Section 27Power to make rules by appropriate Government

Section 27: Power to make rules by appropriate Government

27. Power to make rules by appropriate Government

(1)

The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions 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 cost of the medium or print cost price of the materials to be disseminated under sub-section (4) of section 4;

(b)

the fee payable under sub-section (1) of section 6;

(c)

the fee payable under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 7;

(ca)

the term of office of the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 13 and the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 16;

(cb)

the salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner and the Information Commissioners under sub-section (5) of section 13 and the State Chief Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioners under sub-section (5) of section 16;

(d)

the salaries and allowances payable to and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees under sub-section (6) of section 13 and sub-section (6) of section 16;

(e)

the procedure to be adopted by the Central Information Commission or State Information Commission, as the case may be, in deciding the appeals under sub-section (10) of section 19; and

(f)

any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.

Amendment notes (1)

Ins w.e.f. 24-10-2019 . Ins. by Act 24 of 2019, s. 4, (w.e.f. 24-10-2019).