Act Number: 19

Act Name: The National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992

Year: 1992

Enactment Date: 1992-05-17

Long Title: An Act to constitute a National Commission for Minorities and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Minority Affairs

Department:

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "Commission" means the National Commission for Minorities constituted under section 3;
         (b) "Member" means a Member of the Commission 1 [and includes the Vice-Chairperson];
         (c) "minority", for the purposes of this Act, means a community notified as such by the Central Government;
         (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Notes:
1. Added by Act 41 of 1995, s.2 (w.e.f. 18-9-1995).
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