Chapter IV GENERAL PROVISIONS

Power to determine norms and standards for courses relating to training in archival science.—Subject to the approval of the Board, the Director shall have the power to determine norms and standards for courses, curricula, assessment and examinations relating to the training in archival science and other allied subjects.

Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or the rules made thereunder.

Savings of other laws.—The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of, the provisions of any other law for the time being in force.

Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order published in the Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which appears to it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be issued after two years from the date of commencement of this Act.

1. (2) Every order issued under sub-section
2. (1) shall as soon as may be laid before the Legislative Assembly.

Power to make rules.—

1. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
2. (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 period for which public records of permanent nature may be accepted under clause
   • (b) of sub-section
3. (2) of section 3;
   • (b) the period for conducting the periodical review of public records under clause
   • (b) of section 6;
   • (c) the manner of appraisal of public records under clause
   • (c) of section 6;
   • (d) the manner in which periodical review of classified public records for declassifying shall be undertaken under clause
   • (f) of section 6;
   • (e) the manner in which the records officer shall submit annual report to the Director under clause
   • (k) of section 6;
   • (f) the manner and conditions for destroying or disposing the public records under sub-section
4. (1) of section 8;
   • (g) the manner by which records from private sources are to be received under sub-section
5. (1) of section 11;
   • (h) the manner and conditions for making available records of historical, national or administrative importance to bona fide research scholars under sub-section
6. (2) of section 11;
   • (i) exceptions and restrictions for making available the public records to a bona fide research scholar under sub-section
7. (1) of section 12;
   • (j) the manner and conditions for granting permission by any records creating agency for accessing public records in its custody to any person under sub-section
8. (2) of section 12;
   • (k) the allowances which may be granted to the members of the Board under sub-section
9. (8) of section 14;
   • (l) any other matter which is, or may be, prescribed.
10. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately followed, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides 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 the rule.

Repeal of existing Order.—

1. (1) G.O.
   • (Ms) No. 157/76/H.Edn. dated 11th day of October, 1976 issued by the Higher Education
   • (A) Department is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said order shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.