(1) The Provincial Government may 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 powers and duties of officers and subordinate other ranks referred to in section 5;
(b) the manner and conditions of, and the period for, enrolment of a volunteer and the authority by which such enrolment shall be made referred to in sub-section (1) of section 8;
the period of preliminary and periodical training referred to in sub-section (3) of section 8;
(d) the form of certificate of discharge referred to in subsection (4) of section 8, and the authority and conditions referred to in that sub-section;
(e) the manner in which and the officer through whom a volunteer may be called upon for discharging functions assigned to him by or under this Act;
(c) Act XLV of 1860.
Act 1011of
1898.
The West Bengal National Volunteer Force, Act, 1949. 5 I of 1949.]
(Sections 17, 18.)
(f) the manner in which a District Commandant or a Unit Commandant may be called upon to mobilize a unit or a detachment of a unit referred to in sub-section (2) of section 10 and the authority to which intimation, of such action referred to in the proviso to that sub-section shall be given;
(g) the officer of the Police Force under whose order or control a volunteer shall work under section 12;
(h) the authority by which and the manner in which offences may be dealt with under sub-section (4) of section 13;
(i) the constitution and the functions of the Advisory Committees referred to in section 15;
(j) the medical examination of persons offering themselves for enrolment, the organisation, discipline, training, arms, accoutrements and clothings, conditions of service, powers and duties of the volunteers;
and
(k) the remuneration, allowances, gratuities or compensation to be paid to a volunteer or his dependants.
17. Any appointment, enrolment or rules made or any an Continu- Committee constituted or any notification issued or anything oe of taken done or any action taken or-any proceedings commenced in West Ben. exercise of any power conferred by or under the West Bengal under West Ord. XII National Volunteer Force Ordinance, 1948, shall, on the Bengal .
of 1948. said Ordinance ceasing to be in operation, be deemed to have OXII rdinance of been made, constituted, issued, done, taken or commenced in exercise of the powers conferred by or under this Act as • if this Act had commenced on the 27th day of November,
1948.
18. The Provincial Commandant may make regulations Power to consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder pro- make regulations.
viding generally for all the details connected with the organisation and personnel of the Force and for the duties, training including courses of training, instructions, clothing, equipment, allowances and leave of persons enrolled.
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