s 2 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“conservation” means the various measures taken for the protection, preservation and necessary repair of library material and for their maintenance under conditions designed to prevent and retard their physical deterioration;
“Director General” means the Director General of the National Library appointed under the National Library Act 1972 [Act 80];
“library material” means any form of printed, graphic, audio, electronic or other media, on or in which information is written, recorded, stored, displayed or produced and is categorized for purposes of this Act into—
(a) printed library material including books, serials, maps, charts and posters;
(b) non-printed library material including cinematograph films, microforms, phonorecords, video and audio recordings and other electronic media;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for libraries;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under the provisions of this Act;
“printed” means any representation of characters on any material by any method of mechanical impression;
“published” means material which has been produced and made available to the public to whom it may be sold or distributed free of charge and for the purpose of section 4, “published” shall include—
(a) publication of any second or subsequent edition of a library material if that edition contains additions or alterations to the original content of such material; and
(b) subsequent publication of such material in any other form or format.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tafsiran
Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika konteksnya menghendaki makna yang lain—
“bahan perpustakaan” ertinya apa-apa bentuk cetakan, grafik, audio, elektronik atau media lain, di atas atau di mana maklumat ditulis, direkod, disimpan, dipamer atau dikeluar dan dikategorikan bagi maksud Akta ini ke dalam—
Undang-Undang Malaysia AKTA 331
(a) bahan perpustakaan yang bercetak termasuk buku, terbitan bersiri, peta, carta dan poster;
(b) bahan perpustakaan yang tidak bercetak termasuk filem sinematograf, mikroform, piring hitam, rakaman video dan audio dan media elektronik yang lain;
“bercetak” ertinya apa-apa gambaran aksara di atas mana-mana bahan melalui apa-apa cara teraan mekanik;
“diterbitkan” ertinya bahan yang telah dikeluarkan dan disediakan kepada orang awam yang kepada sesiapa ia boleh dijual atau diedar secara percuma dan bagi maksud seksyen 4, “diterbitkan” hendaklah termasuk—
(a) keluaran terbitan daripada mana-mana edisi kedua atau edisi terkemudian bagi bahan perpustakaan jika edisi itu mengandungi tambahan atau perubahan kepada kandungan asal bahan itu; dan
(b) keluaran terbitan yang terkemudian bagi bahan tersebut dalam bentuk atau format lain;
“ditetapkan” ertinya ditetapkan oleh peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah peruntukan Akta ini;
“Ketua Pengarah” ertinya Ketua Pengarah Perpustakaan Negara yang dilantik di bawah Akta Perpustakaan Negara 1972 [Akta 80];
“Menteri” ertinya Menteri yang dipertanggungkan dengan tanggungjawab bagi perpustakaan;
“pemuliharaan” ertinya pelbagai langkah yang diambil untuk perlindungan, pemeliharaan dan pembaikan yang perlu bagi bahan perpustakaan dan untuk penyelenggaraannya di bawah keadaan yang dimaksudkan bagi mengelakkan dan menghalang kerosakan nilai fizikalnya.
Penyerahan Bahan Perpustakaan
Read this section in the full act →
Find Act 331 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
