(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Government may by notification, constitute with effect from such date, as may be specified in the notification, a State Sports Council to be called “the Kerala State Sports Council”.
(2) The State Sports Council shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable and to enter into contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued:
(3) The Kerala State Sports Council shall consist of the following members, namely:- Ex-officio Members
(a) The Minister in charge of sports, who shall be the chairman of the State Sports Council;
(b) The Secretary to the Government dealing with Sports Department;
(c) The Finance Secretary (Expenditure);
(d) The Director General of Police;
(e) The Director, Sports and Youth Affairs;
(f) The Director of Public Instruction;
(g) The Director of Collegiate, Education;
(h) The Director of Technical Education;
(i) The Director of Higher Secondary Education;
(j) The Director of Vocational Higher Secondary Education;
(k) The Director of Health Services;
(l) The Secretary of the State Sports Council;
(m) The Director of Public Relation.
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(a) One member each from each of the recognized State Sports Organization elected by the members of such organization from among themselves.
17[(b) One member each from each of the District Sports Council, elected by the members of such District Sports Councils from among themselves;]
Provided that, no person elected as a member in items (a) and (b) shall continue as a member in State Sports Council on completion of seventy years of age.
(c) One member each from each of the University in the State elected by the members of the General Council of such University Unions from among the captains of the University teams;
(d) Three members elected by the members of the State Legislative Assembly from among themselves through the method of proportional representation by single transferable vote;
(e) One person elected by the Mayors of the Municipal Corporations of the State from among themselves;
(f) One person elected by the Presidents of the District Panchayats of the State from among themselves;
(g) One person elected by the Chairpersons of the Municipal Councils of the State from among themselves;
(h) One person elected by the Presidents of the Block Panchayats of the State from among themselves;
(i) One person elected by the Presidents of the Grama Panchayats of the State from among themselves.]
18[Members Nominated by Government] 19[(a) four Physical Education Directors from the Universities in the State;
(b) two sports coaches from among the Sports coaches who have moulded sportsmen of national or international standard or those who have received recognition of the country for their achievements;
17. Ins. by KS(A) Act, 2018.
18. Subs. for the words" Nominated Members" by KS(A) Act, 2015.
19. Clauses (a) to (g) were omitted and clauses (h) to (k) were renumbered as (a) to (d) by KS(A) Act, 2018.
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(c) four leading sportsmen from among the sportsmen who have represented the country in recognized international championships of which two shall be women;
(d) two members from among the sports journalists; nominated by the Government;]
(4) The State Sports Council shall have a President having interest in sports and games, nominated by the Government 20[and a Vice-President elected by the members of the State Sports Council from among the members specified in item (a) and (b) under the heading "Elected Members" in sub-section(3) in such manner as may be prescribed.]
(5) The President and the Vice-President of the State Sports Council shall exercise such powers as may be prescribed.
(6) The State Sports Council shall be reconstituted in every five years
(7) Every member of the State Sports Council, other than ex-officio members, shall subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, hold office until the next reconstitution of State Sports Council:
Provided that no member nominated or elected in his capacity as a member of a particular body or as the holder of a particular office shall continue as a member beyond a period of three months after he has ceased to be such member or holder of such office unless he again becomes such member or holder of such office within such period:
21[Provided further that, the term of office of a member referred to in item (c) under the heading “Elected Members” shall be one year from the date of his election.
Explanation:- A member referred to in the preceding proviso shall not cease to be such member solely on the ground that he has ceased to be the captain of University team within the period of one year specified in the said proviso;]
22[(8) No person shall hold office as President or Vice-President of the State Sports Council for a total period exceeding ten years.]
20. Subs. for the words "and a Vice-President nominated by the Government from among the members specified under the heading 'Elected Members' in Sub-section (3) of section 3" by KS(A) Act, 2018.
21. Ins. by KS(A) Act, 2018.
22. Subs. by KS(A) Act, 2018.
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