15. Chairperson, Members and Staff of the Commission to be public servants.—The
Chairperson, the Members, officers and other 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).
16. Central Government to consult Commission.—The Central Government shall consult the
Commission on all major policy matters affecting women.
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 power, 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 section 5;
(b) allowances for attending the meetings of the committee by the co-opted persons under subsection (3)of section 8;
(c) other matters under clause (f) of sub-section (4) of section 10;
(d) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be maintained under sub-section (1)
of section 12;
(e) the form in, and the time at, which the annual report shall be prepared under section 13;
(f) 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.