In this Act, unless the context otherwise require,- 1[(i)“Appellate Tribunal” means the Appellate Tribunal constituted under section 41;]
(ii) 2[***]
(iii) “Corporation Sports Council” means a Corporation Sports Council constituted under section 15 for a Municipal corporation area;
(iv) “District” means a Revenue District;
(iv A) 3[***]
(v) “District Sports Council” means the District Sports Council constituted under section 9 for a district;
4[(v A) "District Sports Council Chairman" means the District Collector of the revenue district concerned.
1. Subs.by KS(A) Act, 2018
2. The words "Block Panchayat" and definition was omitted by KS(A) Act, 2018.
3. The words " District Level Dispute Redressal Committee and its definition were inserted by KS(A) Act, 2015.
4. Ins. by KS(A) Act, 2015.
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(vi)“Educational Institution” means University, College, School, Polytechnic or such other institution where instruction is imparted in any scientific - technical or arts subjects or any other institution notified by Government as an educational institution;
(vii)“Existing Sports Council” means the existing sports council functioning in the State;
5[(vii A) "Fund" means the State Sports Development Fund constituted under section 34A;]
6[(viii)“Member” means a member of State Sports Council or District Sports Council or Corporation Sports Council or Municipal Sports Council or Village Sports Council whichever is relevant to the context;]
(ix) “Municipal Sports Council” means a Municipal Sports Council constituted under section 15 for a Municipal Council area;
(x) "Notification" means notification published in the Gazette;
7[(xA) "open place" means any place, whether enclosed or not , having no building, or not more than five percentage of the total land of which is covered with buildings, and is primarily used, either wholly or partially for sports matters;]
8[(xB) "playground" means a place made suitable for the purpose of sports, games or physical exercises;]
(xi) “Prescribed” means prescribed under this Act;
(xii) “Recognised Sports Organisation” means a sports organization registered with the State Sports Council, in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(xiii) “Regulation” means regulation made by the State Sports Council under this Act;
9[(xiv)“sports” include out-door events, games conducted in open place or country sports, indoor games, those included as competitive items in the Common Wealth Games, Asian Games or National Games and aquatic sports, conducted from year to year as National Championships and other sports activities which are declared by the Government, by notification, as sports or games, on the recommendation of the State Sports Council;]
(xv) “Sports Organisation” means an organization constituted in accordance with law having a written constitution for the promotion of sports and games;
5. Ins. by KS(A) Act, 2015
6. The words " or Town Sports Council or Block Sports Council" were omitted by KS(A) Act, 2018.
7. Cl.(xA) was Ins. by KS(A) Act, 2015.
8. Cl.(xB) was Ins. by KS(A) Act, 2015.
9.Subs.by KS(A) Act, 2015.
4 10[(xvi) “Sports Club” means a sports association registered under the Travancore - Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 (12of 1955) or the Societies Registration Act 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860) and affiliated to the District Sports Organization concerned in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made there under;]
11[(xvi A) "Sports Director" means the officer appointed by the Government as the head of the Sports Department.]
12[(xvi B) "Sports facility" means any stadium, playground, open place or any facility which is its part or ancillary to it;]
13[(xvii) “sportsman” means, a person who has participated in any sports item specified in clause(xiv) of section 2 at the District , School, University, State, National or International level and is registered as a sportsman;]
14[(xviii) stadium means an athletic or sports ground with a gallery for the spectators;]
15[(xviii A) “Standing Committee” means the standing committee of the State Sports Council;]
(xix) “State Sports Council” means the Kerala State Sports Council constituted under section 3;
(xx) “Chairman of the State Sports Council” means the Chairman of the State Sports Council;
(xxi) “President of the State Sports Council” means the person nominated by the Government as the President of the State Sports Council;
(xxii) 16[***]
(xxiii) “Village Sports Council” means a village sports council constituted under section 15 for a village panchayat area;
(xxiv) “Year” means financial year.
10. Subs. by KS(A) Act, 2015.
11. Ins. by KS(A) Act, 2015.
12. Ins. by KS(A) Act, 2015.
13. Subs. by KS(A) Act, 2015.
14. Subs. by KS(A) Act, 2015.
15. Subs. by KS(A) Act, 2018.
16. Omitted by KS(A) Act, 2018.
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CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE SPORTS COUNCIL AND ITS FUNCTIONS