FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
1.
Where is Law Department located?
Law
Department is located in the main block of the Secretariat
building which is in the southern side of the Durbar Hall.
A section of the Law (Suits) Department and Law records
are functioning in the Secretariat Annex Building.
2.
Who is the Head of the Department?
The
Head of the Department is the Law Secretary. At present
Sri.S. Sainudeen is the Law Secretary.
3.
Where is the office of the Law Secretary situated?
The
Office of the Law Secretary is situated in the First Floor,
Main Block of the Secretariat Building.
Telephone:
Office – 2332955 , 2518383
4.
How many sections are there in Law Department?
There
are at present 30 Sections in Law Department
5.
What are the main functions of Law Department?
The
business of Law Department consists of-
1. General
Administration of the Department.
2. Drafting,
which includes Legislative Project,
Legislation
and Unification of Laws
3. Legal
Advice
4. Subsidiary
Legislation
5. Publication
6. Conveyancing and
7. Translation
Appointment
of Government Law Officers, appointment and removal of notaries,
administration of Personal Laws and the Court Fees and Suits
Valuation Act are also the main functions of Law Department.
6.
What is the u.r.l. of the Website of Law Department?
The
Website of Law Department is available for logging at the
url. www.keralalawsect.org.
7.
To whom the regular mail to the Department is to be addressed?
The
Law Secretary,
Law Department,
Government Secretariat,
Thiruvananthapuram.
8. Whether
the Law Department is in respect of Legislations an originating
or initiating Department?
No.
The function of the Law Department with regard to the preparation
of Legislation is to put into technical shape the Projects
of legislation of which the policy has been approved by
the Government.
However,
Personal law measures designed solely to codify and consolidate
existing enactments and legislation of a formal character
such as repealing and Amending Bills are initiated in the
Law Department.
9. What
are the important Publications of Law Department?
The
list of Enactments Applicable to Kerala, the Acts and Ordinances
of Kerala, the Kerala Code and Index to Statutory Rules
and Notifications of Kerala are the most important Publications
of Law Department.
10. Are
the Publications of Law Department available Free of cost
to the Public?
The
publications of Law Department like Kerala Code are priced
Publications and can be purchased from the Government Press,
Thiruvananthapuram except the Acts and Ordinances of Kerala
which is meant for office use only. However, the same are
available for reference purposes in the Law (Legislation
– Publication) Department and in the Kerala State Law Department
Library.
11. Which
Section in Law Department can make available a Gazette Copy
of the latest State Enactment?
The
Law (Legislation) Sections, in accordance with the subject
dealt with by them, can make available a Gazette copy of
the latest State Enactment.
12. Whether
Law Department is an authority on the Rules issued under
State Enactments?
No.
The rules are issued by the concerned Administrative Department
in the Secretariat once an Act is enacted. This Department
is an authority only on State Acts.
13. From
Where can it be ascertained that how many Amendments have
been effected to particular State enactment and in which
year the Amending Act was passed?
The
list of Enactments which is a publication of the Law Department
contains all the above information.
14. What
is Kerala Code?
The
Kerala Code is a Publication of Law Department embodying
the statute Laws of Kerala, the first volume of which was
published in the year 1965. Five volumes of the code have
been published covering enactments up to the year 1990.
As
distinguished from this publication, the Law Portal in the
Website of Law Department is also named ‘Kerala Code’. It
is intended to include up-to-date State Enactments in force
in the State and also Rules issued there under.
15. Is
‘Kerala Code’ a separate part of the Website of Law Department?
No.
Kerala Code is an integral part of Law Department’s Website.
16. Are
all Kerala Acts and Rules available at present in the ‘Kerala
Code’?
No.
The process of including Acts and Rules in the ‘Kerala Code’
is in progress. The 'Kerala Code’ will be complete with
in a year.
17. Can
print outs of Acts and Rules available in the ‘Kerala Code’
be taken by a viewer?
No
restriction is imposed at present for downloading them and
taking Print outs.
18. Whether
E-Mail facility is provided for giving constructive suggestions
by the viewer?
Yes,
Viewers are requested to click ‘feed Back’ and avail this
facility either in the Home Page or from any page in the
‘Kerala Code’.
19. Is
there any facility to view the latest legislative measures
of Kerala Government?
Yes.
The option ‘Latest in Legislation’ Provides the Solution
for this.
20. Is
there any short cut to surf the whole Act/Rule/Amendment
Quickly?
Yes.
By using the side menu option a viewer can go any where
in the Act contents, Rules and Amendments without scrolling
the whole text of the Act.
For
specialized faqs please visit
www.keralalawsect.org 
