(1) The Government may, be notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the forgoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-
(a) the period after which public records of permanent nature may be accepted under clause (b) of sub-section 2 of section
3.
(b) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which public records can be destroyed under clause (d) of subsection (1) of section 6;
(c) the manner in which periodical review of classified public records for downgrading shall be undertaken under clause
(f) of sub-section (1) of section 6;
(d) the manner in which the records officer will report to the Head of Archives under clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 6;
(e) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which public records may be destroyed or disposed of under sub-section (1) of section 8;
(f) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which records of historical or national importance may be, made available to research scholar under sub-section (2) of section 11;
(g) exceptions and restrictions subject to which public records may be made available to research scholar under subsection (1) of section 12;
(h) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which any records creating agency may grant to any person access to public records in its custody under sub-section
(2) of section 12;
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(i) the matters with respect to which the Board may perform its functions under clause (a, b, c) of section 14;
(j) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.
(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Assembly while it is in Session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following or the successive session aforesaid, Assembly agree in making any modification in the rule or Assembly agree 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 anythig previously done unde that rule.
Sd/- Secretary, Law & Judicial Department, Govt. of Mizoram.
Published and Issued by Controller, Printing & Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Printed at the Mizoram Government Press, Aizawl. C/500 Ex-317/20117