Power to make rules

(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the constitution of Tribal, Area, Range and Village Councils in consultation with the existing Tribal Councils or other representative tribal organizations and such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters: (a) the composition of the Tribal, Area, Range or Village Councils and the allocation of seats therein and the manner in which the members of the Councils shall be elected; (b) dissolution of a Tribal, Area, Range or Village Council and its re-composition; (c) the delimitation of the territorial constituencies for purpose of elections to these councils; (d) the qualification for voting at such an election and preparation of Electoral Rolls therefore; (e) the qualification for being elected at such election as member of such Councils; (f) the term of office of, and salaries and allowance if any, to be paid to members of such Councils; (g) any other matter relating or connected with election or nomination to such Councils; (h) the procedure and conduct of business in the Councils; (i) the appointment of officers and staff of the Councils and their conditions of services; (j) the powers exercisable by the said Councils in dispute involving customary laws; and (k) any other matter in respect of which it is necessary to make rules for the constitution and proper functioning of the Councils. (2) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Nagaland Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of seven days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the Nagaland Legislative Assembly agree in making any modification in the rule or the Nagaland Legislative Assembly agree 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.