to amend the Kerala Command Areas Development Act, 1986.
Preamble:-WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Command Areas, Development Act, 1986, for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
BE it enacted in the Fifty first year of the Republic of India as follows:―
1. Short title and Commencement.― (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Command Areas Development (Amendment) Act, 2000.
2.It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of Section 4.― After clause (o) of section 4 of the Kerala Command Areas Development Act, 1986 (37 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) the following clause shall be inserted, namely:―
“(p) the Chairperson of the District Planning Committee in the Command Area region.”
3. Amendment of section 12.― After sub-section (3) of section 12 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:―
“(3a) The Authority shall, while framing its schemes, consider the development plans of the concerned Local Self Government institutions and while implementing the schemes, the concerned local self Government Institutions shall also be allowed to participate as far as possible”.
4. Amendment of Section 19.― After clause (iv) of sub-section (1) of section 19 of the principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely:―
“(iva) five presidents of village panchayats in the command area region nominated by the Government”
