Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Collector" means the Collector of a district; [(aa) "Government Law Officer" means any person appointed for a specified term or for any other specified purpose by the Government to conduct cases on behalf of the Government in any court, tribunal or other authority in the State of Kerala or any other States in India or in the Supreme Court.] (b) "public accountant" means a person who, by reason of being employed in the service of the Government or of any other authority or institution notified by the Government in this behalf from time to time in the Gazette, is entrusted with the receipt, custody, possession or control of any moneys or securities for money, documents or other property belonging to the Government or to any such authority or institution notified as aforesaid, or who, in his capacity as Government servant, or servant of any such authority or institution, is entrusted with the receipt, custody, possession or control of any moneys or securities for money, documents or other property belonging to any person or persons or to any institution for and on behalf of the Government or any such authority or institution, as the case may be [and includes a person who is, or has been, a Government Law Officer]. Inserted by Act 6 of 2007 (w.e.f. 19/10/2005). Added by Act 6 of 2007 (w.e.f. 19/10/2005).