The All India Institute Of Medical Science Act 1956

1. Short title and commencement..——

[Act No.25 of 1956]

[2nd June, 1956]

An Act to provide for the establishment of an All-India Institute of Medical Sciences.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India, as follows:—

(1) This Act may be called the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956.

(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

1. 15th November, 1956, vide S.R.O.No.2688 dated 6 – 11- 1956, see Gazette of India, Part II, Sec.3, p.1995.

2. Definitions. ——

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) ‘Fund’ means the fund of the Institute referred to an section 16;

(b) “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the Institute;

(c) ‘Institute’ means the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences established under section 3;

(d) ‘Member’ means a member of the Institute; (e) ‘Regulation’ means a regulation made by the Institute; (f) ‘Rule’ means a rule made by the Central Government.

3. Establishment and incorporation of the Institute.——

(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act an institution to be called the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. (2) The Institute shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, had and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.

4. Composition of the Institute.——

The Institute shall consist of the following members, namely:—

(a) The Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University, ex officio;

(b) The Director-General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio;

(c) The Director of the Institute, ex officio;

(d) Two representatives of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government, one from the Ministry of Finance and one from the Ministry of Education;

(e) Five persons of whom one shall be a non-medical scientist representing the Indian Science Congress Association, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(f) Four representatives of the medical faculties of Indian Universities to be nominated by the Central Government in the manner prescribed by rules; and

(g) Three members of Parliament of whom two shall be elected from among themselves by the members of the House of the People and one from among themselves by the members of the Council of States.

5. Declaration of the Institute as an institution of national importance.——

It is hereby declared that the Institute shall be an institution of national importance.

6. Term of office of, and vacancies among members.——

(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the term of office of a member shall be five years from the date of his nomination or election;

Provided that the term of office of a member elected under clause (g) of section 4 shall come to an end¹[as soon as he becomes a Minister or Minister of the State or Deputy Minister, or the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, or the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States or] ceases to be a member of the House from which he was elected.

(2) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office in virtue of which he is such a member.

 (3) The term of office of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated or elected.

(4) An out-going member shall, unless the Central Government otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is nominated or elected as a member in his place.

(5) An out-going member shall be eligible for re-nominating or re-election.

(6) A member may resign his office by writing under his hard addressed to the Central Government but he shall continue in office until his resignation is accepted by that Government.

(7) The Manner of filling vacancies among members shall be such as may be prescribed by rules.

1. Inserted by Act 33 of The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2000, dt. 25-08-2000.

7. President of the Institute.——

(1) There shall be a President of the Institute who shall be nominated by the Central Government from among the members other than the Director of the Institute.

(2) The President shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as are laid down in this Act or an may be prescribed by rules or regulations.

8. Allowances of President and members.——

The President and members shall receive such allowances, if any, from the Institute as may be prescribed by rules.

9. Meetings of the Institute.——

The Institute shall hold its first meeting at such time and place as may be appointed by the Central Government and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at the first meeting as may be laid down by that Government; and thereafter the Institute shall meet at such times and places and observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meeting as may be prescribed by regulation.

10. Governing Body and other Committees of the Institute.——

(1) There shall be a Governing Body of the Institute which shall be constituted by the Institute from among its members in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations.

(2) The Governing Body shall be the executive committee of the Institute and shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as the Institute may, by regulations made in this behalf, confer or impose upon it.

(3) The President of the Institute shall be the Chairman of the Governing Body and as Chairman thereof shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by regulations.

(4) The Procedure to be followed in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the Governing Body, and the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of the Governing Body shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations.

(5) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed by rules, the Institute may constitute as many standing committees and as many ad hoc committees as it thinks fir for exercising any power or discharging any function of the Institute or for inquiring into, or reporting or advising upon, any matter which the Institute may refer to them.

(6) A standing committee shall consist exclusively of members of the Institute; but an ad hoc committee may include persons who are not members of the Institute but the number of such persons shall not exceed one-half of its total membership.

(7) The Chairman and members of the Governing Body and the Chairman and members of a standing committee or an ad hoc committee shall receive such allowances, it any, as may be prescribed by regulations.

