In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Commission" means the Kerala State Commission for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes constituted under section 3;
*Received the assent of the Governor on the 5th day of October,2007 and published in the Kerala Extraordinary Gazette No. 1820 dated 6th October,2007.
1. Vide S.R.O. No. 1008/2007 dated 30th November,2007 and published in the Kerala Extraordinary Gazette No.2187 dated 3rd December, 2007 (w.e.f.01-01-2008).
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(b) "Government" means the Government of Kerala;
(c) "Member" means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson;
(d)"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
(e) "Scheduled Castes" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (24) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India;
(f) "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (25) of Article 366 of the Constitution of India;
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