(1) The State Government may, after previous publication, make Power to • rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. make rules.
Bye-laws.
363 The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973.
[West Ben. Act (First Schedule.—Offences to be reported by a Chowkidar and a Dafadar.—Second Schedule.----Offences triable by a Nyaya Panchayat.)
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the matters which under any provision of this Act, are required to be prescribed or to be provided for by rules.
(3) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall, unless some later date is appointed by the State Government, come into force on the date of such publication.
(4) All rules made under this Act shall be laid for not less than fourteen days before the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made and shall be subject to such modification as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid. Any modification of the said rules made by the, 'State Legislature shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall, unless some later date is appointed by the State Government, come into force on the date of such publication.
FIRST SCHEDULE Offences to be reported by a Chowkidar and a Dafadar (See section 39.)
Murder, culpable homicide, rape (when the offender is not the husband of the woman raped), dacoity, robbery, theft, mischief by fire, housebreaking, counterfeiting currency notes, coins or stamps, possessing instruments or materials for the purposes of such counterfeiting, causing grievous hurt, riot, administering stupefying drugs, kidnapping, personating public servants, manufacturing, selling or possessing arms without a licence and going armed without a licence, and all attempts, preparations and conspiracies to commit, and abetments of, the said offences.
SECOND SCHEDULE Offences triable by a Nyaya Panchayat (See sections 51 and 52.)
PART A
1. Offences under sections 26 and 27 of the Cattle-trespass Act, 1871. 1 of 1871.
2. Offences under enactments (other than the Indian Penal Code and 45 of 1860.
this Act) or any rules or bye-laws made thereunder which are punishable with fine only up to a limit of fifty rupees.
3. Offences under section 34 of the Police Act, 1861. 5 of 1861.
364 The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973.
XLI of 1973.]
(Third Schedule.—Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a member of a Gram Panchayat, a Panchayat Samiti or a Zilla Parishad.)
Ben. Act I of 4. Offences under the Bengal Ferries Act, 1885, except those under
1885.
5. Offences under the following sections of the Indian Penal Code, namely, sections 160, 269, 277, 289, 290, 294, 323, 341, 352, 358, 426, 447, 448, 504 and 510; and when the value of the property in the opinion of the Nyaya Panchayat is not over two hundred rupees, sections 379 and 411.
PART B 45 of 1860. Offences under the following sections of the Indian Penal Code, namely, sections 283, 428, 430, 431, 506 and 509; and when the value of the property in the opinion of the Magistrate is not over two hundred rupees, section 403.
THIRD SCHEDULE Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a member of a Gram Panchayat, a Panchayat Samiti or a Zilla Parishad (See section 197.)
I, A. B., having been elected a member of the Gram Panchayat/Panchayat Samiti/lilla Parishad do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter.
sections 28 and 30.
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