Office of member not to disqualify a Member of Parliament.
"26. It is hereby declared that the office of the member of the Broadcasting Council or of the Committee constituted under section 13 shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen as, or for being, a Member of either House of Parliament".
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15. For sections 27 and 28 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely:— 45 of 1860.
"27. The Chairman and every other Member, officer of other employee of the Corporation and every member of a Committee thereof, the President and every member of the Broadcasting Council or every member of a Regional Council or a Recruitment Board shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
Substitution of new sections for sections 27 and 28.
Chairman, Members, etc., to be public servants.
28. No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Corporation, the Chairman or any Member or officer or other employee thereof or the President or a member of the Broadcasting Council or a member of a Regional Council or a Recruitment Board for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or of any rules or regulations made thereunder.".
Protection of action taken in good faith.
16. For section 31 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— Substitution of new section for section 31.
"31. (1) The Corporation, shall prepare once in every calendar year, in such form and within such time as may be prescribed, an annual report giving a full account of its activities (including the recommendations and suggestions made by the Broadcasting Council and the action taken thereon) during the previous year and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.
(2) The Broadcasting Council shall prepare once in every calendar year, in such form and within such time as may be prescribed, an annual report giving a full account of its activities during the previous year and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before each House of Parliament.".
17. In section 32 of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(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 salaries and allowances and conditions of service in respect of leave, pension (if any), provident fund and other matters in relation to the Whole-time Members under sub-section (9) of section 6;
(b) the allowances payable to the Chairman and Part-time Members under subsection (10) of section 6;
(c) the control, restrictions and conditions subject to which the Corporation may appoint officers and other employees under sub-section (1) of section 9;
(d) the manner in which and the conditions and restrictions subject to which a Recruitment Board may be established under sub-section (1) of section 10;
Annual report.
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(e) the qualifications and other conditions of service of the members of a Recruitment Board and their period of office under sub-section (2) of section 10;
(f) the terms and conditions in accordance with which the deputation may be regulated under sub-section (2) of section 11;
(g) the salary and allowances and conditions of service in respect of leave, pension (if any), provident fund and other matters in relation to the President of the Broadcasting Council under sub-section (5) of section 14;
(h) the allowances payable to other members of the Broadcasting Council and the members of the Regional Councils under sub-section (6) of section 14;
(i) the manner in which the Corporation may invest its moneys under section 19;
(j) the form and manner in which the annual statement of accounts shall be prepared under sub-section (1) of section 21;
(k) the form in which and the time within which the Corporation and the Broadcasting Council shall prepare their annual report under section 31;
(l) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.".
18. In section 33 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),—
(i) after clause (g), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: — "(h) the manner in which and the period within which complaints may be made under sub-section (2) of section 15;";
(ii) clause (h) shall be re-lettered as clause (i).
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33.
K.R. NARAYANAN, President.
RAGHBIR SINGH, Secy. to the Govt. of India.
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