ORDINANCE NO  14  OF 2008

      THE  KERALA  HEADLOAD WORKERS' (AMENDMENT)
ORDINANCE, 2008

                               Promulgated by the Governor of Kerala in the Fifty-ninth Year 
of  the Republic of India

AN
ORDINANCE

further to amend the Kerala Headload Workers' Act, 1978
           Preamble.-  WHEREAS,  the Legislative Assembly of the State of  Kerala is not in session and the Governor  of Kerala is satisfied that  circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
          NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) Article 213 of the  Constitution of India, the Governor of Kerala is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:-

          1.  Short title and commencement.-  (1)  This Ordinance  may be called the Kerala Headload Workers' (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008.
               (2)  It shall come into force at once.
          2.  Act 20 of 1978  to be temporarily amended.- During the period of operation of this Ordinance, the Kerala Headload Workers' Act, 1978 (20 of 1980) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in sections 3    to 5.
          3.  Amendment of Section 18.-  In section 18 of the principal Act ,-

       “(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint a Committee for every revenue district in the State and on the recommendation of the Board, appoint as many Special Committees as they deem fit in any area falling within any industrial township or other special areas of importance in the State, to be known by such name as may be specified in the notification for the purpose of exercising the powers and performing the function of the Committee under the Act and the Scheme in relation to that area:
          Provided that if any Special Committee has been appointed, the Committee appointed for the revenue district shall cease to exercise jurisdiction over the area of the Special Committee.”

                (2)  in sub-sections  (5) and (6), for the word "convener", the words  "District Secretary" shall be substituted.

           4.  Insertion of new section  19 A - After section 19 of the principal Act, the following section shall be   inserted, namely :-

          “19A. Appointment of Advisory Committee.- (1) The Board may constitute as many advisory committees as are found necessary for any area in a revenue district, for the purpose of advising the committee on any matter pertaining to that area.
          (2) Every advisory Committee under sub-section (1) shall consist of seven members nominated by the Board of whom three each shall represent the employers and the headload workers and one shall be an officer of the Board.
          (3) The officer of the Board nominated under sub-section (2) shall be its Convener.
          (4) The term of office of the members of the Advisory Committee and the conduct of business of the Advisory Committee shall be such as may be decided by the Board from time to time.”

         5. Special provision for dissolving the existing Committee.- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the principal Act or in any rule or scheme framed thereunder, soon after the date of commencement of the Kerala Headload Workers (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008, the Government may reconstitute the Committee in accordance with section 18 of the principal Act as amended by this Ordinance and upon such reconstitution all the existing Committees constituted prior to the date of commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be dissolved and all the powers and functions hitherto exercised or performed by the existing committees in a revenue district shall be deemed to be transferred to the respective Committees reconstituted in the revenue district in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

                                                                       GOVERNOR