Chapter VIII Chapter VIII

(1) In addition to the power conferred by section 64, the State Government may make rules consistent with this Act and applicable to all trusts or any trust - (i) as to the authority on which money may be paid from the trust funds; (ii) for fixing the fees payable for copies of or extracts from the municipal records furnished to the chairman under section 39; (iii) as to the manner of constitution of Trust Services, the recruitment and the conditions of service of members of such Services and the recruitment and conditions of service of other servants of the trusts; (iv) as to the intermediate office or offices (if any) through which correspondence between the trust and the State Government or servants of the Government shall pass; (v) as to the accounts to be kept by the trust, as to the manner in which such accounts shall be audited and published, and as to the powers of auditors in respect of disallowance and surcharge; (vi) as to the authority by whom, the conditions subject to which and the mode in which contracts may be entered into and executed on behalf of the trust; (vii) as to the preparation of estimates of income and expenditure of the trust and as to the authority by whom and the conditions subject to which such estimates may be sanctioned; (viii) as to the returns, statements, and reports to be submitted by trusts; (ix) to prescribe and define the mutual relations to be observed between the trust and other local authorities in any matter in which they are jointly interested; (x) for regulating the grant of leave of absence, leave allowances and acting allowance to the officers and servants of the trust and of the tribunal; (xi) for establishing and maintaining a provident or annuity fund, for compelling all or any of the officers in the service of the trust or of the tribunal other than any servant of the Government in respect of whom a contribution is paid under section 94 to contribute to such fund at such rates and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by such rules and for supplementing such contributions out of the funds of the trust : Provided that a servant of the Government employed as officer or servant of the tribunal shall not be entitled to leave or leave allowances otherwise than as may be prescribed by the conditions of his service under the Government; (xii) for determining conditions under which the officers and servants of the trust or of the tribunal, or any of them, shall on retirement receive gratuities or compassionate allowances; and the amount of such gratuities and compassionate allowances; (xiii) generally for the guidance of trust and public officers in all matters connected with the carrying out of the provisions of this Act; (xiv) for regulating the grant of subsidies to trusts by the State Government, the conditions under which they may be earned or forfeited and the arrangements for their repayment. (xv) for regulating any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed. (2) All acts authorised or enjoined under this Act shall be held to be authorized or enjoined subject to such rules.

Every trust may from time to time with the previous sanction of the State Government make rules consistent with this Act and with any rules made under this Act by the State Government - (i) for fixing the amount of security to be furnished by any officer and servant of the trust from whom it may be deemed expedient to require security; (ii) for associating members with the trust under section 13; (iii) for appointing persons (other than trustees and persons associated with the trust under section 13) to be members of committee under section 14; (iv) for regulating the delegation of powers or duties of the trust to committees or to the chairman; (v) for the guidance of persons employed by it under this Act; (vi) for fixing the fees payable for copies of documents delivered under sub-section (3) of section 36 or under section 75; (vii) for the management, use and regulation of dwellings constructed under any scheme under this Act; (viii) generally for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Printing and sale of copies of rules. (1) The chairman shall cause all rules made under section 73 or section 74 and for the time being in force to be printed, and shall cause printed copies thereof to be delivered to any applicant on payment of such fees as may be fixed. (2) Notice of the fact of copies of rules being obtainable at the said price and of the place where and the person from whom the same are obtainable shall be given by the chairman by advertisement in a newspaper or newspapers.

Power of State Government to cancel rules made under section 74. The State Government may, after previous publication of its intention, cancel any rule made by the trust which it has sanctioned, and thereupon the rule shall cease to have effect.