11. Staff of the Institute.——

(1) There shall be a chief executive officer of the Institute who shall be designated as the Director of the Institute and shall, subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, be appointed by the Institute:

Provided that the first Director of the Institute shall be appointed by the Central Government.

(2) The Director shall act as the Secretary to the Institute as well as the Governing Body.

(3) The Director shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by regulations or as may be delegated to him by the Institute or the President of the Institute or by the Governing Body or the Chairman of the Governing Body.

(4) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, the Institute may appoint such number of other officers and employees as may be necessary for the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions and may determine the designations and grades of such other officers and employees.

(5) The Director and other officers and employees of the Institute shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and shall be governed by such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, provident fund and other matters as may be prescribed by regulations made in this behalf.

12. Location of the Institute.——

The Institute shall be located in New Delhi.

13. Objects of the Institute.——

The objects of the Institute shall be—

(a) To develop patterns of teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in all its branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of medical education to all medical colleges and other allied institutions in India;

(b) To bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of personnel in all important branches of health activity; and

(c) To attain self-sufficiency in postgraduate medical education.

14. Functions of the Institute.——

With a view to the promotion of the objects specified in section 13, the Institute may—

(a) Provide for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the science of modern medicine and other allied sciences, including physical and biological sciences;

(b) Provide facilities for research in the various branches of such sciences;

(c) Provide for the teaching of humanities in the under graduate courses;

(d) Conduct experiments in new methods of medical education, both undergraduate and postgraduate, in order to arrive at satisfactory standards of such education;

(e) Prescribe courses and curricula for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies;

(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, establish and maintain—

(i) One or more medical colleges with different departments, including a department of preventive and social medicine, sufficiently staffed and equipped to undertake not only undergraduate medical education but also postgraduate medical education in different subjects;

(ii) One or more well-equipped hospitals;

(iii) A dental college with such institutional facilities for the practice of dentistry and for the practical training of students as may be necessary;

(iv) A nursing college sufficiently staffed and equipped for the training of nurses;

 (v) Rural and urban health organisations which will form centres for the field training of the medical, dental and nursing students of the Institute as well as for research into community health problems; and

(vi) Other institutions for the training of different types of health workers, such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and medical technicians of various kinds;

(g) Train teachers for the different medical colleges in India;

(h) Hold examinations and grant such degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education as may be laid down in the emulations;

(i) Institute, and appoint persons to, professorships, reader ships, lectureships and posts of any description in accordance with regulations;

(j) Receive grants from the Government and gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests and transfers of properties, both movable and immovable, from donors, benefactors, testators or transferors, as the case may be;

(k) Deal with any property belonging to, or vested in, the Institute in any manner which is considered necessary for promoting the objects specified in section 13;

(l) Demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed by regulations;

(m) Do all such other acts and things as may be necessary to further the objects specified in section 13.

15. Payment to the Institute.——

The Central Government may, under appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Institute in each financial year such sums of money and in such manner as may be considered necessary by that Government for the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under this Act.

16. Fund of the Institute.——

(1) The Institute shall maintain a Fund to which shall be credited—

(a) All moneys provided by the Central Government;

(b) All fees and other charges received by the Institute;

(c) All moneys received by the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests or transfers; and

 (d) All moneys received by the Institute in any other manner or from any other source.

(2) All moneys credited to the Fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as the Institute may, with the approval of the Central Government, decide.

(3) The Fund shall be applied towards meeting the expenses of the Institute including expenses incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under section 14.

17. Budget of the Institute.——

The Institute shall prepare in such form and at such time every year as may be prescribed by rules a budget in respect of the financial year next ensuing showing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Institute and shall forward to the Central Government such number of copies thereof as may be prescribed by rules.

18. Accounts and audit-——

(1) The Institute shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts including the balance-sheet in such form as the Central Government may by rules prescribe in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

(2) The accounts of the Institute shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any expenditure incurred by him in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Institute to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Institute shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the audit of the Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the offices of the Institute as well as of the institutions established and maintained by it.

(4) The accounts of the Institute as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any another person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

19. Annual report.——

The Institute shall prepare for every year a report of its activities during that year and submit the report to the Central Government in such form and on or before such date as may be prescribed by rules and a copy of this report shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within one month of its receipt.

