The Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board (Amendment) Act, 1965 [1] Complete Act - Bare Act

(No. 5 of 1965)

Enacted by the President in the Sixteenth Year of the

Republic of India.

An Act further to amend in Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1957.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Kerala State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1965 (12 of 1965), the President is pleased to enact as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board (Amendment) Act, 1965.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 4.- In section 4 of the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board Act, 1957 (Kerala Act 9 of 1957) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-

(i) for sub-section (2), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:-

"(2) The Board shall consist of not less than five and not more than fifteen members appointed by the Government from among-

(a)non-officials, who, in the opinion of the Government have shown active interest in the production and development of khadi or in the development of village industries; and

(b)officials.

(2A) The Government shall nominate one of the members of the Board to be its Chairman and another member to be its Vice-Chairman:

Provided that the Vice Chairman shall be nominated from among them non-official members of the Board.";

(ii) in sub-section (3), for the words "The Vice-Chairman and the other members"' the words "The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members" shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of section 14.- In section 14 of the principal Act, for the words "the Vice-Chairman and the other members", the words "the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members" shall be substituted.

4. Amendment of section 33.- In section 33 of the principal Act, in clause (c) of sub-section (2), for the words "the Vice-Chairman and the other members", the words "the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members" shall be substituted.