Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Act, 1964
No: 14 Dated: May, 12 1964
THE DAKSHINA BHARAT HINDI PRACHAR SABHA ACT, 1964
ACT NO. 14 OF 1964
An Act to declare the institution known as the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, having at present its registered office at Madras, to be an institution of national importance and to provide for certain matters connected therewith.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifteenth year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Act, 1964.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “memorandum” means the memorandum of association of the Sabha filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, Madras, under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860);
(b) “rules and regulations” includes any rule or regulation, by whatever name called, which the Sabha is competent to make in the exercise of the powers conferred on it under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, but shall not include any bye-laws or standing orders made under the rules and regulations for the conduct of its work;
(c) “Sabha” means the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
3. Declaration of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha as an institution of national importance.—Whereas the objects of the institution known as the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha are such as to make it an institution of national importance, it is hereby declared that the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha is an institution of national importance.
4. Grant of degrees, diplomas and certificates by the Sabha.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), or in any other law for the time being in force, the Sabha may hold such examinations and grant such degrees, diplomas and certificates for proficiency in the Hindi or in the teaching of Hindi as may be determined by the Sabha from time to time.
5. Accounts and Audit.—(1) The Sabha shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts including the balance-sheet in such form as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) The accounts of the Sabha shall, once at least in every year, be audited by a chartered accountant in practice within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949), to be appointed annually by the Sabha: Provided that no member of the Sabha who is a chartered accountant or a person who is in partnership with such member, shall be eligible for appointment as an auditor under this section.
(3) Every auditor shall, in the performance of his duties, have at all reasonable times access to the registers, books of account, records and other documents of the Sabha or of any committee, council, board or branch of the Sabha.
(4) As soon as may be practicable at the end of each year, the auditors shall submit their report to the Sabha and shall also forward a copy thereof to the Central Government for its information.