Public Libraries Act

Public Libraries Act—sometimes simply Libraries Act—is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom and Canada for legislation ("Acts of Parliament") relating to public libraries.

In Canada, public libraries are local jurisdiction, with authority from provincial/territorial legislation.

• Canada (federal library) — Library and Archives of Canada Act (S.C. 2004, c. 11)^[1]
• Alberta — Libraries Act, RSA 2000, c. L-11^[2]
• British Columbia — Library Act, RSBC 1996, c. 264^[3]
• Manitoba — Public Libraries Act, CCSM, c. P220^[4]
• New Brunswick — New Brunswick Public Libraries Act, RSNB 2011, c. 194^[5]
• Newfoundland and Labrador — Public Libraries Act, RSNL 1990, c. P-40^[6]
• Northwest Territories — Public Libraries Act, SNWT 2009, c. 7^[7]
• Nova Scotia — Libraries Act, RSNS 1989, c. 254^[8]
• Nunavut — Library Act, RSNWT (Nu) 1988, c. L-7^[9]
• Ontario — Public Libraries Act, RSO 1990, c. P.44^[10]
• Prince Edward Island — Public Libraries Act, RSPEI 1988, c. P-31.1^[11]
• Saskatchewan — Public Libraries Act, 1996, SS 1996, c, P-39.2^[12]
• Yukon — Public Libraries Act, RSY 2002, c. 178^[13]

• The Public Libraries Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 65)
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 40)
• The Public Libraries Amendment Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 54)
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Amendment Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 15)
• The Public Libraries Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 37)
• The Public Libraries Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 42)
• The Public Libraries Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 53)
• The Public Libraries Amendment Act 1893 (56 Vict. c. 11)
• The Public Libraries (Scotland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 20)
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 38)
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 20)
• The Public Libraries (Scotland) Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 45)
• The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (c. 75)

• The Public Libraries Acts 1892 and 1893 was the collective title of the Public Libraries Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 53) and the Public Libraries Amendment Act 1893 (56 Vict c 11).^[14]
• The Public Libraries (Scotland) Acts 1887 and 1894 was the collective title of the Public Libraries Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 42) and the Public Libraries (Scotland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 20).^[14]
• The Public Libraries (Ireland) Acts 1855 to 1894 was the collective title of the acts of those years, relating to Ireland.^[14]

• Museums Act 1845
• List of short titles