the board to purchase or 6tht" wisq'~~' s\lc~manuscripts, books, articles or tb~dp~""y,  the opinion of the board, be worthy of preservation m the libnr7 clause 18 confers power on the central governm~nt 'to' pay 'to 'til, board in each financial year such sums of money aa it may think at to enable the board to discharge its functions e1bciently the stale government of bihar have agreed: to meet an expenditure of ' ra 50,000 per annum on the maintenance of the library 2 the present premises of the library will be handed over by the government of bihar to the central government free ot cost the question of government of india bearing the capital coat t~ wards the construction of the building, etc, may be considered at a ,~er 'stage on ·th~ recommendation of the board ,of mana~l it , may be necessary 'tq, pl'o\i~ ~o1'e ,accommociaiol'l after the control of the library is assumed by the central government through the : b~ ;ofmanagement ita,immediate need may' be met by a iidall , ~xtension' of the existing building provision for equipment and ailr~onditioning may also have to i-e made tentative u  for the fonner place the figure at ra 3,00,000 ; while for the latter ajiio ~e ~e figure, is indicated i:t a recurring expenditure of about ra 1,00,000 on the mimnten-&dce of 'the library will also be borne by the govamment of india this is in addition to the contribution of tile government of bihar towards recurring expenditure @ ra 50,000 per annwn  memorandum regarding delegated legisla tionclause 27 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules to give effect to the provisions of the act the matters in respect of which such rules m;iy be made relate to the term of office of members and the manner of filling casual vacancies among them, the allowances payable to members other than the chairman and to pe~sons associated under clause 10, the discj~~iillcation for memb(rship of the board and the procedure to be" fonowed in removing members subject to disqualitication, the conditions subject to which and the mode in which contracts may be entered into by or on behalf of the board all these matters are comparatively of a minor importance and are normally the subject-matter of delegated legislation, and the rules will also be laid before parliament 2 clause 28 of the bill empowers the board to 'milke regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the act and the rules made thereunder the power of making regulations is confined to procedural matters, such' as the conditions and restrictions subject to which manuscripts and books in the library may be used, the recruitment and conditions' of service of oftlcers '!nd employees of the board, the time and place of meetings of the board, the procedure to be followed at such meetings, the maintenance of minutes of meetings of the board and the transmission of copies thereof to government, the maintenance of registers and accounts, the compilation of catalogues and inventories of books, manuscripts, articles and things in the library, the fees and other charges to be' levied, etc the power of making regulations is thus confined to matters of detail only and this power can be exercised by the board only with the previous approval of the central government '  the delegation of legislative powers is of a nonnal character  annexure deed of trust' ~ted 14th january, 1891 no 217 stamp value rs 15i, maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahadur of mw'adpur chowhatta thana pir bahore, one of the quarters of patna senior govem~ ment pleader of patna, to all men to whom th~ present come greeting whereas my late father maulvi muhammad bakhsh khan deceased had been collet:till' a number of rare arabic and persian m~nuscrip~ and books at a considerable expense for' some years with the view of forming an oriental library, and after him j have continued to do the same and my late father often expressed a wish that these arabic books and manuscripts be always for the use and benefit of the public of the district of patna in the form of public library and primarily in order to effectuate that wish, i have since added to the manuscripts and books by purchasing other books and manuscripts as also a number of english books for the last 23 years and have taken measures to keep all of them in a good condition by making a good and substantial building in the said mohallah muradpur, chowhatta, thana pir bahore, one of the quarters of patna, bounded-as follows, and various other measures thereof, all for the purpose, use of and benefit of the public of the district of patna now know all men by these presents that i, the said maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahadur, do declare in accordance with the wishes and intentions of my late father the said maulvi md bakhsh khan and of my own wishes ind intantiolls in pursuance thereof that i have always held the said collection of arabic and persian books and manuscripts and engiush books, the list and catalogue of which are now to be found in the bulldinl aforesaid in which the said collection is with furniture etc fo r the use and benefit of the public of the patna district and trust f01' the said public and i the said maulvi khuda bakhsh khan bahaciur, his , , heirs, representatives and assignee's shall have no claim or objection to the government of bengal as the representatives of the pu~lic of the district of patna taking possession thereof and pxet-cising au rights as "trustees for the said public of the district of patna with these res'et'vations as have been always the wishes and intentions of my said father and of myself that the said collection of rare arabic and persian books and manuscripts are to be always held by the said government ot benral as t'rustees fo'r the use and benefit of the •• public 01 the iagrlct 01 pcu'n4 and thr ~aid building always used for the pu:l'pose of keeping \the _ couect1dftl and that the s4id boob and manuscripts are at no time to be removed except temporarily uncle-, rules 1m the use of the said public 48 may be fromed by cmy committee fat' the management thereof and that the post of librarian of the said collection is to be held by me for life after my death or on my resignation by any of my sons and failing such sons, brother's son and other heirs if found fitting by the said ~vernment of bengal in preference to all not connected with my family and in witness hereof i have afftxed my seal and signature bounaaries of the library:-                      souur                                            eas,                                                                iv" north land belonginl to children                     house belonging to                                        public road                     yonus khan & othen                                                       compound of the houle:                                                       belonlinl to my                                                       children dated murculpur, chow hatta, the 14th janullry, 1891           sd/-    khuda bakhsh cho'j1hatta, city patna         14-1-1891  a billto declare the khuda bakhsh oriental public ubrary at patna to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its administration and certain other connected  matters ' (shri m c chagla, minister of education) 