(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to.
carry out the purpose 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 disease of mental complaints;
(c) the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which an institution may be certified as a special school or a children's home cum observation home, and the certification or recognition withdrawn;
(d) the internal management of special should and children's home-cum-observation home and standards and the nature of services to be maintained by them;
(e) the functions and responsibilities of special schools and children's home-cum-observation home;
(f) the inspection of special schools, children's home- cum-observation home and after-care organisations;
(g) the establishment, management and functions of after-care organisations; the circumstances in which and the conditions subject to which, an institution may be recognised as an aftercare organisation and such other matters as are referred to in Section 10;
(h) the qualification and duties of probation officers;
(i) the recruitment and training of persons appointed to carry out the purpose 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 or fit institution under this Act and the obligations of such persons or institutions towards the children so placed;
(n) any other matter which has to be, or may be prescribed.
(3) Every rule made rule this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislature 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 sessions in which it is so laid or the successive session aforesaid the Legislative Assembly agree in making any modification in the rule or the Legislative Assembly agrees 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.
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