National Sports Club of Assam (Taking Over Of Management And Control) Act, 1977
No: 5 Dated: May, 02 1977
THE NATIONAL SPORTS CLUB OF ASSAM (TAKING OVER OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL) ACT, 1977
ASSAM ACT V OF 1977
An Act to provide for temporary transfer of the management and control of the affairs of the National Sports Club of Assam within the State of Assam from the present Executive Committee of the Club and other holders of offices to a Board.
It is hereby enacted in the Twentyeighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the National Sports Club of Assam (Taking Over Of Management And Control) Act, 1977.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions:- In this Act-
(a) "Board"' means the Board of Sports of Assam constituted under Section 3 of this Act ;
(b) "Club" means the National Sports Club of Assam registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1870, on th e eleventh day of March, one thousand nine hundr ed and fifty-four, but excludes its reginal wing at Shillong ;
(c) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
(d) "State Government" means the State Government of Assam.
3. Constitution and Incorporation of the Board of Sports of Assam:- (1) The state government may constitute a Board to be called the Board of Sports of Assam for the purpose of taking over the management and control of the Club consisting of not more than 9 (nine) members and not less than 5 (fiv€) members:
Provided that if the Board is constituted with less than 9 members, the Government may, at any time, appoint such other member or members as may be considered necessary, the total number of members of the Board not exceeding 9 :
Provided further that the Board may exercise all powers and duties under this Act notwithstanding that the number of members of the Board is at any time less than the total permissible strength of 9.
(2) The State Government shall nominate a member of the Board to be the Chairman thereof.
(3) The Chairman shall, with the - previous approval of the State Government, appoint a person to be the Secretary of the Board.
(4) The Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the name of Soard of Sports of Assam".
4. Transfer of Management and control over the affairs of the Club and vesting thereof in the board:- On the constitution of the Board under the preceding section the Executive Committee, the Finance Committee the Games Committee, Regional Committee of the Club within the State of Assam, shall stand dissolved and the President, Vice-President,· Secretary, Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, the Trustees. if any of the Club, and its office bearers and all other persons holding any office immediately before the constitution of the Board shall be deemed to have vacated their offices, . and the management of, and the control over all the affairs of the Club within the State of Assam shall stand transferred to and vested in the Board ; and all properties, movable or immovable, and all rights, powers and privileges of the said Club which immediately before the commencement of this Act belonged to the Club or any other committee or persons holding office herein before mentioned, shall, for the purpose of such management and control vest in the Board.