The Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes )Regulation of Issue Of Community Certificates Act,1996

• S. 1Short title, extent anJ commencement
• S. 2Definitwnf
• S. 3Proof of the Scheduled Cast~s or the Scheduled Trzbe Stalus
• S. 45 G

Chapter Section 5

• S. 5Community Certificate to be issued only by the Competent Authority

• S. 6Co•lrtztutzon of Screenmg Comzttee for ven fica/zon of Co:nm!Ull/y Certa

Chapter Section 6A

• S. 6A[Cancellation of Community Certificate issued earlier

Chapter Section 7

• S. 7Further verification of Community Certificates

• S. 8Constz/utwn nf sc1utu!)' cornmzttee for vm

Chapter Section 8A

• S. 8A[Community Certificates, if found bogus, to be cancelled

Chapter Section 9

• S. 9Enquiry by Expert Agency

• S. 10—

Chapter Section 11

• S. 11Cancellation of false community certificate

• S. 12Appeal and revzew
• S. 13Power qf sta)' and revzsto,l by the Gourmnent
• S. 14Competent Authorzty, the Expert A gene)' and Scrutmy Cummzttee to o
• S. 15Penaltzes

Chapter Section 15A

• S. 15A[Penalty for obtaining a fraudulent Community Certificate by a Scheduled Caste member as Scheduled Tribe and vice versa

Chapter Section 16

• S. 16Benefits secured on the basis of false community certificates to be withdrawn

Chapter Section 16A

• S. 16A[Deferment of pensionary benefits

• S. 17Penalty for securing an appomtment or decczon tn local bodzcs etc, on the baszs of false commumty certzficate
• S. 18—

Chapter Section 19

• S. 19Penalty for preparation and submission of false reports by the expert agency

• S. 20—
• S. 21Offence wzder the Act co~'t<zablc and non-bmlablc -Notwithstanding anyt•nng c<·ntanv·d In the C0dc of Cnmmal P1 0ccdur

Chapter Section 22

• S. 22Special Public Prosecutor

Chapter Section 23

• S. 23Offence under the Act cognizable and non-bailable

• S. 24Bar of;urzsa<clzon of Cwzl Courts
• S. 25Protectzon of acts done m f!,Oodfazth -No snit, prosecution or (>thcr legal p1 c ccedmgs shall lie agaimt the Go\·e

Chapter Section 26

• S. 26Act to override other laws

Chapter Section 27

• S. 27Power to make rules

Chapter Section 28

• S. 28Departmental proceedings not barred by prosecution

• S. 29Penalty for 1ssumg false commumty certificates Penalty fot preparauon and submtssion of f!ilse reports by the expert a
• S. 30Transitional Proviswn

Chapter 9[Section 31

• S. 31Validation