23. Protection of action taken in good faith.—(1) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against
the Council or any member thereof or any person acting under the direction of the Council in respect of
anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against any newspaper in respect of the publication of
any matter therein under the authority of the Council.
24. Members, etc., to be public servants.—Every member of the Council and every officer or other
employee appointed by the Council shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of
section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
25. 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:
Provided that when the Council has been established, no such rules shall be made without consulting
the Council.
(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 procedure for nomination of members of the Council under clauses (a), (b) and (c) of
sub-section (3) of section 5;
(b) the manner in which panels of names may be invited under sub-section (4) of section 5;
(c) the procedure for election of a member of the Committee referred to in sub-section (2) of
section 5 under sub-section (6) of that section;
(d) the allowances of fees to be paid to the members of the Council for attending the meetings of
the Council, and other conditions of service of such members under sub-section (1) and (2) of
section 7;
(e) the appointment of the Secretary and other employees of the Council under section 11;
(f) the matters referred to in clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 15;
(g) the rates at which fees may be levied by the Council under section 16 and the manner in
which such fees may be levied;
(h) the form in which, and the time within which, the budget and annual report are to be prepared
by the Council under sections 19 and 20 respectively;
(i) the manner in which the accounts of the Council are to be maintained and audited under
section 22.
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(3) Every rule 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 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.
26. Power to make regulations.—1
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[by notification in the Official Gazette]
make regulations not inconsistent with this Act thereof and the rules made thereunder, for—
(a) regulating the meetings of the Council or any committee thereof and the procedure for
conducting the business thereat under section 9;
(b) specifying the terms and conditions of service of the employees, appointed by the Council,
under sub-section (2) of section 11;
(c) regulating the manner of holding any inquiry under this Act;
(d) delegating to the Chairman or the Secretary of the Council, subject to such conditions as it
may think fit to impose, any of its powers under sub-section (3) of section 18;
(e) any other matter for which provision may be made by regulations under this Act:
Provided that the regulations made under clause (b) shall be made only with the prior approval of the
Central Government.
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[(2) The Central Government shall cause every regulation made under this Act to 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 modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of
anything previously done under that regulation.]
27. [Amendment of Act 25 of 1867.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1988 (19 of 1988),
s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 31-3-1988).