Powers to make regulations as to conduct of business etc.

Powers to make regulations as to conduct of business etc. (1) A Zila Panchayat, Kshettra Panchayat and Gram Panchayat may, by special resolution, make regulations consistent with this Act and with any rule, and with any regulation made by the State Government as to all or any of the following matters : - (a) the time and place of its meetings; (b) the manner of convening meetings, and of giving notice thereof; (c) the conduct of proceedings including the asking of questions by members at meetings, and the adjournment of meetings ; (d) the establishment of committees other than advisory committees, for any purpose and the determination of all matters relating to the constitution and procedure of such committees ; (e) the delegation of powers, duties or functions, to: (i) Chairman of the Zila Panchayat or Pramukh of Kshettra Panchayat; (ii) a committee constituted under clause (d) ; (iii) a chairman of such committee ; (iv) the Chief Development Officer, Additional Development Officer or any other servant of the Zila Panchayat ; (f) The absentee or other allowances of the servants employed by the Zila Panchayat including the servants placed at the disposal of the Kshettra Panchayat; (g) the amount and nature of the security to be furnished by a servant of a Zila Panchayat including a servant placed at the disposal of any Kshettra Panchayat from whom it is deemed expedient to require security; (h) the grant of leave to servants of a Zila Panchayat, and the remuneration to be paid to the persons, if any, appointed to act for them whilst on leave ; (i) the conditions of service, including period of service of all servants of a Zila Panchayat including servants placed at the disposal of any Kshettra Panchayat and the conditions under which such servants, or any of them, shall receive gratuities, annuities or compassionate allowances on retirement or on their becoming disabled through the execution of their duty, and the amount of such gratuities, annuities or compassionate allowances and the conditions under which any gratuities, annuities or compassionate allowances may be paid to the surviving relatives of any such servants whose death has been caused through the execution of their duty; (j) the payment of contribution, at such rates and subject to such conditions, as may prescribed in such regulations, to a pension. or provident fund established by the Zila Panchayat, or with the approval of the Zila Panchayat by the said servants; (k) principles and manners, of recruitment in, respect of the servants of the Zila Panchayats including servants placed at the disposal of any Kshettra Panchayat ; (1) procedure to be followed, in making documents available to the Finance officer for audit and the action to be taken upon observations made by him ; (m) procedure to be followed in filling casual vacancies of officers and servants ; (n) manner in which the functions transferred to the Zila Panchayat under section 108 shall be performed: Provided that the regulations framed in the foregoing clause shall be in conformity with any, general or special orders of instructions issued by the State Government ; (o) the conditions subject to which sums due to a Zila Panchayat or a Kshettra Panchayat may be written off as irrecoverable, and the conditions subject to which the whole or any part of a fee chargeable for distress, may be remitted; (P) all matters similar to, those set forth in clause (e) to (o) or in respect of which powers to make regulations is conferred expressly or by implication in this Act and not otherwise provided for in this sub-section; and (q) all matters similar to those set forth in clauses (a) to (d) and not otherwise provided for in this sub-section. (2) The State Government may, if it thinks fit, make regulations consistent with this Act in respect of any of the matters specified in clauses (e) to (m) and (o) to (q) of sub-section (1) and any regulation so made shall have the effect of rescinding any regulation made by the Zila Panchayat under the said sub-section in respect of the same matter or in consistent therewith. (3) In addition to foregoing subject in the preceding sub sections for the Gram Panchayat the State Government of in direction of the State Government the designate authority may make rules.