New Zealand Library Association Act 1939

New Zealand Library Association Act 1939

Public Act1939 No 17
Date of assent29 September 1939
Note

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Education.

An Act to incorporate the society known as the New Zealand Library Association

1 Short Title

  • This Act may be cited as the New Zealand Library Association Act 1939.

2 Incorporation of New Zealand Library Association

  • (1) The society heretofore known as the New Zealand Library Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) is hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the New Zealand Library Association (Incorporated), having perpetual succession and a common seal, and being capable of holding real and personal property and of doing and suffering all that bodies corporate may do and suffer.

    (2) The society referred to in the last preceding subsection is the society originally constituted as the Libraries Association of New Zealand at a meeting of representatives of public libraries that was held in Dunedin in the month of March 1910, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Dunedin City Council on the 7th day of February 1910.

3 Application to Association of certain provisions of Incorporated Societies Act 1908
4 Rules of Association to be amended

  • (1) As soon as conveniently may be after the passing of this Act, the rules of the Association shall be amended so as to make provision for such additional matters as would have to be provided for in its rules if the Association were a society incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.

    (2) Nothing in the last preceding subsection shall preclude the revocation of the existing rules and the making of new rules in substitution therefor.

    (3) The Association may make provision in its rules for any matter in respect of which it could make rules if it were incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.

    (4) The adoption of new rules by the Association shall not affect its corporate identity.

5 Local authorities may become members of Association

  • (1) Any local authority that has established or has power to establish a public library may be admitted to and become a member of the Association in the name and on behalf of the corporation represented by it.

    (2) Any local authority, being a member of the Association as aforesaid, may pay any subscriptions, dues, or other money payable by it to the Association (including donations to the funds of the Association) out of any of its money available for library purposes.

6 Corporate bodies may become members of Association

  • Any corporate body, whether incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908 or in any other manner, may be admitted to and become a member of the Association, unless the objects of the Association, as defined in its rules, are ultra vires of such corporate body.

7 Exercise of rights of membership by corporate and unincorporated bodies

  • The rules of the Association may define the rights of membership of any corporate or unincorporated bodies, being members of the Association, and may prescribe the manner in which such rights may be exercised.

8 Winding up of Association

  • The Association shall not be wound up except by leave of the Governor-General in Council.