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The Kerala Official Languages Act, 1969 (No.7 of 1969)

Kerala
Act number
7 of 1969
Department
Law
Enacted
19 Feb 1969

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

6 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 1AMalayalam and English to be the official languages of the State.
  3. Section 1BGovernment's power to notify the official purposes for which Malayalam or English to be used.
  4. Section 1CNotification issued under section 1 B to be placed before the Legislative Assembly.
  5. Section 2Language to be used in Bills, etc.
  6. Section 3Special provisions in respect of linguistic minorities.