 20. Pension and Provident Funds.——

(1) The Institute shall constitute for the benefit of its officers, teachers and other employees in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations, such pension and provident funds as it may deem fit.

(2) Where any such pension or provident fund has been constituted, the Central Government may declare that the provisions of the provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925), shall apply to such fund as if it were a Government provident fund.

21. Authentication of the orders and instruments of the Institute.——

All orders and decisions of the Institute shall be authenticated by the signature of the President or any other member authorised by the Institute in this behalf and all other instruments shall be authenticated by the signature of the Director or any other officer of the Institute authorised in like manner in this behalf.

22. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc.——

No act done or proceeding taken by the Institute, Governing Body or any standing or ad hoc committee under this Act shall be questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, the Institute, Governing Body of such standing or ad hoc committee.

23. Recognition of medical qualifications granted by the Institute——

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933 (27 of 1933), the medical degrees and diplomas granted by the Institute under this Act shall be recognised medical qualification for the purposes of that Act and shall be deemed to be included in the First Schedule to that Act.

24. Grant of medical degrees, diplomas, etc., by the Institute.——

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Institute shall have power to grant medical degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles under this Act.

25. Control by Central Government.——

The Institute shall carry out such directions as may be issued to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this Act.

26. Disputes between the Institute and the Central Government.——

If in, or in connection with, the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the Institute under this Act, any dispute arises between the Institute and the Central Government, the decision of the Central Government on such dispute shall be final.

27. Returns and information.——

The Institute shall furnish to the Central Government such reports, returns and other information as that Government may require from time to time.

28. Power to make rules.——

(1) The Central Government, after consultation with the Institute, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act:

Provided that consultation with the Institute shall not be necessary on the first occasion of the making of rules under this section, but the Central Government shall take into consideration any suggestions which the Institute may make in relation to the amendment of such rules after they are made.

(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, name

(a) The manner of nomination of members under clause (f) of section 4;

(b) The control and restrictions in relation to the constitution of standing and ad hoc committees under sub-section (5) of section 10;

(c) The conditions of service of, the procedure to be followed by, and the manner of filling vacancies among, members of the Institute;

(d) The powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute;

(e) The allowances, if any, to be aid to the President and members of the Institute;

(f) The number of officers and employees that may be appointed by the Institute and the manner of such appointment;

(g) The form in which and the time at which the budget and reports shall be prepared by the Institute and the number of copies thereof to be forwarded to the Central Government;

(h) The form and manner in which returns and information are to b furnished by the Institute to the Central Government;

(i) Any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules.

(3) All rules made under this section shall, as soon as may be after they are made, be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

29. Power make regulations.——

 (1) The Institute may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder to carry out the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of this power, such regulations may provide

(a) The summoning and holding of meetings other than the first meeting, of the Institute, the time and place where such meetings are to be held, the conduct of business at such meetings and the number of members necessary to form a quorum;

(b) The manner of constituting the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees, the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of, the Governing body and standing and ad hoc committees;

(c) The powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute and the Chairman of the Governing Body;

(d) The allowances, if any, to be paid to the Chairman and the members of the Governing Body and of standing and ad hoc committees;

(e) The procedure to be followed by the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees in the conduct of their business, exercise of their powers and discharge of their functions;

(f) The tenure of office, salaries and allowances and other conditions of service of the Director and other officers and employees of the Institute including teachers appointed by the Institute;

(g) The powers and duties of the Chairman of the Governing Body;

(h) The powers and duties of the Director and other officers and employees of the Institute;

(i) The management of the properties of the Institute;

(j) The degrees, diploma and other academic distinctions and titles which may be granted by the Institute.

(k) The professorships, readerships, lecturerships and other posts which may be instituted and persons who may be appointed to such professorships, readerships, lectureships and other posts;

(l) The fees and other charges which may be demanded and received by the Institute;

(m) The manner in which, and the conditions subject to which, pension and provident funds may be constituted for the benefit of officers, teachers and other employees of the Institute;

 (n) Any other matter for which under this Act provisions may be made by regulations;

 (2) Until the Institute is established under this Act, any regulation which may be made under sub-section (1) may be made by the Central Government; and any regulation so made may be altered or rescinded by the Institute in exercise of its powers under sub section (1).

