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Protectzon of acts done m f!,Oodfazth -No snit, prosecution or (>thcr legal p1 c ccedmgs shall lie agaimt the Go\·e. nmcnt or any officer or authority of G,overnment nr any Nhe1 per~nn f0r anything wluch is m gcod faith de ne 01 intended tn bf' don" in pt.,~ _.a nee nf t Jus Act nr rulr~ rna de ti:"'P't:ndcr. 0 26 Act to ovrmde other laws -Sa\e as (•therw1~e pwvidrd in thls Act, the pnJVt'it(•ns of t!11~ /let_ s:1? II ;,?V~" df·c~. notwithst?ndmg anything mcon- ~istent thcrewnh contamed m any r.ther law for the tl!ne bemg in force 0r any Ct st0ms '" 1'~<'g" 01 an~' m~tn•mrnt havmg dfcc'c by VIrtue of ,•ny such la\1. 27 Power to make rules-( l) The Government may, by nCittfi.catwn m the Gazcttf', make rulrs either pro•pecuvely or retrospectively fnr can ymg out all 01 any of the purposrs ot this Act (2) In partiCn!ar and withot•t pr~"Jmh('r to the gl'n~'r<>hty of the fr•rC'gomg power, such ruks mav ptOVJdc for the following matte1s, namtly- (a) manner of ccrtd'ic?.tc to be issued by the Competent Authonty under secoon 3, (b) manner of app!Jcatton for cnmmumty certificate under secti0n 4: (c) prncedure and manner of 1~sue of community certificate under ~u b-section (I) of scctiC>n 5; (d) (c) (f) (g) manner nf constitution of Screening Cnmmlttee for verification of comnwmty ceruficate unde-r sub-sectiOn (I) of sectJf'n 6, mannt>r of C(lnsUtutiOn of the Scrutmy Committee. for verifi- cation of community certificates under sectiOn 8 and the detailed procedure for its functionmg as specified in sub-secuon (3) of section 11; procedure for appeal under sub-section (l) 0f sccttc•n 12, any other matter required or allowed by .this Act to be prescribed. 126 (3) Every rule made u •der this Act shall be latd, as soon as may be after it is m1.de, before the Legisjative. \<~cmblv while It IS 11, scs~wn fm a total period of fourtee·1 days, whtch may be compnscd 1• oPe sess1o tor m two\ r-uccessive seSSions and 1f before the exptry of the scsswn in which It IS ~o l;:1.1d or the se~s10n !Inmedtatcly following, the Legislauve Assembly makes any\ modificatio·~ in the 1 ule or decides that the I ules shall rot be made, the rul1·s shall thereafter have effect only m such modified form or be of no efrect as the case m:y be, so however, that any ~uch moc\ificatJOI! or annulment shall be without p1 ejudice to the validity of anythmg previOuc;ly doPe undc1 that rules. 28 D~partme.!ta[ proctcdzngs not bancd by prosecution --PIO~\CUtiOn of any person for apy offence w1.der this Act shall HOt be a bat on ocpartme 1 t.d p10ccedmgs be111g t·titiated aga• 1~t that perso.1 under the relevant ~ervice conditw"ls or dJ<;ciphnary rules for the t1me belPg in force applicable to th,• t persor. 29 Canrellatwr of commumty certzficatc zssued to a pcr·cn to be proof agaznst the relatwes of the same blood -Ca1 cellation of a commuPlly certificate ~~~ued to any pctso,J by a~ty competent ?.uthority ~hall be proof agau ~t the Schenu!ed Caste or the Scheduled T11be ca!Jmc;, 'l.S the case may be, of the cor_-;angun.eal relatiO,lS • ,f that individual alld shall be a ground for taki11g acuoa under !,ub- o;ectiOll (I) of section 11 agai.tSt members of such family by the scrutitty com- mittee or u•1der sub-section (2) thereof by the Government