THE KERALA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 1989 [1]

(ACT 18 OF 1989)

           An Act to amend the Kerala State Rural Development Board Act, 1971

          Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Kerala State Rural Development Board Act, 1971, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;

           BE it enacted in the Fortieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —

           1. Short title and commencement. — (1) This Act may be called the Kerala State Rural Development Board (Amendment) Act, 1989.

           (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 26 th day of May, 1989.

            2. Amendment of section 7.— In Section 7 of the Kerala State Rural Development Board Act, 1971, (15 of 1971) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),—

          (i) in sub-section (1),—

          (a) in the opening paragraph for the words “for the execution of” the words “for the execution of, or to advance loans for the execution of”, shall be substituted;

          (b) for item (c), the following item shall be substituted, namely:—

          “(c) any other development or improvement schemes;”;

         (ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub section shall be substituted, namely:—

         “(2) Any panchayat may request the Board to arrange for the execution of, or to advance loans for the execution of, any of the schemes referred to in sub–section (1) within its area and the Board may, subject to the availability of funds, make reasonable provision to arrange for the execution of the scheme or to advance loans therefor, as the case may be”.

           3. Amendment of section 10.—In section 10 of the principal Act, after the words “other financial institutions”, and before the words “approved by the Government”, the words “or agencies” shall be inserted.

           4 . Amendment of section 13.— For sub-section (1) of section13 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: —

            “(1) It shall be lawful for the Board to recover from a Panchayat in such annual installments as may be decided upon in consultation with the Panchayat concerned, the whole or any portion of the expenditure incurred or the loans advanced by the Board for the execution of any of the schemes under this Act together with interest, if any payable thereon.”.

            5. Repeal and saving : — 1) The Kerala State Rural Development Board (Amendment) Ordinance, 1989 (6 of 1989), is hereby repealed.

            (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action 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.