The Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (For Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Second Amendment Act, 2007

MANIPUR {|| GAZETTE’ P= EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY : JE

No. 160 Imphal, Wednesday, Taly 11, 2007 (Asadha 20, 1929)

: GOVERNMENT OF - MANIPUR . SECRETARIAT : LAW & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Imphal, the 11th July, 2007 . jan No.’ 2/14/2007-Leg/L.—The following Act of the Legislature, Manipur | “which received assent of the Governor of Mapipur on 10-7-2007 is hereby published in the official Gazette. | ‘THE MANIPUR RESERVATION OF VACANCIES IN POSTS AND SERVICES

• • (FOR SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES) SECOND AMENDMENT ACT, 2007 Manipur Act No. 6 of 2007 An Act fo amend the Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (For : Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1976 (Manipur Act No. 1 of 1977). "Be it enacted by the Legislature of Manipur in. the Fifty-eighth Year of “the Republic of India as follows : di pre 1 Short title and éommencement.—(1) - This Act may be called the Manipur Reservation] of Vacancies in Posts and - Services (For Scheduled Castes and {Scheduled Tribes) Second Amendment Act, 2007. £ (2) It shall come into force on such date. as the State: Government may, Shy notification in the official Gazette, appoint. i 2. Amendment of section 2.— In clause (g) of section 2 of the Manipur [Reservation of Vacancies in - Posts. and Services (for - Scheduled Castes and [Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1976. (hereinafter referred to: as the principal Act), after he, words ‘by the State Government’, the words “or any. other authority in pec of which the State Legislature -has the power. to. make laws” shall be 2 i

In clause (g) of section 2 of the Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after the words "by the State Government", the words "or any other authority in respect of which the State Legislature has the power to make laws" shall be inserted.

Section 6 of the principal Act shall be deleted.

Fees, if any, prescribed for any examination for any service or post shall be reduced to 1/4 in the case of candidate belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

The words "the element of direct recruitment does not exceed fifty percent" occurring in Section 11 shall be substituted by the words "the element of direct recruitment does not exceed seventy five percent".

The full stop “<(.)” at the end of clause (gf of section 15 “of the principal Act, a colon «(:)” shall be substituted an] thereafter the following proviso “shall ‘be inserted, namely, - od «provided that in the event of failure of Administrative Departmentf Head of Department to comply with the provisions of this Act, he sha i be Hable for disciplinary proceedings against him as per service. rules applicable.” 1

Section 13 of the principal Act shall be deleted.

The full stop "." at the end of section 15 of the principal Act, a colon ":" shall be substituted and thereafter the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided that in the event of failure of Administrative Head of Department to comply with the provisions of this Act, he will be liable for disciplinary proceedings against him as per service rules applicable."

For section 16 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "16. Standing Committee.- (1) There shall be a Committee consisting of the following members, namely:- (a) Minister in-charge of Department of Personnel - Chairman (b) Minister in-charge of Tribal Development - Member (c) Chief Secretary - Member (d) Secretary (DP) - Member (e) Commissioner/Secretary (TD) - Member (f) Two Members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes to be nominated by the State Government Members: Provided that on issue of a proclamation under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, the composition of the Committee may be altered by the State Government to such extent as it may deem fit. (2) One officer belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribes not below the rank of Under Secretary shall be posted in the Department of Personal who shall act as Nodal Officer for implementation of this Act."