Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, frame a scheme to be called the "Kerala Cooperative Ombudsman Scheme" with the object of enabling redressal of complaints relating to deficiency in banking or other services rendered by co-operative societies 73E[x x x x] (2) The Government may appoint one or more persons as Ombudsman or Ombudsmen to carry out the functions entrusted to them by or under the scheme. (3) The term of office of the Ombudsman or Ombudsmen, as the case may be, shall be three years from the date of their entering office or 73D[attaining the age of sixty five years], whichever is earlier. 73C[(4) The Ombudsman or Ombudsmen so appointed under sub-section (2) shall be a person or persons having minimum of ten years of Bar practice and having experience and expertise in banking or co-operative field.] (5) The functions, powers, duties etc. of the Ombudsman shall be such, as may be specified in the scheme. (6) The Ombudsman shall be under the control of the Government.] Inserted by Act 7 of 2010 w.e.f. 28-04-2010. Substituted by Act 8 of 2013 w.e.f. 14-02-2013 for "The Ombudsman or Ombudsmen so appointed under sub-section (2) shall be a person or persons having experience and expertise in banking or co-operative field and shall have a degree in management or law" Substituted by Act 22 of 2013 published in K. G. Ext. No. 1162 dt. 25/04/2013 (w.e.f. 28/04/2010). Prior to the substitution it read as: "sixty five years" Omitted by ACT 9 OF 2024 published in K.G.Ext. No.1829 dt. 07/06/2024 (w.e.f. 07/06/2024). Prior to the Omission it read as "dealing with banking business"