Singapore legislation

Clause 35

Regulations

(1)

The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act and for prescribing any matter which may be prescribed under this Act.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), such regulations may —

(a)

provide for the use of its libraries and library buildings and of their contents, fittings and furniture, and for protecting them from injury, destruction or misuse;

(b)

require from any persons using its libraries a guarantee or security against the loss of, or injury to, any library materials belonging to the libraries;

(c)

enable the officers or employees of the Board to exclude or remove from its libraries or library buildings and grounds persons committing any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder;

(d)

provide for the preservation of order and the prevention of nuisance in its libraries, library buildings and grounds;

(e)

fix the days and times of admission to its libraries;

(f)

provide for the admission of vehicles to the grounds of its libraries and the regulation of traffic therein;

(g)

prescribe the amount of fines that may be levied for the damage, loss or late return of borrowed library materials and for the waiving or refund of such fines; and

(h)

prescribe that any act or omission in contravention of the provisions of any regulations made under this Act shall be an offence and imposing penalties for those offences, which penalties shall not exceed a fine of $5,000.

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