Introduction
1.These Explanatory Notes relate to the Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 which received Royal Assent on 18 June 2008.  They have been prepared by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure to assist the reader in understanding the Act.  They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by the Assembly.
2.These notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They do not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section or Schedule does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.