Free postage, telephone, etc

(1) The Service shall be allowed free inland postage facilities throughout Belize, free telephone, facsimile and internet services for the purpose of enquiry, inter-lending and bibliography work. (2) The Library shall be entitled to receive free of charge within thirty days of release two copies of any book, pamphlet, journal, newspaper, magazine, report, slide, phonographic record, audio tape, audio-visual tape, CD-ROM, DVD, thesis, dissertation, plan and any information constituting Belize’s cultural and historical heritage, published or produced in Belize and intended for public distribution. (3) Any person who, on demand, fails to comply with this section is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment. 20 (4) Any fine or fee imposed and collected under this section shall be credited to the account of the Library and shall be applied towards the delivery of services by the Library. (5) If a lender defaults in paying the fee imposed for the late return of any information borrowed from the Service, or for the loss or damage of any such information, such a fee shall be recoverable as a civil debt. (6) The Service shall collaborate with any organization in Belize granting permission to foreigners conducting research, to ensure that copies of the completed research be deposited with the Service. (7) The Service shall be a perpetual body with a mandate to preserve its entire holdings notwithstanding claims by any other national entity with a similar purpose.