(1) This Act may be called the National Sports Club of Assam (Taking Over Of Management And Control) Act,
1977.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. In this Act-
(a) "Board"' means the Board of Sports of Assam constituted under Sec tion 3 of this Act ;
(b) "Club" means the National Sports Club of Assam registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1870, on th e eleventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four, but excludes .... its reginal wing at Shillong ;
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(c) "Prescribed" means prescri_.
bed by rules made under this Act ;
(d) "State Government" means the State Government of Assam.
Constitution- 3 {l) Th St t G t and Incorpo- . e a e overnmen may ration of che constitute a Board to be called the Board ~;~~~ ~~ of Sports of Assam for the purpose of Assam. taking over the management and control of the Club consisting of not m ore than 9 (nine) members and not less than 5 (fiv€) members:
Provided that if the Board is consti tuted with less than 9 members, the Government may, at any time, appoint such other member or members as may be considered necessary, the total number of members of the Board not exceeding 9 :
Provided further that the Board may €Xercise all powers and duties under this Act notwithstanding that the number of members of the Board is at any time less than the total permissible strength of 9.
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(2) The State Government shall nominate a member of the Board to be the Chairman thereof.
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(3) The Chairman shall, with the previous approval of the State Govern ment, appoint a person to be the Secretary of the Board.
(4) The Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the name of ":Soard of Sports of Assam". /.
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ment and under the preceding sect10n the Execucontrol over · C · h F' C 'tt the affairs tive omm1ttee, t e inance omm1 ee, of the CI1:1b the Games Committee, Regional Com ilie~;oer si~ng mittees of the Club within the State of th~ Board. Assam, shall stand dissolved and the President, Vice-President,· Secretary, Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, the Trustees . if any of the Club, and its office bearers and all other persons holding any office immediately before the con stitution of the Board shall be deemed to have vacated their offices, . and the management of, and the control over all the affairs of the Club within the State of Assam shall stand transferred to and vested in the Board ; and all properties, movable or immovable, and all rights, powers and privileges of the said Club which immediately before the commence ment of this Act belonged to the Club or any other committee or persons holding office herein before mentioned, shall, for the purpose of such management an<l contr·ol, vest in the Board.
h 1::paration. . 5. (1) Nohvithstanding anything in and subm1-th d · t · th S t ssion ofstatc- e prece ing sec 10n, e ecre ary, ments ard Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer and penalty for h T t 'f . f th Cl b . 1 d' non-cumpE- t e rus ees, 1 any 0 e U , lilC U Ing ance. its office bearers functioning as such immediately before the commencement of this Act shall prepare a statement in relation to all matters of the Club which the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or the Trustees, if any. was required to deal with immediately before the commencement of this Act and submit the same within a period of fifteen <lave-; frof"l th 0 date of commence ment of this Act or within such further time as may be sn°dfied · bv the State Government froFl time to time fo the Board or when no Board has been Consti tuted in the meantime to any officer of the State Governm~nt annointed by the State Government in this behalf.
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(2) If any person, without any J"'!~ reasonable excuse knowingly and wilfully makes default in complying with the requirements of .the preceding · subsection, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
Delivery of 6. (1) Notwithstanding anything in BAooks t of Section 4 of this Act, the Secretary' ccoun s, A . S T R egisters ss1stant ecrei ary, the reasurer and ~nd prope -the Trustees if any of the Cl uh or ·its ties, etc. and ' p enalty for office bearers functioning as such i.mmenon-com- diately before the commencement of this plia ~· ce .
J)uries of \he Board.
Act and any other person in custody of any books of accounts, registers, records, other documents or properties of and relating to the Club shall to enable the Board to exercise the power of Manage men t and control effectively hFmdover such custody to the Board · within a period of one week from the elate of constitution of the Board or within such further time as may be allowed by the State Government if considered necessary.
(2) If any person, without any reasonable excuse knowingly and wil fully makes default in complying ·with the require::- e:::its of the preceding sub section he shall be punishable with imprisonfY'cnt which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.