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(1) The Government may, after previous publication, make rules, either prospectively or retrospectively, to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for- (a) all matters connected with election or nomination of members to the State Library Council, the District Library Council and [Taluk Library Councils;] (b) the administration, inspection and management of State Libraries, District Libraries and Taluk Libraries; (c) the maintenance of accounts by the State Library Council, the District library councils and the [Taluk Library Councils] and the publication of audited statement of accounts and the reports of auditors; (d) the grading of libraries, the grants to libraries and the standards to be maintained by such libraries; (e) the maintenance of State Registers of Libraries and of Librarians; (f) the restrictions and conditions subject to which the State Library Council or a District Library Council or a [Taluk Library Council] may enter into contract or hold or dispose of property; (g) conditions of service of the officers and servants of the State Library Council, the District Library Council and the [Taluk Library Councils] and of the persons employed in the Libraries established or maintained by them; (h) the powers, duties and functions of the Executive Committee of the State Library Council and the Executive Committees of District Library Councils and [Taluk Library Councils]; (i) any other matter which has 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 while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides 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. Substituted by Act 20/1998.