Chapter III MISCELLANEOUS

The provisions of this Act or any notification,

order or rule made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any law other than this Act or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this act or in any decree or order of any Court.

1. (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any officer or other employee of the Government or the Administrator or any person authorised under sub-section (2) of section 5 by the Administrator for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
2. (2) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Government or any officer or other employee of the Government or the Administrator or any other person authorised under sub-section (2) of section 5 by the Administrator for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.

Any person who—

1. (a) having in his possession or custody or control any asset or property forming part of, or relatable to, the Trust wrongfully withholds such property from the Administrator or any person authorised by him under this Act, or
2. (b) wrongfully obtains possession of any such asset or property forming part of, or relatable to, the Trust; or
3. (c) wilfully retains any asset or property forming part of, or relatable to, the Trust or removes or destroys it; or
4. (d) wilfully withholds or fails to deliver any books, papers or other documents relatable to the Trust which may be in his possession or custody or under his control to the Administrator or any person authorised by him under this Act; or
5. (e) fails, without any reasonable cause, to furnish any inventory of properties and assets as provided in section 6, shall on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine, which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.

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 term of office of the method of filling casual vacancies among, and the allowances and other remuneration, if any, payable to, the members of the Advisory Council under section 6; (b)the additional matters in respect of which the Tribunal shall have the powers of a Civil Court under clause (e) of sub-section (5) of section 9; and
   • (c) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which rules may be made, under this Act.
3. (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 two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid, or the session immediately following, 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 that rule.

1. (1) The Sivagiri Mutt (Emergency Provisions) Ordinance, 1997 (15 of 1997) is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.