Kerala State Commission for Minorities Act, 2014
No: 5 Dated: Feb, 13 2014
THE KERALA STATE COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES ACT, 2014
ACT 5 OF 2014
An Act to constitute a State Commission .for the comprehensive educational advancement, welfare, protection and empowerment of Minorities and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental t!zereio.
Preamble.- WHEREAS, it is expedient to constitute a Commission for the comprehensive educational advancement, Velfare, protection and cmpmvcnnent of Minorities in the State of Kerala and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto;
BE it enacted in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1, Short title and commencement:—(1) This Act may be called the Kerala State Commission for Minorities Act, 2014.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th day of May, 2013.
2. Definitions:— ln this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Commission” means the Kerala State Commission for Minorities constituted under section 3;
(b) “Government” means the Government of Kerala;
(c) “Member” means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson;
(d) “Minority” means a community notified by the Central Government under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 (Central Act 19 of 1992):
(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by miles made under this Act.
CHAPTER II
3. Constitution of the Kerala State Commission for Minorities:—(1) The Government shall, as soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, by notification in the Gazette, constitute a body to be known as the “Kerala State Commission for Minorities” to exercise the powers and to perform the functions conferred on it under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) a Chairperson belonging to a minority community in the State, having special knowledge in matters relating to the minority and knowledge in law, nominated by the Government;
(b) a member belonging to another minority community in the State and having special knowledge in matters relating to minority, nominated by the Government;
(c) a woman belonging to minority community in the State having special knowledge in matters relating to minority and who has proved working excellence in such matters, nominated by the Government.
(3) An officer not below the rank of an Additional Secretary to Government, who shall be the Member Secretary and the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission and who shall exercise such kind of powers and discharge the functions as the Commission may, by its order, authorise.