Kerala State Rural Development Board Act, 1971

No: 15 Dated: May, 27 1971

THE KERALA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT, 1971

(Act 15 of 1971)

    An Act to provide for the establishment of a Kerala State Rural Development Board for arranging water supply and other development schemes in rural areas in the State of Kerala.

    Preamble.- WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the establishment of a State Rural Development Board m the State of Kerala ;

BE 1t enacted in the Twenty-second Year of the Repubhc of Indta as follows :-

1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala State Rural Development Board Act, 1971.

(2) It exlends to all the Panchayat areas in the State of Kerala.

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

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

( a) 'Board' means the Kerala State Rural Development Board constituted under section 4 ,

(b) 'Chairman' means the Chairman of the Board;

(c) 'Member' means a member of the Board,

(d) 'Panchayat' means a Panchayat as defined in clause (20) of section 2 of the Kerala Panchayats Act ,1960 (32 of 1960).

(e) 'Panchayat area' means the Panchayat area as defined in clause (21) of section 2 of the Kerala Panchayats Act, 1960 (32 of 1 1960)