The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 1996 [1] Complete Act - Bare Act

ACT 7 OF 1996

THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1996 [1]

An Act further to amend the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act 1994.

Preamble. "WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

BE it enacted in the Forty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:"

1. Short title and commencement ."( 1) This Act may be called the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 1996

(2) Sections 2, 5, 6 and 7 of this Act shall come into force at once and Section 3 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1 st day of October, 1995 and the other Sections shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of February 1996.

2 Amendment of section 149."In the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (3) of Section 149, for the words, "within three months" the words, "within six months" shall be substituted.

3 Amendment of section 160."In section 160 of the principal Act,"

(a) in the marginal heading, for the words, "pay and allowances", the words "and honorarium" shall be substituted.

(b) in sub-section (1), for the words "monthly pay and allowance", the word "honorarium" shall be substituted.

4. Amendment of section 283."For Section 283 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:"

"283. Power of Government to amend schedules. "(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make additions to the entries in a Schedule to this Act.'

(2). No Schedule to this Act nor any entry in such Schedule, shall be omitted except under the authority of a law enacted by the State Legislature.

5. Amendment of Third Schedule." In the Third Schedule of the principal A ct,"

under the heading "12. Public Health and Sanitation", in item (a), for the words "of Community Health Centres", the words "of all types of Primary Health Centres" shall be substituted.

under the heading " 14. Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes", after item (1), the following item shall be inserted, namely:"

"(j) Management of Balavadies, Nursery Schools, Seasonal Day Care Centres and Dormitories for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes".

6. Amendment of Fourth Schedule. "In the Fourth Schedule of the principal Act,"

(1) under the heading "4. Public Health","

(i) in item (a), for the words, "of Primary Health Centres", the words "of Community Health Centres" shall be substituted.

(ii) item (f) shall be omitted.

(2) under the heading "6. Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes", after item (g) the following item shall be inserted, namely:"

"(h) control of Pre-matric Hostels.".

7 Amendment of Fifth Schedule. "In the Fifth Schedule of th e principal Act, under the heading " 13 . Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes", item (b) shall be omitted.

8 Repeal and saving. "(1) The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 1996 (3 of 1996) is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or deemed to have been done or any action taken or deemed to have been taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act.