Kerala Sports Act, 2000
[Act 2 of 2001]
Preamble
to provide for the promotion of sports and games and to augment the athletic efficiency in the State of Kerala and for the constitution of Sports Councils at the State level, District level and Local level and for matters ancillary or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS it is necessary and expedient to make provisions for the promotion of sports and games and to augment the athletic efficiency in the State and to extend and promote the concept of ''Sports for all'';
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to constitute sports councils at State level, District level and Local level for securing greater measure of participation of the people in sports and games and to confer on such sports councils, special powers for carrying out the objects aforesaid:
BE it enacted in the fifty first year of the Republic of India as follows:--
Chapter: I - PRELIMINARY
Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Sports Act, 2000.
(2) It extends to the whole State of Kerala.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different areas and for different provisions of this Act and any reference to the commencement of this Act in relation to any areas, shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provisions in that area.
Section 2 - Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise require,--
(i) "Appellate Tribunal" means the Appellate Tribunal constituted under section 41;
(ii) "Block Sports Council" means a Block Sports Council constituted under section 15 for a Block Panchayat area;
(iii) "Corporation Sports Council" means a Corporation Sports Council constituted under section 15 for a Municipal corporation area;
(iv) "District" means a Revenue District;
(v) "District Sports Council" means the District Sports Council constituted under section 9 for a district;
(vi) "Educational Institution" means University, College, School, Polytechnic or such other institution where instruction is imparted in any scientific-- technical or arts subjects or any other institution notified by Government as an educational institution;
(vii) "Existing Sports Council" means the existing sports council functioning in the State;
(viii) "Member" means a member of State Sports Council or District Sports Council or Corporation Sports Council or Municipal Sports Council or Town Sports Council or Block Sports Council or Village Sports Council whichever is relevant to the context.
(ix) "Municipal Sports Council" means a Municipal Sports Council constituted under section 15 for a Municipal Council area;
(x) "Notification" means notification published in the Gazette;
(xi) "Prescribed" means prescribed under this Act.
(xii) "Recognised Sports Organization" means a sports organization registered with the State Sports Council, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(xiii) "Regulation" means regulation made by the State Sports Council under this Act;
(xiv) "Sports" shall include such activities organized as out-door games, athletics, games conducted in open place or country sports, indoor games and aquatic sports and popular games such as equestrian, show jumping, cycling, motor racing, mountaineering, boat racing, rifle shooting, kalaripayattu, fencing, yoga and such other outdoor and indoor sports and games, chess, gymnastics, wrestling, weightlifting, cycle polo and other olympic disciplines and include other physical activities which the State Government may by notification in the gazette specify as sports or games on the recommendation of the State Sports Council;
(xv)"Sports Organisation" means an organization constituted in accordance with law having a written constitution for the promotion of sports and games;
(xvi) "Sports Club" means, a sports organization registered with the Corporation Council, Municipal Sports Council, Town Sports Council, Block Sports Council or Village Sports Council as the case may be, and affiliated to any sports organizations registered with the State Sports Council;
(xvii)"Sports man" means person who has participated in any of the recognized sports item at District-State-National-International level;
(xviii) "Standing Committee" means the standing committee of the State Sports Council;
(xix) "State Sports Council" means the Kerala State Sports Council constituted under section 3;
(xx)"Chairman of the State Sports Council" means the Chairman of the State Sports Council;
(xxi) "President of the State Sports Council" means the person nominated by the Government as the President of the State Sports Council;
(xxii)"Town Sports Council" means a Town Sports Council constituted under section 15 for a town panchayat area;
(xxiii) "Village Sports Council" means a village sports council constituted under section 15 for a village panchayat area;
(xxiv) "Year" means financial year.
Chapter: II - ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE SPORTS COUNCIL AND ITS FUNCTIONS
Section 3 - Constitution and composition of the Kerala State Sports Council
(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Government may by notification, constitute with effect from such date, as may be specified in the notification, a State Sports Council to be called "the Kerala State Sports Council".
(2) The State Sports Council shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable and to enter into contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued:
(3) The Kerala State Sports Council shall consist of the following members, namely:--
Ex-officio Members
(a)The Minister in charge of sports, who shall be the chairman of the State Sports Council;
(b) The Secretary to the Government dealing with Sports Department;
(c) The Finance Secretary (Expenditure);
(d) The Director General of Police;
(e) The Director, Sports and Youth Affairs;
(f) The Director of Public Instruction;
(g) The Director of Collegiate Education;
(h) The Director of Technical Education;
(i) The Director of Higher Secondary Education;
(j) The Director of Vocational Higher Secondary Education;
(k) The Director of Health Services;
(l) The Secretary of the State Sports Council;
(m) The Director of Public Relations.
Elected Members
(a) One member each from each of the recognized State Sports Organisation elected by the members of such organization from among themselves;
(b)One member each from each of the District Sports Council elected by the members of such District sports Councils from among themselves;
(c) One member each from each of the University in the State elected by the members of the General Council of such university unions, from among the captains of the university teams;
(d)Three members elected by the members of the State Legislative Assembly from among themselves through the method of proportional representation by single transferable vote;
(e) One member elected by the Mayors of the Municipal Corporations of the State from among themselves;
(f) One member elected by the Presidents of the District Panchayats of the State from among themselves;
(g) One member elected by the Chairpersons of the Municipal Councils of the State from themselves;
(h) One member elected by the Chairpersons of the Town Panchayats of the State from among themselves;
(i)One member elected by the Presidents of the Block Panchayats of the State from among themselves;
(j) One member elected by the Presidents of the Grama Panchayats of the State from among themselves;
Nominated Members
(i) Four Physical Education Directors from the Universities in Kerala;
(ii) Two sports experts having international standard of whom one shall be a woman; and
(iii) A Sports correspondent nominated by Government.
(4) There shall be a President for the State Sports Council nominated by the Government from among its members and a Vice-President elected by the members of the State Sports Council from among the members specified in items (a) and (b) under the heading "elected members" in sub-section (3) in such manner as may be prescribed.
(5) The President and the Vice-President of the State Sports Council shall exercise such powers as may be prescribed.
(6) The State Sports Council shall be reconstituted in every five years.
(7) Every member of the State Sports Council, other than ex-officio members, shall subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, hold office until the next reconstitution of the State Sports Council:
Provided that no member nominated or elected in his capacity as a member of a particular body or as the holder of a particular office shall continue as a member beyond a period of three months after he has ceased to be such member or holder of such office unless he again becomes such member or holder of such office within such period:
Provided further that, the term of office of a member referred to in item (c) under the heading "elected members" shall be one year from the date of his election.
Explanation.-- For removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that a member referred to in the preceding proviso shall not cease to be such member solely on the ground that he has ceased to be the captain of university team within the period of one year specified in the said proviso.
(8) No person shall be elected as member consecutively for more than two terms.
Section 4 - Secretary of the State Sports Council
(1) The Government shall, in consultation with the President of the State Sports Council, appoint an officer, not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to Government as the Secretary of the State Sports Council.
(2) Subject to the supervision of the State Sports Council, the Secretary will be the Chief Executive Officer and shall have general control and command over the employees of State Sports Council and the District Sports...
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