Chapter VI Miscellaneous

Members of the Board and Officers and servants of the Board shall be deemed when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this act to be public servants within the meaning of section 29 of the Indian Penal Code.

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the State Government, the Board or an officer or person for anything which is in good faith done or purported to be done by or under this Act.

1. (1) The Government may, by notification, make rules, to give effect to the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rule s may provided for all or any of the following matters, namely-
   • (a) the place at which the office of the Board shall be located;
   • (b) the term of office of and the manner of filling casual vacancies among the members of the Board and the term and conditions of service of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, the Secretary and the other members of the Board, including the salaries and allowances to be paid to them and travelling and daily allowances to be drawn by them;
   • (c) the disqualifications for membership of the Board and the procedure to be followed for removing a member who is or becomes subject to any disqualifications;
   • (d) powers and duties to be exercised and performed by the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman;
   • (e) the conditions subject to which and the mode in which, contracts may be entered into by or on behalf of the Board;
   • (f) constitution of the Standing Finance Committee;
   • (g) the procedure to be followed in the performance of functions by members of the Board;
   • (h) the powers and duties to be exercised and discharged by the Secretary, the Financial Adviser and the Executive Officer of the Board.
     • (i) the date by which and the form in which the budget and the supplementary budget shall be prepared and submitted in each year under sections 29 and 30;
   • (j) the procedure to be followed for placing the Board in possession of funds;
   • (k) the procedure to be followed and the conditions to be observed in borrowing moneys and in granting loans;
   • (l) the form and manner in which the returns, reports or statements shall be submitted under section 32;
   • (m) the form and manner in which the accounts of the Board shall be maintained under section33; and
   • (n) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.

1. (1) The Board, with the previous sanction of the Government by notification, make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the Rules made thereunder, for enabling it to perform its functions under this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulation may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely-
   • (a) the terms and conditions of appointment and service and the scales of pay of Officers and servants of the Board other than the Secretary including the payment of travelling and daily allowances in respect of journeys undertaken by such Officers and servants for the purposes of this Act;
   • (b) the time and place of meetings of the Board, the procedure to be followed in regard to transaction of business at such meetings and the quorum necessary for the transaction of such business at a meeting;
   • (c) functions of committees and the procedure to be followed by such committees in the discharge of their functions;
   • (d) the delegation of powers and duties to the Standing Finance Committee, Secretary or any employees of the board;
   • (e) the maintenance of minutes of meeting of the Board and transmission of copies thereof to the Government and the Khadi and Village Industries Commission;
   • (f) the persons by whom and the manner in which payments, deposits and investments may be made on behalf of the Board.
   • (g) the custody of moneys required for the current expenditure of the Board and investment of moneys not so required; and (h) the maintenance of accounts;
3. (3) The Government may, by notification, rescind any regulations made under this section and thereupon, the regulation shall cease to have effect.

The Meghalaya Khadi and Village Industries Board Act is hereby repealed.