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| SCW Act 1999 |
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THE STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN ACT, 1999
(Act No. V of 1999) |
| (13th April, 1999) |
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| CHAPTER II |
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3. Constitution of the State Commission for Women.—
(1) The Government shall constitute a body to be known as the State Commission for Women to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to it, under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall consist of—
(a) a whole time Chairperson and two part-time Members to be nominated
by the Government from amongst eminent women for the State
committed to the cause of women.
(b) one Secretary of the rank of Additional Secretary to Government to be
nominated by the Government. |
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4. Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.—
(1) The Chairperson and every Member shall hold office for such period, not
exceeding three years, as may be specified by the Government in this behalf.
(2) The Chairperson or a Member may, by writing and addressed to the Government, resign from the office of Chairperson or, as the case may be, of the Member at any time.
(3) The government shall remove a person from the office of Chairperson or a
Member referred to in sub-section (2) if that person—
(a) becomes an undischarged insolvent;
(b) gets convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the
opinion of the Government involves moral turpitude;
(c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting;
(e) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absent from
three consecutive meetings of the Commission; or
(f) in the opinion of the Government has so abuses the position of Chairperson or
Member as to render that person’s continuance in office detrimental to the
public interest;
Provided that no person shall be removed under this clause until that person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.
(4) A vacancy caused under sub-section (2) or otherwise shall be filed by fresh nomination.
(5) The salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of
service of, the Chairperson and Members shall be such as may be prescribed.
5. Officers and other employees of the Commission.—
(1) The Government shall provide the Commission with such officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the Commission under this Act.
(2) The salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the officers and other employees appointed for the purpose of the Commission shall be such as may be prescribed.
6. Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants.— The salaries and allowances payable to the Chairperson and Members and the administrative expenses, including salaries, allowances and pensions payable to the officers and other employees referred to in section 5, shall be paid out of the grants referred to in sub-section(1) of section 11.
7. Vacancies etc. Not to invalidate proceedings of the Commission. — No act or proceedings of the Commission shall be questioned or shall be invalid on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Commission.
8. Committee of the Commotion.—
(1) The Commission may appoint such committees as may be necessary for dealing
with such special issues as may be taken up by the Commission from time to time.
(2) The Commission shall have the power to co-opt as members of any committee
appointed under sub-section (1) such number of persons, who are not members of the Commission, as it may think fit and the persons so co-opted shall have the right to attend the meetings of the committees and take part in its proceedings but shall not have the right to vote.
(3) The persons so co-opted shall be entitled to receive such allowances for attending the meetings of the committee as may be prescribed.
9. Procedure to be regulated by the Commission.—
(1) The Commission or a committee thereof shall meet as and when necessary and
shall meet at such time and place as the Chairperson may think fit.
(2) The Commission shall regulate its own procedure and the procedure of the
committees thereof.
(3) All orders and decisions of the Commission shall be authenticated by the Member-Secretary or any other officer of the Commission duly authorized by the Member-Secretary in this behalf. |
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