GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Fisheries and Ports (B) Department
NOTIFICATION
G.O. (P) No.1/2025 /F&PD.
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 15
th January
, 2025
02nd Makaram, 1200
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 33 read with sub-section (1) of section
9 of the Kerala Fishermen Welfare Societies Act, 1980 (Act 7 of 1981), the Government of Kerala
hereby make the following rules further to amend the Kerala Fishermen Welfare Societies
(Determination of Strength of Committees and Conduct of Election) Rules, 1980, issued under G.O.
(P)No.12/81/TF&PD dated 11th January, 1981 and published as S.R.O.No.201/81 in the Kerala
Gazette Extraordinary No.125 dated 12th February, 1981, which was further amended by
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notification issued under G.O.(P) No.24/2023/F&PD dated 9th January, 2023 and published as
S.R.O.No.49/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.105 dated 11th January, 2023, namely:-
RULES
1. Short title and commencement :- (1) These rule may be called the Kerala Fishermen Welfare
Societies (Determination of Strength of Committees and Conduct of Election) Amendment
Rule, 2024
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the Rules :- In the Kerala Fishermen Welfare Societies (Determination of
Strength of Committees and Conduct of Election) Rules, 1980, clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of
rule 6 shall be omitted.
By order of the Governor,
K. S. SRINIVAS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport).
The Kerala Fishermen Welfare Societies (Determination of Strength of Committees
and Conduct of Election) Rules, 1980 was notified by the Government under
G.O.(P)No.12/81/TF&PD dated 11th January 1981 and published in the Kerala Gazette
Extraordinary No.125 dated 12th February, 1981. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in its
judgment dated 5th July 2018 in W.P(C) No.1151/2017 held that 'the Union Government and State
Government shall take steps with regard to the repeal of the provisions where leprosy has been
treated as a stigmatic disability'. Hence, the Government have decided to amend the above said Rule
and omit the words "or is a leper" from clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 6 of the above said Rule
vide notification issued under G.O.(P)No.24/2023/F&PD dated 9th January, 2023 and published as
S.R.O.No.49/2023 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.105 dated 11th January, 2023. Now the
Government have intended to amend the said rule to remove the discrimination and disqualification
meted by deaf, mute or blind for being elected or nominated as a member to the committee of the
society. Hence the Government have decided to omit clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 6 of the said
rule for the above said purpose.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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