The Faridabad Development Corporation Act,1956

Preamble

[28th December, 1956]

An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of a trading Corporation for the purpose of carrying on and promoting trade and industry in the town of Faridabad, assisting in the rehabilitation of displaced persons settled therein and for matters connected therewith.

 Be it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. Short title.

This Act may be called the Faridabad Development Corporation Act, 1956.

2. Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, —

 (a) “Corporation” means the Faridabad Development Corporation established under section 3;

(b) “Displaced person” means any person who, on account of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan or on account of civil disturbances or the fear of such disturbances in any area now forming part of Pakistan, has, after the 1st day of March, 1947, left, or been displaced from, his place of residence in such area and who has been subsequently residing in India;

(c) “Faridabad” means the new township at Faridabad in the district of Gurgaon in the State of Punjab the area of which is described in the Schedule;

(d) “Member” means a member of the Faridabad Development Corporation and includes its Chairman;

(e) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

3. Incorporation.

(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established a Corporation by the name of the Faridabad Development Corporation.

(2) The said Corporation shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.

 4. Constitution of the Corporation.

The Corporation shall consist of a Chairman and such other members, being not less than four and not more than eight, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

5. Term and conditions of service of member.

(1) The term of office and conditions of service of the Chairman and other members shall be such as may be prescribed.

 (2) The chairman or any other member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government, but he shall continue in office until the appointment of his successor is notified in the Official Gazette.

(3) A casual vacancy created by the resignation of the Chairman or any other member under sub-section (2) or for any other reason shall be filled by fresh appointment.

6. Disqualification for being appointed, or for continuing as, member of the Corporation

 A person shall be disqualified for being appointed, or for continuing as a member of the Corporation if he has, directly or indirectly, any interest in a subsisting contract mad with, or in any work being done for, the Corporation except as a shareholder (other than a director) in an incorporated company;

Provided that where he is a share holder, he shall disclose to the Central Government the nature and extent of shares held by him in such company.

7. Temporary absence of any member.

If any member of the Corporation is by infirmity or otherwise rendered temporarily incapable of carrying out his duties or is absent on leave or otherwise in circumstances not involving the vacation of his appointment, the Central Government may appoint another person to act in his place during his absence.

8. Vacancies amongst members or defect in the constitution not to invalidate acts or proceedings of the Corporation.

No act or proceeding of the Corporation shall be invalid by reason only of the existence of any vacancy amongst its members or any defect in the constitution thereof.

9. Committees of the Corporation.

The Corporation may constitute such committees for general or special purposes as the Corporation deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

10. Meetings of the Corporation.

(1) The Corporation shall meet for the transaction of business at such times and places as may be prescribed:

Provided that the Chairman may, whenever he thinks fit, and shall, upon the written requisition of not less than two members, call a special meeting.

 (2) The Chairman or, in his absence, any member chosen by the members present from among themselves, shall preside at a meeting of the Corporation.

 (3) All questions which come before any meeting of the Corporation shall be decided by majority of votes of the members present, and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman, or in his absence, any other person presiding, shall have a second or casting vote.

 11. Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Corporation.

 All orders and decisions of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman or any other member authorised by the Corporation in this behalf, and all other instruments issued by the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Administrator or any other officer of the Corporation authorised in like manner in this behalf

12. Appointment of Administrator and other officer of the Corporation.

 (1) There shall be an Administrator of the Corporation who shall be appointed by the Central Government.

 (2) The Administrator shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and all other officers of the Corporation shall be subordinate to him.

(3) The Administrator shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the Corporation or of any of its committees but shall not have the right to vote at the meetings of the Corporation or of any of its committees:

Provided that when one of the members of the Corporation is appointed under sub-section (1) as the Administrator, such Administrator shall have the rights and privileges of a member.

 (4) The Corporation may appoint such other officers as it may consider necessary for the efficient performance of its functions under this Act.

13. General duty of the Corporation.

 It shall be the general duty of the Corporation to carry on and promote trade, business and industry in Faridabad, to assist in the rehabilitation of displaced persons settled therein and to manage and develop the property of the Union vested in the Corporation.

