Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS

25. (1)

1. (a) The Commission may associate with itself in such manner and for such purpose, as may be determined by the regulations, any person whose assistance or advice it may require in performance of its functions.
2. (b) A person associated by the Commission with it under clause
3. (a) shall have the right to speak in or otherwise to take part in the meetings of the Commission but shall not have the right to vote thereat.
4. (c) The Commission may provide for payment of such allowances and expenses to a person associated with it under clause
5. (a) as may be determined by regulations. (2)
6. (a) The Council may associate with itself in such manner and for such purpose, as may be determined by the regulations, any person whose assistance or advice it may require in performance of its functions.
7. (b) A person associated by the Council with it under clause
8. (a) shall have the right to speak in or otherwise to take part in the meetings of the Council but shall not have the right to vote thereat.
9. (c) The Council may provide for payment of such allowances and expenses to a person associated with it under clause
10. (a) as may be determined by bye-laws.

26.

1. (1) All orders and decisions of the Commission shall be authenticated by the signature of the Executive Chairperson or any other member authorised by the Commission in this behalf and all other instruments issued by the Commission shall be authenticated by the signature of the Secretary or any other officer of the Commission authorised by the Commission in this behalf.
2. (2) All decisions of a Council shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson of the Council.
3. (3) All decisions of a Committee shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson of the Committee or any other member of the Committee authorised by the Chairperson in this behalf.

27.

1. (1) In performance of its functions under this Act, the Commission shall be bound by such directions on questions of policy as the State Government may give in writing to it from time to time: Provided that the Commission shall be given an opportunity to express its views before any direction is given under this sub-section.
2. (2) The decision of the State Government, whether a question is one of policy or not, shall be final.

28.

1. (1) In performance of its functions under this Act, the Council shall be bound by such directions on questions of policy as the Commission may give, in writing, to it from time to time: Provided that the Council shall be given an opportunity to express its views before any direction is given under this sub-section.
2. (2) The decision of the Commission, whether a question is one of policy or not, shall be final.

29. The Executive Chairperson, member, officer and employee of the Commission shall, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or of any rules or regulations made thereunder, be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.

30. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Commission or any member, officer or employee of the Commission for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder.

31.

Power to make rules 32.

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may be made to provide for all or any of the matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be prescribed by rules.
3. (3) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before the State Legislature, as soon as may be, after they are made and shall be subject to rescission by the State Legislature or to such modification as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following.
4. (4) Any rescission or modification so made by the State Legislature shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall thereupon take effect.

33.

1. (1) The Commission may, with the previous approval of the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and the rules made thereunder for enabling it to perform its functions under this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be specified by regulations.

34.

1. (1) The Council may, with the previous approval of the Commission, make bye-laws not inconsistent with this Act or with rules and regulations made thereunder for enabling it to perform its functions under this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such bye-laws may provide for all or any of the matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be specified by bye-laws.

35.

1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this Act.
2. (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.