Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Commission or Chairperson or any member thereof or any person acting under the direction of the Commission, for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act, or the rules, made thereunder.

The Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting women.

The Chairperson and every member of the Commission and every officer appointed or authorised by the Commission to exercise functions under this Act shall be deemed to be the public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860).

1. (1) The Government may by notification, in the official Gazette, make rules for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) 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 in which it is so laid or the session immediately following the session or successive sessions aforesaid both Houses 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.

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