National Library Board (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2019

No. S 54

National Library Board Act

(CHAPTER 197)

National Library Board
(Fees and Charges)
Regulations 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 35(1) of the National Library Board Act, the National Library Board, with the approval of the Minister for Communications and Information, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the National Library Board (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2019 and come into operation on 31 January 2019.

Definitions

1A.  In these Regulations —

“Government‑aided school” means a school that —

(a) is established by any person other than the Government; and

(b) is in receipt of any grant‑in‑aid from the Government under the Education (Grant‑in‑Aid) Regulations 1982;

“Government school” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Education Act 1957;

“independent school” means —

(a) a school that is conducted by a governing board established by section 3(1) of the School Boards (Incorporation) Act 1990; or

(b) an educational institution that is set out in Part I of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations (Rg 1);

“Institute of Technical Education” means the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore established under section 3 of the Institute of Technical Education Act 1992;

“junior college” means —

(a) a junior college that is organised and conducted directly by the Government to provide full‑time pre‑university education;

(b) a junior college that is established by a person other than the Government and is conducted by a committee of management in receipt of a grant‑in‑aid from the Government to defray the costs and expenses of conducting the junior college to provide full‑time pre‑university education; or

(c) a centralised institute that provides full‑time pre‑university education;

“polytechnic” means a polytechnic established by a public Act;

“special education school” means an educational institution set out in Part II of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations;

“specified educational institution” means an educational institution set out in Part III of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations;

“specified private education institution” means —

(a) the LASALLE College of the Arts; or

(b) the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts;

“specified school” means —

(a) a Government‑aided school;

(b) a Government school;

(c) an independent school;

(d) the Institute of Technical Education;

(e) a junior college;

(f) a polytechnic;

(g) a special education school;

(h) a specified educational institution; or

(i) a specified private education institution.

[S 268/2025 wef 15/04/2025]

Fees and charges

2.  The fees and charges specified in the second column of the Schedule are payable to the Board in respect of the matters specified opposite in the first column.

THE SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

Fees and charges

First column		Second column
1. [Deleted by S 268/2025 wef 15/04/2025]
2. [Deleted by S 268/2025 wef 15/04/2025]
3. [Deleted by S 268/2025 wef 15/04/2025]
4. [Deleted by S 268/2025 wef 15/04/2025]
5. Registration as member of library for individuals who —		$10.69
(a) are not citizens of Singapore; and
(b) are not —
(i) below 21 years of age; and
(ii) students of a specified school
6. Membership of library for individuals who —		$3.82 per month or $43.60 per year
(a) are not citizens of Singapore;
(b) are not permanent residents of Singapore; and
(c) are not —
(i) below 21 years of age; and
(ii) students of a specified school
7. Late return of library material (other than audiovisual library material) after expiry of loan period		$0.15 per day or part of a day
8. Late return of audiovisual library material after expiry of loan period		$0.50 per day or part of a day
9. Loss or damage of library material		$7.28 per item lost or damaged (in addition to any replacement costs of the library material)
10. Loss of casing of audiovisual library material		$1.07 per casing
11. Reservation of library material		$1.58 per item

[S 268/2025 wef 15/04/2025]

Made on 16 January 2019.

CHAN HENG KEE

Chairman,
National Library Board,
Singapore.

[AG04.002.005.EV1/18; AG/LEGIS/SL/197/2015/2 Vol. 1]