Chapter V Chapter V

Miscellaneous

The Chairperson, Members, officers and employees of the Commission shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of sub-section

1. (28) of section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any Member of the Commission or any officer or other employee of the Commission acting under the direction of the Commission, in respect of anything which is done in good faith or purported to have been done in pursuance of this Act or the rules made thereunder.

The Commission may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make regulations, by notification published in the Official Gazette, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder, for all or any of the matters provided under this Act.

1. (1) The State Government may, in consultation with the Commission, by notification published in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
2. (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, both Houses agree in making any modification in rule or both Houses agree that rule should not be made, and notify their decision to that effect in the Official Gazette, the rule shall, from the date of publication of such decision in the Official Gazette, 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 or omitted to be done under that rule.

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