Preamble [Act No. 16 of 2015]

[Act No. 16 of 2015]

PREAMBLE

An Act to provide for the constitution of an autonomous Devaswom Recruitment Board for preparing select list of candidates for the appointments in various posts other than hereditary posts and the posts in aided edu

S.1 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board Act, 2015.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of March, 2014.

S.2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "Board" means the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board constituted under section 3;

(b) "Devaswom Board" means the Travancore Devaswom Board or Cochin Devaswom Board or Mala

S.3 Constitution of the Board

(1) The Government shall, as soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, by notification in the Gazette constitute a Board to be known as the 'Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board' to exercise the powers conferred on it and to perform the functions under this Act.

(2) The Board shall be an independent and autonomous body corporate in th

S.4 Disqualification for membership

Any person shall be disqualified to be a member of the Board by nomination, if he,--

(i) is of unsound mind; or

(ii) is an undischarged insolvent; or

(1) The Chairperson and other members may continue in office till the completion of a period of five years from the date on which they assume office or till they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

(2) The Chairperson or Member of the Board may, at any time, resign his office by giving a notice in writing to the Government unde

S.6 Appointment of officers and employees of the Board

(1) The Government may, appoint the following officers and employees necessary for the proper management of the Board, namely:--

(a) a Law Officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to Government in the Law Department;

(b) a

S.7 Vacancies etc. not to invalidate proceedings of the Board

No Act or proceeding of the Board shall become invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Board.

S.8 Meetings of the Board

(1) The Board shall meet whenever necessary, at such place and time, as the Chairperson may deem fit.

(2) The meeting of the Board shall be convened by the Secretary of the Board on the recommendation of the Chairperson.

(3) Meeti

S.9 Functions of the Board

(1) The Board shall have the following functions, namely:--

(i) notwithstanding anything contained in any other existing Act or Rules or Regulations or orders or judgment or decree in respect of the appointment of candidates to the posts in the Devaswom Board, the Board shall prepare select list for the appointment of candidates to various

S.10 Expenditure of the Board

The expenditure of the Board including the salary, allowances and pension payable to the Chairperson, Members and Officers of the Board shall be met from the Consolidated Fund of the State.

S.11 Appropriation to the Board

The Government shall, after due appropriation made by law for this purpose in the State Legislative-Assembly, grant such amount to the Board as deemed necessary for utilisation for the purposes of this Act.

S.12 Budget

The Board shall prepare in each financial year a budget containing anticipated income and expenditure for the next financial year and shall submit the same to the Government within two months from the commencement of each financial year, with such number of copies of the budget so prepared, as may be required by the Government.

S.13 Accounts and Audit

(1) The Board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare the annual statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed, in consultation with the Accountant General.

(2) The accounts of the Board shall be audited annually by the Accountant General and expenditure incurred in respect of such audit shall be paya

S.14 Annual Report

The Board shall, for each financial year, prepare annual report containing the complete details of its activities in the previous financial year in such form and time as may be prescribed and shall also forward a copy of it directly to the Government.

S.15 Chairperson, Members and Employees of the Board to be public servants

The Chairperson, Members and Employees of the Board shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860).

S.16 Power to remove difficulties

(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order published in the Gazette, make provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act which appear to it to be necessary or expedient, for removing such difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a p

S.17 Power to make regulations

The Board may, with prior approval of the Government, issue necessary regulations for the proper conduct of examination, in respect of the salaries, allowances payable to the employees of the Board and other terms and conditions of service.

S.18 Power to make rules

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules, either prospectively or retrospectively, for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

Notwithstanding the cesser of operation of the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board Ordinance, 2015 (5 of 2015) (hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance),--

(a) anything done or deemed to have been done or any action taken or deemed to have been taken by the said Ordinance shall be dee