Power to make rules

Power to make rules. -

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: -
   • (a) the manner in which the water supply connection shall be applied for and granted;
   • (b) the terms and conditions for giving water supply connection and the period for which the same shall be valid;
   • (c) the rates at which, and the manner in which, the water charges or fees shall be levied, assessed and collected;
   • (d) the mode of recovery of water charges or fees;
   • (e) the duties and functions of the officers and authorities appointed or designated under this Act;
   • (f) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
3. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid the Assembly agrees in making any modification in the rule or the Assembly agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.