In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- ( a) '·comrntttee'' means the governing body of a society, by whatever name called, to which by the constitution, bye-laws or rules of the society the manag,ement of its affa1rs is entrusted;
(b) "society" means a co-operative society mentioned m the Schedule to the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) or any other society registf'red or deemed to be regxstered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registartion Act, 1955 {XII Of I 955) or under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act XXI of 1860) as may be declared by the Government as a Society for the purposes of this Act, (c} "Public Se1·vice Commission" means the Kerala Public Service Commission.
3. Functions of 'publzc Service Commisszon m respect of servzces under soczetus. ( l) It shall be the duty of the Pubhc Service Comm1ssion to prcpm e select list for appointment, by direct recruitment, of officers and servants of the services under-a society.
(2) · The committee of every society shall consult the Public Se1 vxce Commi~sion-
(a) as respect's the matters 1clating to di1ect recruitment to the .. services and posts under that society;
(b} on the principles to be followed in making appointments by direct recruitment, to the services and posts under that society and on the ~uitability of candidates for such .lppointmcnts;
and it shall be the duty of the Public Service Commission to advise on any matter so referred to them;
- *Received the assent of the Gover;.or on the 26th day of March 1996 and pui:Hished in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.475 dated 27th March
1996.'
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Provided that the Government may make rules specifying the matters in which, either generally, or in any particular class of cases or in any particular circumstan~es, it shall not be necessary for the Public Service Commission to be consulted.
(3) Nothing in sub-section (2) shall require a committee of a co operative society to consult the Public Service CommissiOn in respect of any matters specified in sub-sections (1), (2) or (3) of section 80 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969).
( 4) In the case of any difference of opinion between the Public Service Commission and a committee on any matter, the committee shall refer the matter to the Government and the decision of the Government thereon shall be final :
Prov1ded that the advice of the Public Commission.
Government, before taking a decision against the Service Commission, shall refer the matter to the