(1) The Government shall, by notification, constitute a body to be called “The District Sports Council” in every district in the State to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on, or assigned to, the District Sports Council under this Act.
(2) Every District Sports Council, shall be a body corporate by the name of the District for which it is constituted, having perpetual succession and common seal with power subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to acquire, hold and dispose of movable and immovable properties, to enter into contracts and to do all matters proper and expedient for the purpose for which it is constituted and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
(3) Every District Sports Council shall consist of the following members, namely:- Ex-officio Members
(a) the President of the District Panchayat;
(b) the District Collector;
(c) The District Superintendent of Police;
(d) The Executive Engineer (Buildings 32 [***]) of the Public Works Department;
(e) The Deputy Director of Collegiate Education having jurisdiction in the District;
(f) Deputy Director of General Education having jurisdiction in the District;
(g) Corporation Mayor or Municipal Chairperson of District Headquarters or President of the Village Panchayat;
(h) Secretary of the District Sports Council;
(i) District Officer of the Public Relations Department;
33[(j) the District Medical Officer (Health and Family Welfare);]
32. The words"and Roads" was omitted by KS(A)Act,2018.
33. Ins. by KS(A)Act,2018.
13 34[(k) the District Medical Officer (Ayurveda).]
Elected Members
(a) One member each elected from each recognized District Sports Organisation affiliated as a unit of any recognized State Sports Organisation;
35[Provided that no person who has been elected as per clause (a) shall continue as a member of the District Sports Council on completion of seventy years of age.
(b) One person elected by the Chairpersons of Municipal Council within the districts from among themselves;
(c) One person elected by the Presidents of Block Panchayats within the districts from among themselves;
(d) The Village Panchayat Presidents within the district shall elect from among themselves three persons, if the number of such village Panchayat Presidents are less than fifty and five persons, if it is more than fifty- of whom one shall be a woman and one shall be from the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.]
Nominated Members 36[(a) (i) one third of the Members of the Legislative Assembly representing the Assembly constituencies in the District;]
37[(ii) one person among the recognized coaches in the district;]
(b) The District Collector shall nominate,-
(i) One Physical Education Instructor from the College within the district;
(ii) one male student and one female student 38[and one sportsman and one sportswoman] from within the district having district level achievements in sports;
(iii) One physical education teacher from the schools in the District;
(iv)39[***]
34. Ins. by KS(A)Act,2018.
35. Subs. by KS(A)Act,2018.
36. Subs. by KS(A)Act,2015.
37.Subs. by KS(A)Act,2018.
38.Ins. the words "and one sportsman and one sportswoman" after the words " one male student and one female student" by KS(A)Act,2015.
39. Omitted by KS(A)Act,2015.
14 40[(4) There shall be a President and a Vice-President for every District Sports Council elected from among the members of the Council as may be prescribed.
Provided that a member elected to the State Sports Council, from District Sports Council under the heading "Elected Members" as per clause (b) of section 3 shall not be eligible to be elected as President or Vice-President of the District Sports Council;]
(5) The District Sports Council shall be reconstituted once in every five years;
(6) Every member of the District Sports Council other than ex-officio member shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, hold office until the next reconstitution of the District Sports Council.
Provided that the term of office of the nominated male student and female student shall be one year from the date of nomination.
41[(7) No person shall hold office of the President or Vice-President of the District Sports Council for a total period exceeding ten years.]