Jammu and Kashmir Golf Development and Management Authority Act, 2013

No: 7 Dated: Apr, 25 2013

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR GOLF DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ACT, 2013

(Act No. VIII of 2013)

    An Act to provide for maintenance, creation, marketing, management and other affairs of the Golf Courses in the State.

    Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

1. Short title, application and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Golf Development and Management Authority Act, 2013.

(2) It shall be applicable to such Golf Courses as may be notified by the Government from time to time.

(3) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Act” means the Jammu and Kashmir Golf Development and Management Authority Act, 2013 ;

(b) “Authority” means the Jammu and Kashmir Golf Development and Management Authority constituted under section 3 ;

(c) “Authority Fund” means such grant-in-aid as may be received from the State/Central Government contributions from persons, members, non-governmental organizations and registration fee which may be required to be paid under this Act or any such contribution as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time ;

(d) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Golf Development and Management Authority ;

(e) “Government” means the Government of Jammu and Kashmir ;

(f) “Member” means the member of the Golf Development and Management Authority ;

(g) “Managing Committee” means the committee to be appointed under section 16 of the Act ;

(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under the Act ;

(i) “Vice-Chairman” means the Vice-Chairman of the Golf Development and Management Authority.