(1)The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules 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 all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the places at which, the days on which, the time at which, and the manner in which, a competent authority may hold its sittings;
(b) the procedure to be followed by a competent authority in holding inquiries under this Act; and the mode of dealing with children suffering from dangerous diseases or mental complaints;
(c) the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, an institution may be certified as a children's home or a special school or recognised as an observation home, and the certification or recognition withdrawn;
(d) the internal management of children's homes, special schools and observation homes;
(e) the functions and responsibilities of children's homes, special schools and observation homes;
(f) the inspection of children's homes, special schools, observation homes and aftercare organisations;
(g) the establishment, management and functions of aftercare organisations; the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, an institution may be recognised as an aftercare organisation;
(h) the qualifications and duties of probation officers;
(i) the recruitment and training of persons appointed to carry out the purposes of this Act and the terms and conditions of their service ;
(j) the conditions subject to which a girl who is a neglected or delinquent child may be escorted from one place to another, and the manner in which a child may be sent outside the jurisdiction of a competent authority;
(k) the manner in which contribution for the maintenance of a child may be ordered to be paid by a parent or guardian ;
(l) the conditions under which a child may be placed out on licence and the form and conditions of such licence;
(m) the conditions subject to which children may be placed under the care of any parent, guardian or other fit person under this Act and the obligations of such persons towards the children so placed ;
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(n) any other matter which has 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 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.