S.L. 605.12 Art. 4Establishment of the Council.

(1) There shall be a Council, to be known as the

National Book Council, which shall be autonomous and which shall carry out functions related to the book industry, authors and publishers. The Council shall be a publicly funded and autonomous institution which acts as a cultural and educational agent with the aim of promoting books and reading in society and to represent the interests of authors and publishers alike.

(2) The Council shall be a body corporate having a distinct legal personality and shall be capable, subject to the provisions of the Act, of entering into contracts, of acquiring, holding and disposing of any kind of property for the purposes of its functions, of suing and being sued and of doing all such things and entering into all such transactions as are incidental or conducive to the exercise or performance of its functions under the Act.