Power to make rules.

(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by notification, 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 all or any of the following matters, namely:- (a) earmarking a certain amount for the Scheduled Castes Development Fund (SCDF) and Scheduled Tribes Development Fund (STDF) under section 3; (b) norms for, preparation of schemes and proposals and, their approvals under section 4; (c) constitution of State Councils under section 5; (d) constitution of Empowered Committees under section 7; and (e) an Administrative and Technical Support Unit under section 9. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is so made, before the House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a period of not less than fourteen 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 of the session immediately following, the House of the State Legislature makes any modification in the rule or resolves 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 thereunder.