Bare ActsThe West Bengal Lokayukta Act, 2003

Section 21

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(1) The State Government may, in consultation with the Lokayukta, by notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes 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:— (a) the competent authority under sub-clause (iv) of clause (3) of section 2; (b) the matters in respect of which the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta shall have powers of a civil court under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 11; (c) the other purposes in disclosure of any information or evidence under clause (c) of c 114(2); and the officer or authority for the purposes of sub-sednnit3X 4f, section 16; (d) any other matter w1lict rbqpired to be, or may be, prescribed. (3) Every rule made under:Th section4all be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature, white it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one .setsion 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 State Legislature agrees in making any modification in the rule or the State Legislature agrees 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.

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