(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish for each Urban Mobility Area under sub-section (1) of section 11 or notified under sub-section (2) of section 11, an Authority by name, ‘Metropolitan Transport Authority’ preceded by the name of a major place coming under such Urban Mobility Area.
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to enter into contracts, to acquire, hold and dispose of properties both movable and immovable and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
(3) The Authority shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) The Minister for Transport, who shall be the Chairperson of the Authority;
(b) The Secretary to the State Government, Transport Department, who shall be the Vice-Chairperson of the Authority;
(c) The Mayor in the Urban Mobility Area;
(d) One member nominated by the State Government from among the Members of the Legislative Assembly in the Urban Mobility Area;
(e) One Municipal Chairman nominated by the State Government from among the Municipal Chairmen in the Urban Mobility Area;
(f) The Secretary to State Government, Finance Department—ex-officio;
(g) The Secretary in charge of the urban affairs of the Local Self Government Department of the State Government —ex-officio;
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(h) The Transport Commissioner of the State Government —ex-officio;
(i) The District Collector of the district where the Urban Mobility Area situates— ex-officio;
(j) The City Police Commissioner concerned—ex-officio;
(k) The Chief Town Planner—ex-officio;
(l) The Deputy Transport Commissioner having jurisdiction over the Urban Mobility Area concerned—ex-officio;
(m) The District Officer, Town and Country Planning Department having jurisdiction over the Urban Mobility Area concerned—ex-officio;
(n) Four experts from any of the fields of transportation engineering, urban transport planning, urban transport operations, corporate governance, finance or law, nominated by the State Government;
(o) The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
(4) The following persons may be invited to the meetings of the Authority as special invitees whenever their presence becomes necessary in the meeting namely: —
(a) Members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly in the Urban Mobility Area who are not members of the Authority;
(b) Chairmen or Presidents of the Local Self Government Institutions, in the Urban Mobility Area who are not members of the Authority;
(c) Secretaries of the Local Self Government Institutions in the Urban Mobility Area.