Power to make rules

Section 20 of Act 2 of 2016 deals with power to make rules. The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act, either prospectively or retrospectively.

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act, either prospectively or retrospectively.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- - les Provic (a) salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the Chairperson and Members under sub-section (5) of section 4 and of officers and other employees under sub-section (2) of section 5;

(b) the manner and form of issuing forward community certificate by the Government under section 10;

(c) any other matter under clause (f) of section 12;

(d) the form of annual statement of accounts to be prepared under sub-section (1) of section 16;

(e) the form in, and time at which the annual report shall be prepared under section 17;

(f) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed.

(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen 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 so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides 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.

Section 20, Act 2 of 2016 (Act 2 of 2016).