Section Text
1 63.Power of State Government to make rules.--
(1) The State Government may, bynotification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposesof this Act.
(2) In particular, and withoutprejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide forall or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the other functions to be performed bythe State Biodiversity Board under clause (c) of section 23;
(b) the formin which the prior intimation shall begiven under sub-section(1) of section 24;
(c) the form in which, and thetime of each financial year at which, the annual report shall be prepared under section 33;
(d) themanner of maintaining and auditing the accounts of the State BiodiversityBoard and the date before which its audited copy of theaccounts together with auditor's report thereonshall be furnished under section 34;
(e) managementand conservation of national heritage sites under section 37;
(f) the manner of management andcustody of the Local Biodiversity Fund and the purposes for which suchFund shall be applied under sub-section (1) of section 44;
(g) the form of annual reportand the time at which such report shall beprepared during each financial year under section 45;
(h)the manner of maintaining and auditing the accounts of the Local BiodiversityFund and the date before which its audited copy of the accounts together withauditor's report thereon shall befurnished under section 46;
(i) any other matter which is to be, or maybe, specified.
(3) Every rule made by the State Government under thissection shall belaid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the StateLegislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such Legislature consistsof one House, before that House.
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1. Effective from 01.10.2003