Section 17. The Council shall prepare, in such form and at such time each

17. The Council shall prepare, in such form and at such time each B U C I ~ ~ . yeaP.asLmay be prescribed, a budget in respect of the financial y e a next ensuing showing the estimated receipts and expenditure, and copies:~&her&of shalt ,be forwarded to the Central Government. `1.8.` 'EherC~uncil shall prepare once.every year,hin-suchborm and h n u a i at such time as may be prescribed, an annual report giving a swn- Wmt- mary of its activities during the previous year and giving an account of athe htandartds of newspapers and factors affecting them, and copies thereof ~hallb+be~ forwarded to the Central Government and .the. Government $hallcawe:the same to be laid before both Houseg of .Par- liam'e&. : I -~9:rl?le accounts of the Council shall be maintained -and audited Accounk in -sbch man*er &a3 may, in consul.tation d t h 'the Compt.roller .ma anci mat. hu&w~Gehe$ral ,of .India, be presorikd. C0RRF:CTED: SEE ISDTA COD= i Vuk ............. `L'L` ......... P* .>< 358 Press 170ufin'l `[Ack` 54 CHAPTER `IV` Protection 20. (1) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the of action tPkenih Council or any member thereof or any person acting under the `tpaod` direction of the Council in respect of anything which is in good m*, faith done or intended to be done under this Act. (2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall Lie against any rimpaper in respect of the publication of any matter therein under the authority of the Council. Members, 21. Every member of the Council and every officer or other em- etc., bep::lic ployee appointed by the Council shall be deemed to be a public w a n t s . servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 45 `of` 181. POW22. (1) The Central Government may, by notification to make rules. Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act: in the Provided that when the Council has been established, no such rules shall be made without consulting the Council. (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 manner in which panels of names `may be` invited under sub-section (5) of section 4; (b) the allowances or fees to be paid to the members of the Council for attending meetings of the Council, and other condi- tions of service of such members; (c) the appointment of the Secretary and other employees of the Council; (d) the form in which, and the time within whieh, the budget and annual report are to be prepared by the Council; (e) the manner in which the accounts of the Council are to be maintained and audited. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the Pule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified f o m or be `of` no I I I , CORRKCTED: , - . SEE goy V O ~ +...P";ras'SS~b&&t ....... SEE INDIA GODE P* ~9651 359 efFect, as the case may be; so however that any such modfleation ar annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. 23. The Council may make regulations not inconsistent with this Power tcr snake Act and the rules made thereunder, for- snake 1*egulaf5ons (a) regulating the meetings of the Council and the pro- cedure for condukting business thereat; (b) specifying the terms and conditions of service of the eunployees appointed by t,he Council; (c) regulating the manner of holding `any` inquiry under this Act: Provided that the ragd~ti~ns m ~ d a mdw d@um (b) &&I1 made with the prior &approval of the Central Govarswamt.