Meghalaya Accounts Service Rules, 1996
No: FEG. 101/77 Dated: Jan, 01 1996
The Meghalaya Accounts Service Rules, 1996
No. FEG. 101/77—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Meghalaya is pleased to make the following Rules for regulating the recruitment and the conditions of service of persons appointed to posts in the Meghalaya Accounts Service, namely— The Meghalaya Accounts Service Rules, 1996
1. Short title and commencement:—(1) These Rules may be called the Meghalaya Accounts Service Rules, 1996
(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definition:-- In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:-
(a) “Appointing Authority” means the Governor of Meghalaya in respect of Divisional Accounts Officer and the Director of Accounts and Treasuries in respect of Senior Divisional Accountant and Junior Divisional Accountants;
(b) “Commission” means Meghalaya Public Service Commission;
(c) “Committee” means the Departmental Promotion Committee constituted under rule 9 as the case may be;
(d) “Government” means the Government of the State of Meghalaya;
(e) “Governor” means the Governor of Meghalaya;
(f) “Member of the Service” means a person appointed or deemed to have been appointed under these rules to any post in the Service;
(g) “Rules” means the Meghalaya Accounts Service Rules, 1996;
(h) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to these rules;
(i) “Service” means the Meghalaya Accounts Service constituted under these rules;
(j) “State” means the State of Meghalaya; and
(k) “Year” means a Calendar Year.
3. Constitution of the Service:-- There shall be conducted a Service to be known as the Meghalaya Accounts Service consisting of the following persons namely--
(1) Members of the Assam Subordinate Accounts Service who are allocated to the State of Meghalaya in accordance with the provisions of section 64 (1) of the North eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
(2) Persons appointed to different posts in the service on or after 21st January, 1972 but before the commencement of these rules.
(3) Persons recruited to different posts in the service in accordance with the provisions of these rules.