The Mizoram Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Community Certificates Act, 2014
The Mizoram Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Community Certificates Act, 2014
This Act establishes rules for issuing and verifying Community Certificates for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in Mizoram. It requires applicants to possess valid certificates to access benefits like job reservations, educational admissions, and land transfers. The legislation aims to prevent ineligible individuals from fraudulently claiming these reserved benefits and imposes penalties for false claims. By formalizing the application and verification processes through specific authorities, the Act ensures that government resources and privileges reach the correct intended beneficiaries.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
- 3. Application for a Community Certificate,-
- 4. Explanation:- For the purposes of this section, ‘Scheduled Areas’ means the areas as defined in paragraph 6 to the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
- 5. Appeal,-
- 6. Constitution of Scrutiny Committee and its powers,-
- 7. Cancellation and confiscation of false Certificate,-
- 8. Burden of proof,Where an application is made to the Competent Authority under section 3 for the issue of a community
- 9. Powers of the Civil Court to Competent authority, Appellate Authority and Scrutiny Committee,The Competent Authority,
- 10. Benefits secured on the basis of false community certificate to be withdrawn,-
- 11. Offences and penalties,-
- 12. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable,Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 -
- 13. Penalty for issuing false Community Certificate,-
- 14. Penalty for abetment,Whoever abets any offence punishable under this Act shall be punished with the punishment provided for in this Act for such offence.
- 15. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts,No Civil Court shall have jurisdiction in respect of any order passed by any
- 16. Protection for acts done in good faith,No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for
- 17. Act to overwrite other laws,The provisions of this Act shall have effect, notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force.
- 18. Power to make rules,-
- 19. Transitional Provision,A Community Certificate issued by any authority competent to issue the same under the relevant
- 20. Power to remove difficulties,If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government,
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