(1) The State Government may, after previous publication, make rules2 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may prescribe- 3[(a) the qualifications and experience of the structural Engineer under section 5;
1. Substituted for the words, figures and signs " Part VII of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894), whether the said promoter is or is not a company as defined in the Land Acquisition Act " vide Act No. 4 of 2016, w.e.f. 10.11.2016.
2. Rules made vide Notification No. 9-97/70-PWD, dated the 27th December, 1972, published in R.H.P. (Extra-Ordinary) dated 24.1.1973, p. 113-121.
3. Existing clause (a) substituted by new clauses (a), (aa) and (aaa) vide Act No. 13 of 1995.
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(aa) the power, functions and duties of an Inspector appointed under section 11;
(aaa) the constitution of the Expert Committee under section 12-A and terms and conditions of the appointment, qualifications and experience of its members;]
(b) the accidents of which notice shall be given to the State Government and to the inspector;
(c) the duties of the promoter's servants and of police officers, and magistrate, on the occurrence of an accident;
(d) the maximum 1 [xxxxx] rates for various classes of goods which a promoter may fix under section 18;
(e) the standard dimensions and specifications to which the aerial ropeway is to conform;
(f) the manner of previous publication of bye-laws made under section 27;
(g) the intervals at which a promoter shall submit returns under section 28 and the forms in which such returns shall be submitted;
(h) the manner in which notices under this Act shall be served;
(i) the manner in which, and the conditions under which, the booking of goods may be permitted between an aerial ropeway and railway, tramway or another aerial ropeway;
(j) the safe and efficient working of aerial ropeways;
(k) the conditions under which, and the manner in which, the powers conferred on promoters by section 14 and section 15 may be exercised;
(l) the procedure for the disposal of applications under sub-section (2) of section 21 to reopen aerial ropeway or part thereof and the conditions under which such aerial ropeway may be reopened;
(m) the preparation, submission and auditing of the accounts of the promoter;
(n) the method of arbitration for the settlement of disputes;
(o) the fees to be charged to promoters and other persons in respect of licences, applications, enquiries, inspections, and services rendered under this Act; and
(p) the procedure for making, hearing, and disposing of applications under this Act.
1. The words "and minimum" omitted vide Act No. 13 of 1995.
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(3) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.
(4) 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 not less than fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the sessions aforesaid, the 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.
CHAPTER XII OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND ARRESTS