14. Powers of the Corporation.

(1) The Corporation may exercise all such powers as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out is functions under this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, such power shall include the power:—

(a) To acquire and hold such property, both movable and immovable, as the Corporation may deem necessary for efficiently performing its functions under this Act and to make improvements in such property and to transfer by way of sale, lease or otherwise any such property;

(b) To carry on or promote any trade, business or industry;

(c) To give financial or other assistance to persons to enable them to carry on trade, business or industry in Faridabad primarily with a view to providing employment to, and rehabilitating, displaced persons settled therein;

(d) To construct or cause to be constructed residential or other buildings and to sell or let such buildings or cause them to be sold or let, on such terms as may be prescribed;

 (e) To advance loans on such terms and for such purposes as may be prescribed;

 (f) To supply or cause to be supplied, in accordance with the law for the time being in force, electrical energy for domestic and industrial purposes at reasonable rates;

 (g) To take such other measures as the Corporation may deem necessary for the rehabilitation of displaced persons settled in Faridabad;

(h) To take such steps as may be necessary for improving the economic and social conditions of the inhabitants of Faridabad.

 (3) Nothing in this section shall affect the exercise of any power or the performance of any function by any local authority having jurisdiction in Faridabad.

15. Capital of the Corporation.

All non-recurring expenditure incurred by the Central Government or the body known as the Faridabad Development Board for and in connection with the development of Faridabad or for any of the purposes referred to in this Act upto the date of the establishment of the Corporation and declared to be capital expenditure by the Central Government shall be treated as the capital provided by the Central Government to the Corporation.

16. Grants and loans to the Corporation.

The Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, make such grants and advance such loans to the Corporation as the Central Government may deem necessary for the performance of the functions of the Corporation under this Act; and all grants made and all loans advanced shall be on such terms and conditions as the Central Government may determine.

 17. Vesting of property in the Corporation.

All property, assets and funds owned or acquired by the Central Government or purporting to have been owned or acquired by the body known as the Faridabad Development Board for the purposes of the development of Faridabad or for any of the purposes referred to in this Act before the establishment of the Corporation shall, on such establishment, vest in the Corporation unless the Central Government otherwise directs in respect of any part of such property, assets or funds.

18. Repayment of capital and loan with interest.

The Corporation shall repay, at such intervals and on such terms as the Central Government may determine, the amount of capital provided under section 15 and all loans advanced under section 16 with interest at such rate as may, from time to time, be fixed by that Government and such repayment of capital or loan or payment of interest shall be deemed to be part of the expenditure of the Corporation.

19. Corporation to have rights and liabilities of the Central Government in certain cases.

(1) All rights, liabilities and obligations of the Central Government which, whether arising out of any contract or otherwise, were acquired or incurred by it in connection with any transaction for the development of Faridabad or for any of the purposes referred to in this Act before the establishment of the Corporation, shall be deemed to have been acquired or incurred by the Corporation and shall be the rights, liabilities and obligations, respectively, of the Corporation.

 (2) All suits or other legal proceedings instituted or which might but for the issue of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 3 have been instituted by or against the Central Government may be continued or instituted by or against the Corporation.

20. Fund of the Corporation.

(1) The Corporation shall have its own Fund and all receipts of the Corporation shall be carried thereto and all payments by the Corporation shall be made therefrom.

 (2) All moneys belonging to the Fund shall be deposited in such bank or invested in such manner as may be decided by the Corporation.

 21. Provision for depreciation and reserve and other funds.

(1) The Corporation shall make such provision for depreciation and for reserve and other funds as the Central Government may from time to time direct.

 (2) The management of these funds, the sums to be carried from time to time to the credit thereof and the application of the moneys comprised therein shall be determined in accordance with such directions as the Central Government may from time to time issue.

22. Power of the Corporation to spend.

The Corporation shall have power to spend such sums as it thinks fit for performing its functions under this Act, and such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable out of the Fund of the Corporation.

23. Budget.

The Corporation shall prepare, in such form and at such time each year as may be prescribed, a budget in respect of every financial year next ensuing showing the estimated receipts and expenditure, and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government.

24. Annual report.

The Corporation shall prepare in such form and at such time each year as may be prescribed an annual report giving a true and full account of its activities during the previous financial year and copies thereof shall be sent to the Central Government and the Government of the State of Punjab.

