Constitution of the Commission.

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Chapter II CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMISSION

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(1) The Government shall as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, by notification, constitute a body by name the Kerala State Elderly Commission to exercise the powers conferred on it and to perform the functions assigned to it under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall consists of a Chairperson and not more than four members who shall be appointed by Government by notification.
(3) The Chairperson including members appointed to the Commission shall be elderly and have experience in the field of welfare of the elderly and of whom one shall be from Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and the other one shall be a woman.
(4) The Government shall appoint a person not below the rank of an Additional Secretary to Government as the Secretary of the Commission and a person not below the rank of the Joint Secretary to Government in Law Department as the Registrar of the Commission and a person not below the rank of the Deputy Secretary to Government in Finance Department as the Finance Officer of the Commission.
(5) Persons appointed under sub-section (4) shall have such powers and functions as may be prescribed.
(6) The headquarters of the Commission shall be at Thiruvananthapuram.

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