(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision or action of the State Authority under this Act may, within a period o f thirty days from the date on which the action is taken or the decision is communicated to him/her and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed, prefer such an appeal to such appellate authority as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf:
Provided that Appellate Authority may entertain an appeal after the expiry o f the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
(2) On receipt of on appeal under sub-section (1), the Appellate Authority shall, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, dispose o f the appeal as expeditiously as possible;
preferably within 60 (sixty) days from the date of receipt of the appeal.
Power to make rules.
25.. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality o f the forgoing power, such rules may provide for - 2020 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 19, 2012
(a) the term of office and manner of filling vacancies and other conditions of the sendee among rhe Members and Chairman of the State Authority.
(b) the functions and the terms and conditions of service of the employees of the State Authority.
(c) any other manner o f affecting service of the notification under clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 5.
(d) the form of application under sub-section (2) of section (6) and the particulars that may be furnished with these applications.
(e) the form of application under sub-section (7) of section 7.
(f) the form of the permit and Certificate of Registration under sub-section (8) of section 6 and sub-section (7) of section 7.
(g) the manner in which the specimens of soils or other materials shall be kept and preserved under clause ftp o f sub-section (1) of section 12.
(h) specifying the Appellate Authority under sub section (1) of section 24 and the fees to accompany tlw application for appeal.
(i) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.
(3) Every rule made under this Section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Assam 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 i f before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, Assam Legislative Assembly agrees in making any modification in the rules or the Assam Legislative Assembly agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be o f no effect, as the case may be. However, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity o f anything previously done under that rule.
MOHD. ABDUL HAQUE Secretary to the Govt, of Assam, Legislative Department, Dispur.
Guwahati:- Printed and Published by the Dy. Director (P & S), Directorate o f Ptg. & Sty. Assam, Guwahati-21 Ex. Gazette No. 451 -300 + 600 -19-5-2012.