Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes ( Amendment) Act, 2006

No: 19 Dated: Sep, 29 2006

Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2004

Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes ( Amendment) Act, 2006

(Punjab Act No. 19 of 2006)

    An act further to amend the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, Act, 2004.

    BE it enacted by the Legislative of the State of Punjab in the Fifty seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

1. Short title and commencement:- (I) This Act may be called the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes (Amendment) Act, 2006.

(2) Itshall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 3 of Punjab Act5 of 2004:- In the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2004 ( hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), in Section 3, in sub-Section (2), for clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

“(f) one Member-Secretary, to be appointed by the Government from amongst the retired or serving officer of Indian Administrative Service or Punjab Civil Service belonging to Scheduled Castes, not below the

3. Amendment of section 4 of Punjab Act 5 of 2004:- Int he principal Act, in section 4, for sub-section (1), the ‘ following sub-section shall be substituted, namely;-

“(I) The Chairperson and non-official members shall hold office for the period of six years:

Provided that where the Chairperson attains the age of seventy Years before the expiry of the aforesaid term of six years, he shall vacate his office on the day, on which he attains such age”.