Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS

The Chairperson, Members and officers authorized by the commission to perform functions under this Act, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45) of 1860).

No civil, criminal or other legal proceeding shall lie against the chairperson, embers or officers performing functions under this Act. Or under authority of the Commission, in respect of anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act by or under the authority of the Commission.

The Government may establish a Library, an information Cell a Research Cell and such other Cells as may be recommended by the Commission.

(1) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (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) Salary, allowances, status and other facilities to which the Chairperson or a Member shall be entitled; (b) Salary and allowances payable to the Secretary; (c) Prescribing of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including the salaries, allowances, pensions and other amounts payable to the Secretary, officers and staff of the Commission; (d) Making of rules in accordance with which the accounts of the income and expenditure of the Commission shall no kept; (e) Prescription of the form in which the annual statement of accounts of the Commission shall be prepared. (f) Prescribing the manner of publication of the annual statement of accounts of the Commission together with a copy of the audit report by the Government. (g) Any other matter which is required to be or may by prescribed (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the House of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, 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 sessions immediately following the session or the successive aforesaid, the House agrees in making any modification in the rule, or the House agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule shall there after have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, ad the case may be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

(1) the Resolution made vide No F. 10/3/98- HP/Estt./MC/2527 dated 20-05-1999 by the Government constitution the Delhi Minorities ( Provisional ) Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the former Commission”) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything dine or any action taken by the Resolution referred to in sub-section(1)shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act as of the provisions of this Act were in force at all material times.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the previsions of this Act, the Government may, in consultation with the Commission, and by order published in the official gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may be necessary of removing the difficulty. Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of the commencement of this Act. Every order made under this Act shall, as soon as, may be after it is made, be laid before the House of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi.