Kerala Parks, Play-fields and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1968

No: 2 Dated: Jan, 20 1969

THE KERALA PARKS, PLAY-FIELDS AND OPEN SPACES (PRESERVATION AND RECULATION) ACT, 1968

(Act 2 of 1969)

    An Act to provide for the preservation and regulation of parks, play-fields and open spaces in the State of Kerala

    Preamble. - Whereas it is expedient to provide for the preservation and regulation of parks, play-fields and open spaces in the State of Kerala;

Be it enacted in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Parks, Play-fields and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1968.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

(4) It shall apply-

(a) to the cities of Trivandrum, Cochin and Calicut; and

(b) to every municipality and township in the State of Kerala.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, apply the provisions of this Act to any area in the State within the jurisdiction of a Panchayat With effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, and may cancel or modify any such notification.

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

(a) "executive authority" means in the case of a city or a municipality, the Commissioner of the Corporation or of the municipality concerned, and in the case of a panchayat or township, the executive officer of the panchayat or of the township committee concerned;

(b) "open space" means any land, whether enclosed or not, belonging to the Government or any local authority, on which there are no buildings, or of which not more than one-twentieth part is covered with buildings, and the whole or the remainder of which is used for purposes of recreation, air or light;

(c) "park" means a piece of land on which there are no buildings or of which not more than one-twentieth part is covered with buildings, and the whole or the remainder of which is laid out as a garden with trees, plants or flower-beds or as lawn or as a meadow and maintained as a place for the resort of the public for recreation, air or light;

(d) "play-field" means a piece of land adapted for the purposes of play, game or sport and used by any school or college or club or other associations.