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Membership in the Fund.- (1) Any Farmer, who has completed the age of eighteen years shall be eligible to register as a member in the Fund as per the provisions of this Act and Scheme: Provided that, in case, if the amount of Kissan Abhiman Scheme is transferred to the Fund under sub-section (1) of section 29, the members of the said Scheme shall be deemed to be the members of the Fund from the date of such transfer: Provided further that, any farmer who has completed the age of fifty six years as on the date of commencement of this Act, shall be eligible to be a member of the Fund upto the age of sixty five years. (2) Applications for registration as a member shall be given to Krishibhavan, directly or through online, along with such documents and registration fee as specified in the Scheme. All such applications submitted shall be certified by the Agricultural Officer concerned or the officer concerned of the farming activity of the applicant, as specified in the scheme. (3) In case where the Agricultural Officer is satisfied as per sub-section (2) that the applicant has complied with the provisions of this Act and the Scheme, he shall immediately register the applicant as a member. If the application is rejected on any reason, said matter shall be intimated to the applicant with its reasons in writing, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application: Provided that no application for registration as a member shall be rejected without giving the applicant a reasonable opportunity of being heard. (4) Any person aggrieved by the decision under sub-section (3) may within such time as specified in the Scheme, prefer an appeal to the Chief Executive Officer or any other authority specified by the Government in this behalf and after conducting necessary inquiry on the appeal petition and after giving an opportunity of being heard to the appellant, the Chief Executive Officer or such other authority shall take a decision on such appeal within thirty days from the date of its receipt, and such decision shall be final. 21 This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/ (5) Every member shall be given a membership certificate, identity card and a pass book with the details recorded, in such format and manner as may be prescribed and a register regarding this shall be maintained in the office concerned. (6) The Chief Executive Officer shall make necessary arrangements for maintaining the prescribed registers and other records for the purposes provided in this section.