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The Government may by notification in the official Gazette, constitute a Fund to be called 'the Higher Education Scholarship Fund', for providing scholarship to the socially and economically backward students admitted in the institution, on merit cum means basis. Ad ission made in ntravent ion of Act. Hi Ed on larship Fun of 16. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings in shall lie against any member of the Admission Regulatory Committee or Fee Regulatory Committee or any other officer of the Government or University for anything which is done in good faithgr. Wended to be done in good faith under this Act. 13 Power of the 17. The Government or any other officer specially Government to empowered in this behalf by the Government may, issue directions. from time to time, by order, Issue such directions, consistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to any institution, as in its opinion are necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act or give effect to any of the provisions contained therein or in any rules or orders made thereunder and the management of the institution shall comply with every such direction. Offences and 18. Without prejudice to the penalty specified in any penalties. other law for the time being in force whoever contravenes the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall, on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or, with fine which may extend to one crore rupees, or with both. Compounding of 19. (1) Any offence punishable under section 1$ may offences. be compounded by such officer or body as may be specially authorised by the Government in this behalf, either before or slier the institution of the prosecution, on payment ibr credit to the Government of such sum as such officer or body may impose: Provided that such sum shall not, in any case, be less than five laldt rupees and, exceed the maximum amount of the fine which may be imposed under this Act for the offence so compounded: Provided Anther that in the event of charging of excessive fee by the institution than the notified the, the amount of compounding the shall not be less than double the amount of fee excessively charged or five lakh rupees, whichever is higher. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to a person who commits the same or similar offence within a period of three years from the date on which the first offence committed by him was compounded. Explanation.-For the purposes of this sub-section, any second or subsequent offence committed after the expiry of a period of three years from the date on which the offence was previously compounded, shall be deemed to be a first offence. (3) Where an offence has been compounded under sub- section (1), no proceeding or tbrdter proceeding. as the case may be, shall be taken against the offender in 14 respect of the offence so compounded, and the offen4er, if In custody, shall be discharged fbrthwith. Cognizance of 20. No court shall take cognizance of any offence offence. punishable under this Act, except upon a complaint in writing made by an officer specially authorized by the Government in this behalf by a notification, for the purpose. Power to remove 21. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving offbct to the difficulties. provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order, as occasion requires, but not later than two years ftom the date of commencement of this Act, do anything not inconsistent with the provision► of this Act, which appears to It necessary for removing the difficulty. (2) Every order issued under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be alter it is issued, before the Legislative Assembly of Deihl. of 22. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (12) of section 6, - the existing Admission Committee and State Fee Regulatory Committee, constituted by the Government shall have the power to extend the date of submission of documents and books of accounts for scrutiny for the determination and fixation of fee for the year 2007-08 in such a way as to -facilitate ,admissions in accordance with the provisions of this Act during the academia year 2007-08. The Foe Regulatory Committee shall be competent to fix the fee provisionally for the academic year 2007-0g subject to final adjustments later. the fixation and levy of fees at the rates fixed by the Committee constituted befbm the . date of coming into force of this Act shall be deemed to be validly fixed. Power to make 23. (1) The Government may, by notification in the rules. official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of car ying into eftkot the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the thregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: (a) qualif ►ing examination for the purposes of 15 Saving existing Admission Committee and Fee Regulatory Committee for determination of fee for the academic year 2007-08. appearing in common entrance test under clause (1) of section 3; (b) allowances payable and terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and the members of the Admission Regulatory Committee under sub-section (9) of section 4; (c) allowances payable and terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and the members of the Fee Regulatory Committee under sub-section (11) of section 6; (4) other factors of determination of fee under clause (h) of section 7; (e) supernumerary seats for non-resident Indians or other categories under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 12; (f) Percentage of seats for any other category including other backward classes under clause (a) of subsection (2) of section 12. (g) Percentage of seats to be reserved for the ward of defence personnel under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 12 (h) manner of admission in institutions under section 13; manner of filling the management seats by the management of an institution under section 13; 0 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 the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, 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, the Assembly agrees in making any modification in the rule or the Assembly agrees that the rule should not be rtiade, 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 anyth g previously done under that rule. 00 joint Secretary (Law, 16