section 17
Power to make rules
Punjab Prevention of Beggary Act, 1971(1) The State Government may, by notification and subject to the condition of previous publication, 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— (a) the manner of authorising a purpose under clause (1) of section 2; (b) the manner of keeping persons arrested under sub-section (1) of section 3; (c) the manner of making summary inquiry under sub-section (1) of section 4; (d) the manner in which and the place at which the persons sentenced under section 5 shall serve their periods of imprisonment; (e) the management of Certified Institutions, the detention of persons committed to them and the maintenance, care, treatment and instruction of such persons including all matters relating to their diet and accommodation as well as their labour and general conduct; (f) the powers and duties of the officers appointed under section 14; (g) the determination of the number of officers and servants to be employed under this Act and their salaries and allowances, and other conditions of service and the authority competent to appoint such officers and servants and impose penalties on them; (h) the discharge of persons from Certified Institutions; (i) the nature, incidents and maximum periods of punishments to be imposed on persons detained in Certified Institutions for breach of any rules or for failure or neglect to accept any employment outside such Institutions which may be secured for them; (j) the manner of appointing a Visiting Committee under section 15 and the powers, duties and functions thereof; (k) the conduct of business by Visiting and Advisory Committees and their Constitution; and (l) any other manner which has to be or may be prescribed. (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 successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is laid or the session immediately following, 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, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
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