Amendment of proclamation

Substitution of new section 11.—For section 11 of the principal Act, the following section shall be, and shall be deemed to have been, substituted with effect on and from the 28th day of December, 1971, namely: — "11. Amendment of proclamation . —In the proclamation ( IX of 1124) dated the 29th June, 1949 , promulgated by the Maharaja of Cochin, —

1. (i) In section 2 , the word "and" at the end of clause (b) shall be omitted and, after that clause, the following clause shall be inserted, namely: — "(bb) `family' means the Marumakkathayam joint family consisting of the four main thavazhies of the Ruler of the former State of Cochin within the meaning of clause (22) of article 366 of the Constitution of India";
2. (ii) for the words "Our family", wherever they occur, the words "the family " shall be substituted;
3. (iii) for the word "Us", wherever it occurs, the word "the seniormost male member of the family " shall be substituted;
4. (iv) in section 12, for the words "Our previous sanction", the words "the previous sanction of the seniormost male member of the family" shall be substituted;
5. (v) in section 17 and 20, for the words "Our approval", the words "the approval of the seniormost male member of the family" shall be substituted;
6. (vi) in section 22, the words "the estate and the palace fund shall be impartible and shall be omitted";
7. (vii) section 224 shall be omitted."