(1) The State Government may, be notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters namely:
(a) salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of services of the Chairman, [three Vice-Chairmen] 1 and Members under sub-section (8) of section 4 and the officers and other employees under sub-section (2) of section 5;
(b) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be prepared under sub-section (1) of section 13;
(c) the form in, and the time at, which the annual report shall be prepared under section14;
(d) any other matter which is required to be, or may be prescribed.
Penalty. 18. Whoever being legally bound to obey any order or direction of the Commission under section 10, disobeys such order or direction shall be punishable under sections 174, 175, 176, 178, 179 or 180 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as the case may be.
Cognizance of offences
19. No court shall take cognizance of any of the offences specified in section 18 except on a complaints in writing of the Chairman, [three Vice-Chairmen] 1 or a Member or of an officer of the commission authorized in this behalf by the Commission.
Protection of action taken in good faith
20. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done, in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under.
Power to remove difficulties