14. Chairperson, Members and staff 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).
15. 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 of officers and other employees
under sub-section (2) of section5;
(b) any other matter under clause (f) of sub-section (4) of section 9;
(c) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be maintained under sub-section (1)
of section 11;
(d) the form in, and the time at, which the annual report shall be prepared under section 12;
(e) 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.
16. 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 such 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.