Power to make rules

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.