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).
17. Power to make rules. (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 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.
18. 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:
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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.
19. Repeal and saving. (1) The National Commission for Backward Classes Ordinance,
1993 (Ord. 23 of 1993) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstatnding 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.