Section 8 — Power to make rules.

8. Power to make rules.- (1) The Government in consultation with 

the Commission and after previous publication, may 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,-  

(a)  the procedure to be followed by the institution or any other 

competent authority for consultation with the Commission;  

(b)  any matter which is incidental to, or necessary for, the 

purpose of consultation with the Commission;  

(c)  the returns, records and information etc. to be furnished by 

the Commission; and  

(d)  any other matter for which rules may be made under this Act.  

(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be, 

after they are so made, before the State Legislative Assembly, while it is in 

session, for a period of not less than fifteen days, which may be comprised in 

one session or in two successive sessions and, if before the expiry of the 

session in which they are so laid or of the session immediately following, the 

Assembly makes any modification(s) in the rules or the Assembly decides that 

the rules should not be made, such rules shall have effect only in such 

modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be. However, any such 

modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of 

anything done earlier thereunder.  

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