National Library of Scotland Act 1925

2 Powers and duties of Board

The Board shall have the general management and control of the Library, and for that purpose may—

(a) make, revoke or vary statutes for securing the due administration of the Library and preserving the books and other articles belonging thereto, including statutes regulating admission to the Library;

(b) accept and receive for the purposes of the Library or any of them gifts or bequests of money, books or articles, or any other property;

(c) exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of any duplicate books or other duplicate articles belonging to the Library, and with the consent of the Treasury exchange, sell, or otherwise 'dispose of books or other articles belonging to the Library which in the opinion of the Board are not required for the purposes thereof;

(d) with the consent of the Treasury apply any money received by the Board on the exchange, sale, or disposal of any books or other articles and any moneys received by the Board from any other source and not subject to any specific direction or condition in the purchase of any book or other article which in the opinion of the Board it is desirable to acquire for the Library, or otherwise in defraying any of the expenses of the Board;

(e) lend to any library, gallery, or museum under the control of a public authority or university in Great Britain or to any library, gallery, museum, or exhibition approved for the purposes of this provision by the Treasury, any duplicate book or other duplicate article belonging to the Library, or any book or other article, not being a duplicate, which can in the opinion of the Board be temporarily removed from the Library without injury to the interests of the students or of the public using the Library: Provided that, before making any such loan, the Board shall be satisfied that due provision is made for the safety and insurance of the book or other article lent, and for payment of all expenses in connection with the removal and return thereof or otherwise in connection with such loan;

(f) subject as hereinafter provided, and with the consent of the Treasury, appoint a librarian and other officers, assistants, or servants on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board think fit;

(g) subject to the provisions of this Act, do such other things as appear to the Board to be necessary or expedient for furthering the interests and increasing the utility of the Library.