23. (1) The Competent Authority shall prepare a consolidated annual report of the
performance of its activities in such form as may be prescribed and forward it to the Central
Government or State Government, as the case may be.
(2) On receipt of the annual report under sub-section (1), the Central Government or
State Government, as the case may be, shall cause a copy thereof to be laid before each
House of Parliament, or the State Legislature, as the case may be:
Provided that where any other law for the time being in force provides preparing of
such annual report by the Competent Authority, then the said annual report shall contain a
separate part on the performance of activities under this Act by the Competent Authority.
24. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Competent
Authority or against any officer, employees, agency or person acting on its behalf, in respect
of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
25. (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make
rules for the purpose of 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) the procedure for disclosure by writing or appropriate electronic means under
sub-section (4) of section 4;
(b) the manner in which and the time within which the discreet inquiry shall be
made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 5;
(c) the additional matter in respect of which the Competent Authority may exercise
the powers of a Civil Court under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 7;
(d) the form of annual report under sub-section (1) of section 23;
(e) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
26. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
27. The Competent Authority may, with the previous approval of the Central
Government or the State Government, as the case may be, by notification in the Official
Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act and the rules made
thereunder to provide for all matters for which provision is expedient for the purposes of
giving effect to the provisions of this Act.
28. Every notification issued and every rule made by the Central Government and
every regulation made by the Competent Authority under this Act shall be laid, as soon as
may be after it is issued or 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
notification or the rule or the regulation, or both Houses agree that the notification or the
rule or the regulation should not be made, the notification or the rule or 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 notification or rule or regulation.
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29. Every notification issued by a State Government and every rule made by a State
Government and every regulation made by the Competent Authority under this Act shall be
laid, as soon as may be after it is issued, before the State Legislature.
30. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Act, the Central
Government may, by order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the
difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of three years
from the date of the 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.
31. (1) The Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Resolution No. 371/12/2002-AVD-III
dated the 21st April, 2004 as amended vide Resolution of even number, dated the 29th April,
2004 is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said
Resolution be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.