Section 17. (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act

(1) The Committee may make bye-laws not inconsistent with this Act or the rules made thereunder— (a) prescribing the manner of election of the Vice-Chairmen; (b) prescribing the term of office and the powers and duties of the Vice-Chairmen; OP 1959] Haj Committee 359 (c) regulating the removal or resignation of a Vice-Chairman and the filling up of casual vacancies in the office of Vice-Chairman; (d) regulating the convening of the meetings of the Committee and the conduct of business thereat; (e) prescribing the registers and records to be maintained; (f) providing for the publication of its proceedings and any matter of interest to pilgrims; and (g) providing for any other matter which the Committee deems necessary for giving effect to 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 manner of nomination and co-option of members of the Committee; (b) the disqualifications for being chosen as, or for being, members of the Committee; Haj Committee [ACT 51 (c) the manner in which doubts and disputes relating to co-option of members may be determined; (d) the filling up of casual vacancies in the office of the Chairman and other members of the Committee; (e) the removal of the Chairman and other members of the Committee and their resignation from office; (f) the term of office of the Chairman and his powers and duties; (g) the duties which may be entrusted to the Committee; (h) the powers and duties of the Executive Officer and the conditions of service of the Executive Officer and other employees of the Committee; (i) the custody of the Haj Fund and the investment of balances therein; (j) the objects for which the Haj Fund may be applied; (k) the limit of expenditure which may be incurred by the Committee without sanction of the Central Government; (l) the accounts to be kept by the Committee and the audit of such accounts; (m) the preparation, submission and approval of the budget of the Committee; (n) the returns, statements and reports to be submitted by the Committee; (o) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. (3) Every rule made under this section 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 so 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 rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. Power to make bye-laws. 17. (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) Bye-laws made by the Committee under this section shall be submitted to the Central Government and shall not take effect until they have been confirmed by the Central Government. (3) Bye-laws which have been confirmed by the Central Government shall be published in the Official Gazette. 6 of 1932. 19. (1) The Port Haj Committees Act, 1932, is hereby repealed. Repeal and savings. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, the Port Haj Committee of Bombay constituted under the said Act shall, until the establishment of the Committee under this Act, continue to function as if this Act had not been passed and on such establishment of the Committee, the Port Haj Committee of Bombay shall stand dissolved.