Power to make rules

28. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

1. (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) terms and conditions of service of officers or officials of the Commission;
   • (b) allowances which may be paid to the members of the Commission;
   • (c) the manner in which the institutions shall be registered;
   • (d) the manner in which and the authority which shall operate the funds of the Commission;
   • (e) the manner in which complaints shall be entertained by the Commission and mode of enquiry;
   • (f) the form and manner in which and the time within which the report are to be submitted by Commission; and
   • (g) any other matter not specifically covered under this section.
2. (3) Every rule made under this section, shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before the House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of ten 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 successive sessions as aforesaid, the House agrees in making any modification in the rule or the House agrees 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, however 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. Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Gau-Sewa Commission Act, 2014.
3. (2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Amendment in section 2 of Punjab Act 27 of 2014 2. In the Punjab Gau-Sewa Commission Act, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2,-
   • (i) in clause (f), for the word "Chairperson", the words and sign "Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson" shall be substituted;
   • (ii) in clause (h), the word "and" shall be omitted; and
   • (iii) in clause (i), for the sign ".", the sign and word "; and" shall be substituted and thereafter the following clause shall be added, namely:- "(j) "Vice-Chairperson" means Vice-Chairperson of the Commission."." 3. Amendment in section 3 of Punjab Act 27 of 2014 3. In the principal Act, in section 3, in sub-section (2),-
   • (i) in clause (a), in sub-clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), the words "not below the rank of joint Secretary" and in sub-clause (vi), the words "not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police" shall be omitted; and
   • (ii) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(b) Non-official member:- There shall be ten non-official members, including the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson.". 4. Amendment in section 11 of Punjab Act 27 of 2014 4. In the principal Act, in section 11,-
   • (i) in sub-section (2), for the words "the member present shall elect", the words and sign "the Vice-Chairperson shall preside over the meeting and in the absence of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, the members present shall elect" shall be substituted; and
   • (ii) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) Eight members comprising four ex-officio and four non-official members, shall form quorum of the meeting.". 5. Repeal and saving 5. (1) The Punjab Gau-Sewa Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (Punjab Ordinance No. 3 of 2015) is hereby repealed.
4. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Ordinance referred to in sub-section (1), shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.