State Act

Uttarakhand Public Library Act

12. Disqualification for being chosen as and for being a member of the District Library Authority (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a member of the District Library Authority, if he/she – (a) is or has been sentenced by a criminal court to imprisonment for any offence involving moral turpitude, such sentence not having been reversed or the offence pardoned and a period of five years has not clasped from the date of the expiration of such sentence : Provided that the Government may direct that such sentence shall not operate as a disqualification if he/she— (b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court Authority; (c) applies to be adjudicated as an insolvent or is an undercharged insolvent; (d) absents himself from three consecutive meetings without excuse sufficient in the opinion of the District Library Authority to exonerate the absence. (2) Where a person ceases to be member under clause (d) of sub-section (1), the Secretary shall at once intimate the fact in writing to such person and report the same to the District Library Authority at its next meeting. Where such person applies for restoration of membership to the District Library Authority on or before the date of its next meeting or within fifteen days of the receipt by him of such intimation, the District Library Authority may at the next meeting after the receipt of the application or suo-moto, restore him as member thereof : Provided that a member shall not be so restored more than twice during his term of office.