The Kerala Document Writers', Scribes' and Stamp Vendors' Welfare Fund Act, 2012
The Kerala Document Writers', Scribes' and Stamp Vendors' Welfare Fund Act, 2012
The Kerala Document Writers', Scribes' and Stamp Vendors' Welfare Fund Act, 2012 provides social security and financial welfare benefits to document writers, scribes, and licensed stamp vendors across Kerala. Administered by an autonomous welfare fund board, the Act creates a statutory welfare fund supported by monthly member contributions, government grants, commission deductions, and mandatory welfare stamps affixed to land registration deeds. It provides eligible members with retirement pensions, medical care assistance, family pensions, housing loans, and educational financial support for dependents. By standardizing social security for registry workers, the Act ensures stability for professionals handling public property records while adding a small fee structure to public registrations.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Kerala Document Writers', Scribes' and Stamp Vendors' Welfare Fund
- 4. Contribution to the Fund
- 5. Membership in the Fund
- 6. Cancellation of Membership
- 7. Revival of Membership
- 7A. Onetime settlement scheme
- 8. Amendment of the Scheme
- 9. Constitution of the Board
- 10. Meeting of the Board
- 11. Term of Office of members of the Board
- 12. Disqualification and removal of non-official members
- 13. Sitting fees, travelling allowance and daily allowance to members of the Board
- 14. Appointment of Officers and Staff
- 15. Power of the Board to borrow
- 16. Non-official Members of the Board to be public servants
- 17. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 18. Directions by Government. Directions by Government.
- 19. Power to order enquiry. Power to order enquiry.
- 20. Audit of Accounts of the Fund and appointment of auditors. Audit of Accounts of the Fund and appointment of auditors.
- 21. Annual report and audited statement of accounts. Annual report and audited statement of accounts.
- 22. Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts. Bar on jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
- 23. Power to summon witness and take evidence. Power to summon witness and take evidence.
- 24. The Kerala Document Writers', Scribes' and Stamp Vendors' Welfare Fund Stamp. The Kerala Document Writers', Scribes' and Stamp Vendors' Welfare Fund Stamp.
- 25. Payment of money in case of default or disqualification. Payment of money in case of default or disqualification.
- 26. Contribution of the Government. Contribution of the Government.
- 27. Act of Board not to be invalid by defect etc. Act of Board not to be invalid by defect etc.
- 28. Removal of difficulties. Removal of difficulties.
- 29. Power to make rules. Power to make rules.
- 30. Provision for the transfer of fund from the Kerala Document Writers’, Scribes' and Stamp Vendors' Welfare Fund, Scheme,1991. Provision for the transfer of fund from the Kerala Document Writers’, Scribes' and Stamp Vendors' Welfare Fund, Scheme,1991.
- 31. Repeal and saving. Repeal and saving.
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