Kerala Ration Dealers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1998

No: 16 Dated: Aug, 09 1998

THE KERALA RATION DEALERS’ WELFARE FUND ACT, 1998

(Act 16 of 1998)

    An Act to provide for the constitution of a Fund to grant relief to, and to promote the Welfare of, the ration dealers in the State of Kerala

   Preamble.- WHEREAS, it is considered expedient to provide for the constitution of a Fund to grant relief to, and to promote the welfare of, the ration dealers in the State of Kerala and for matters incidental or ancillary thereto;

BE it enacted in the Forty-ninth year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This act may be called the Kerala Ration Dealers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1998.

(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.

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

(a) ‘‘contribution’’ means the sum of money payable to the fund under section 6;

(b) ‘‘family’’ means wife or husband, as the case may be, minor sons and unmarried daughters, dependent parents and mentally retarded sons;

(c) ‘‘Fund’’ means the Kerala Ration dealers’ Welfare fund established under section 3;

(d) ‘‘Managing Committee’’ means the Kerala Ration Dealers’ Welfare Fund Managing Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 9;

(e) ‘‘member’’ means a member of the Fund;

(f) ‘‘prescribed’’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(g) ‘‘ration dealer’’ means a person appointed as an authorised retail distributor under sub-clause (1) of clause 45 of the Kerala Rationing Order, 1966 and includes a person deemed to be appointed as an authorised retail distributor under the said sub-clause;

(h) ‘‘Scheme’’ means, the Kerala Ration Dealers’ Welfare Fund Scheme framed under this Act;

(i) ‘‘Year” means the financial year.