Chapter V Chapter V

Miscellaneous

The Chairperson, the Members, Officers and other employees of the Commission shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal

State Government to consult Commission. - The Government shall consult the

Power to make rules. - (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make Rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

1. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the State Government may provide such, Rules as it thinks fit for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
   • (a) Allowances, etc., payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the Chairperson and Members under Section 5 and the salaries and allowances of officers and other employees under subsection (2) of Section 6;
   • (b) Allowances for attending the meetings of the committee by the co-opted persons under sub-section (3) of Section 6;
   • (c) Other matters under clause (f) of sub-section (4) of Section 10;
   • (d) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be maintained under sub- section (1) of Section 12;
   • (e) the form in, and the time at, which the annual report shall be prepared under Section 13;
   • (f) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
2. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as, may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty 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 successive sessions aforesaid, both House agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree 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.