Officers to be public servants

All officers appointed or authorized to act under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860). (1) The State Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (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 time and manner in which an unclaimed body may be claimed; (b) the manner in which the approved institution shall preserve the unclaimed body; (c) the authority to whom and the manner in which any report shall be furnished under this Act. (3) All rules made under this Act shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly.