Retention of books beyond period of loan
14 Retention of books beyond period of loan
A registered reader who retains a book beyond the period of loan shall incur such penalties as the library authority may with the concurrence of the Board determine.
A registered reader upon whose reader’s ticket a book is borrowed, shall, if required by the library authority, pay postage and all other expenses incurred by the library authority in endeavouring to secure the return of the book.
A librarian may refuse to issue books to a registered reader who is in arrear with payments due under subregulation (1) or (2) without prejudice to the claim of the library authority for payment of any sums due.
If a registered reader is frequently guilty of returning books beyond the period of loan the library authority may suspend or cancel his registration and request the return of his reader’s tickets.
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