21. Returns and information.—The Commission shall furnish to the Central Government such
returns or other information with respect to its fund or activities as the Central Government may, from
time to time, require.
22. Power to exempt.—The Central Government may, subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed by rules in this behalf, exempt any building, building operation or engineering operation which
has been designed as a result of an architectural competition, from the operation of all or any of the
provisions of this Act.
23. Delegation of powers.—The Commission may, by general or special order in writing, delegate to
the Chairman or any other member or any officer of the Commission, subject to such conditions and
limitations, if any, as may be specified in the order, such of its powers and functions under this Act as it
may deem necessary for the efficient running of the day-to-day administration of the Commission.
24. Members and officers of the Commission to be public servants.—All members and officers of
the Commission shall, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act,
be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
25. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against any
member or officer of the Commission in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be
done in pursuance of this Act.
26. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules to carry 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) the salaries, if any, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of members of the
Commission;
(b) the terms and conditions of service of the Secretary of the Commission;
(c) the matters in respect of which the Commission may tender advice to the Central Government
under clause (i) of sub-section (2) of section 11;
(d) the form in which, and the time within which, the budget and annual report of the
Commission may be prepared and forwarded to the Central Government;
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(e) the form and manner in which the accounts of the Commission may be maintained, and the
time at which, and the manner in which, such accounts may be audited;
(f) the returns and information which the Commission may be required to furnish to the Central
Government;
(g) the conditions subject to which any building, building operation or engineering operation,
designed as a result of an architectural competition, may be exempted;
(h) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules.
(3) Every rule made by the Central Government 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 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.
27. Power to make regulations.—1
[(1)] The Commission may, with the previous approval of the
Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations consistent with this Act and
the rules made thereunder for—
(a) regulating the meetings of the Commission and the procedure for conducting business thereat;
(b) regulating the manner in which and the purposes for which persons may be associated with
the Commission under section 8:
(c) determining the terms and conditions of service of persons appointed by the Commission
under sub-section (3) of section 9;
(d) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by regulations.
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[(2) Every regulation made under this section 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 regulation or both Houses agree that the regulation should not be made the regulation 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 regulation.]