State Act

The Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Ombudsman Act, 2014

16. Power to make rules. – (1) The Government may 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 conditions of service of the Ombudsman's Secretary, officers and employees; (b) the form and manner of filing complaints before the Ombudsman; (c) procedure to be followed during the inquiry, which, as far as possible, be summary proceedings; (d) the manner of implementing the order of the Ombudsman; (e) any other matter which the government may deem necessary to prescribe. (3) All rules made and notification issued under this Act shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and unless they are expressed to come into force on a particular day shall come into force on the day on which they are so published. (4) Every rule, notification or order made or issued under this Act shall, as soon as possible, after it is made or issued, be placed on the table of the Legislative Assembly, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so placed or in the next session, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in any such rule, notification or order or the Legislative Assembly decides that the rule, notification or order should not be made or issued, the rule, notification or order 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, notification or order.