Chapter III Chapter III

Local Bodies to assist the Corporation.--(1) Every local body shall render such assistance and furnish such information to the Corporation and make available for its inspection and examination such records, maps, plans and other documents as it may require in connection with the performance of its functions under this Act.

1. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Government may give to any local body such directions as in its opinion are necessary or expedient for enabling the Corporation to perform its functions under this Act and thereupon it shall be the duty of the local body to comply with such directions.

Protection of action taken in good faith.--No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Corporation or the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman or the Managing Director or any other member thereof or any employee of the Corporation for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule made thereunder.

Members etc. deemed to be public servants.--The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Managing Director and other officers and employees of the Corporation shall be deemed to be, while acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the State Ranbir Penal Code.

Delegation of powers and functions.--Managing Director or any other officer [ILLEGIBLE]

Recovery of sums.--All sums due to the Corporation shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue:

Power to make rules Power to make rules.--(1) The Government may, within one year of the commencement of this Act by notification in the Government Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

1. (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 Sinking Fund shall be applied under section;
   • (b) the procedure in regard to the publication of the audited annual accounts of the Corporation;
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 successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the House agree that the rule should be either modified or annulled, 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.

Regulations.--(1) The Corporation may, with the previous approval of the Government, make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder for the administration of the affairs of the Corporation.

1. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-
   • (a) salaries and allowances and other conditions of service of employees of the Corporation;
   • (b) the times and places of meetings of the Corporation and the procedure in regard to the transaction of business at such meetings;
   • (c) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by regulations.
2. (3) The Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, rescind any regulations which may be so made by the Corporation and thereupon the regulations shall cease to have effect.
3. (4) The Corporation may, with the previous approval of the Government and any regulations so made, may be altered or rescinded by the Corporation in the exercise of its powers under sub-section (1).