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Lalit Kala Akadami Taking over of Management Act, 1997 Preamble 1

Title: Lalit Kala Akadami Taking over of Management Act, 1997

State: Central

Year: 1997

THE LALIT KALA AKADAMI (TAKING OVER OF MANAGEMENT) ACT, 1997 [Act, No. 17 of 1997] [25th March, 1997] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the taking over of the management of the Lalit Kala Akadami for a limited period in the public interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. WHEREAS the Lalit Kala Akadami was set up as an apex cultural body in the field of visual arts by the Government of India by the Parliamentary Resolution passed on the 5th day of August, 1954 to encourage and promote visual arts such as paintings, graphics, sculptures, etc.; AND WHEREAS the Lalit Kala Akadami was regisiercd as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) on the 11th day of March, 1957; AND WHEREAS the Akadami has full functional autonomy in the Held of its activity, even though the Government of India is the sole-funding agency for the organisation; AND WHEREAS pursuant to the complaints received with regard to the misuse of funds by the Lalit Kala Akadami from several quarters including from the Hon'ble Members of Parliament, a Committee was set up by the Government of India by Resolution dated the 24th day of March, 1988 under the.....

Lalit Kala Akadamy (Taking over of Management) Act, 1997 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1997

.....(a) "Administrator" means a person appointed as the Administrator under section 4; (b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (c) "Societies Registration Act" means the Societies Registration Act, 1860, as in force in the National Capital Territory of Delhi; (d) "society" means the Lalit Kala Akadami being a society registered under the Societies Registration Act; (e) words and expressions used herein and not defined, but defined in the Societies Registration Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. SECTION 03: MANAGEMENT OF THE SOCIETY (1) On and from the commencement of this Act, and for a period of three years thereafter, the management of the society shall vest in the Central Government: Provided that if the Central Government is of opinion that in order to secure the proper management of the society, it is expedient that such management should continue to vest in the Central Government after the expiry of the said period of three years, it may, from time to time, issue directions for the continuance of such management for such period, not exceeding one year at a time, as it may think fit; so, however, that the total.....