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16.
Chairperson, Members and employees of the Commission to
be public servants -
The Chairperson, Members and employees of the Commission
shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning
of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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Power
to make rules
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(1)
The Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions
of this Act.
(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:-
(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 the officers
and other employees under sub-section (2) of section
5;
(b)
the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall
be prepared under sub-section (1) of section 13;
(c)
the form in, and the time at, which the annual report
shall be prepared under section 14;
(d)
any other matter which is required 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 each House of Parliament,
while it is in session, for a total period of thirty
days which may be comprised in one session or in two
or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry
of the session immediately following the session or
the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree
in making any modification in the rule or both Houses
agree that the rule should be made, the rule shall thereafter
have effect only in such modified form to 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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Power
to remove difficulties -
(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the
provisions of this Act, the Central Government may,
by order published in the Official Gazette, make provisions,
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as
appear to it to be necessary or expedient, for removing
the difficulty;
Provided
that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a
period of two years from the date of commencement of this
Act.
(2)
Every order made under this section shall, as soon as
may be after it is made, be laid before each House of
Parliament.
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Repeal
and saving -
(1)
The National Commission for Backward Classes Ordinance
1993 (Ord. 23 of 1993) is hereby repealed.
(2)
Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action
taken under the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have
been done or taken under the corresponding provisions
of this Act.
K.L.
MOHANPURIA
Secy.
to the Govt. of India
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