25. Accounts and audit.

(1) The Corporation shall cause to be maintained such books of account and other books in relation to its accounts in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.

 (2) The accounts of the Corporation shall be audited at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed.

26. Amount due to the Corporation to be first charge.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, where a loan has been advanced to any person for the construction of a building or where a building has been transferred to any person, the amount due to the Corporation on account of the loan or transfer together with interest thereon shall be a first charge on the building so constructed or transferred.

(2) The Corporation may also take such further security as it may consider necessary for advancing any loan or for transferring any building.

27. Direction.

For the purposes of this Act, the Central Government may, from time to time, give to the Corporation such general or special directions as the Central Government thinks fit and in the performance of the functions, the Corporation shall comply with such directions.

28. Returns and reports.

The Corporation shall furnish to the Central Government such returns, statistics, accounts and other information with respect to its property or activities as the Central Government may from time to time require.

29. Mode of recovery of moneys due to the Corporation.

When any money is due to the Corporation from any person, then, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, the Corporation may, after giving that person an opportunity of being heard, issue a certificate to the Collector of the amount due and the Collector shall proceed to recover that amount in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.

30. Delegation of powers.

The Corporation may, by general or special order in writing, delegate to the Chairman or any other member or any officer of the Corporation, subject to such conditions and limitations (if any) as may be specified in the order, such of its powers and duties under this Act as it may deem necessary for the efficient running of the day-to-day administration of the Corporation.

31. Members and officers of the Corporation to be public servants.

 All members and officers of the Corporation shall, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

32. Removal of disqualification for membership of Parliament.

It is hereby declared that the office of the member of the Corporation shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen as, or for being, a member of either House of Parliament.

33. Bar of legal proceedings.

No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any member or officer of the Corporation in respect of anything which is good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act.

34. Validation of certain transactions.

On the establishment of the Corporation under section 3, —

(a) All action purporting to have been taken, and all transactions purporting to have been made, by or with the body known as the Faridabad Development Board (including any action or transaction by which any property, asset or right was purported to have been acquired or any liability or obligation, whether by contract or otherwise, was purported to have been incurred) shall be deemed to have bee validly and lawfully taken or made by or with the Corporation as if this Act were in force and the Corporation were in existence on the day on which such action was taken or transaction was made; and

 (b) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, —

 (i) All property and assets vesting in the body known as the Faridabad Development Board shall vest in the Corporation;

(ii) All rights, liabilities and obligations of the body known as the Faridabad Development Board, whether arising out of any contract or otherwise, shall be the rights, liabilities and obligations, respectively, of the Corporation; and

(iii) All leases granted by, all contracts made with, and all instruments executed on behalf of, the body known as the Faridabad Development Board shall be deemed to have been granted by, made with, or executed on behalf of, the Corporation and shall have effect accordingly.

35. Power to remove difficulties.

If any doubt or difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order, make such provision or give such direction, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the doubt or difficulty, and the order of the Central Government, in such cases, shall be final.

36. Power to make rules.

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying 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 term of office and other conditions of service of members;

 (b) The terms and conditions of service of the Administrator and other officers of the Corporation.

(c) Meetings of the Corporation and the procedure for conducting business threat;

 (d) The intervals at which, and the terms on which, the capital provided or loan advanced by the Central Government to the Corporation may be repaid, and the rate at which interest may be paid on the capital provided or loan advanced by the Central Government;

 (e) The form and manner in which the budget and the annual report may be prepared;

 (f) The manner in which the accounts of the Corporation may be maintained and audited;

 (g) The form and manner in which returns, statistics, accounts and other information may be furnished to the Central Government;

(h) Any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed under this Act.

 (3) All rules made under this section shall, as soon as may be after they are made, be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

37. Schedule. See section 2 (c)

THE SCHEDULE

[See section 2 (c) ]

Areas of Faridabad

Faridabad is included within the following boundaries, namely:

North — Karkhana garden, Railway Station and Rest House, Faridabad, buildings belonging to Shrimati Sushila Devi and abadi Fetehpur Chandela

 East — Delhi-Mathura Road

South — Abadi village Majasar

West — Badkhal Band; Hill of villages Dabwa, Nawadah Koh and Daulatabad; Abadi village Saran