9. Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members and staff of the Commission to be public
servants.—The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Members, officers and other employees of the
Commission shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal
Code (45 of 1860).
10. Central Government to consult Commission.—The Central Government shall consult the
Commission on all major policy matters affecting Safai Karamcharis.
11. Annual report.—The Commission shall prepare in such form and at such time for each financial
year as may be prescribed its annual report giving a full account of its activities during the previous
financial year and forward a copy thereof to the Central Government.
12. Annual report to be laid before Parliament or the Legislative Assembly.—(1) The Central
Government shall cause the annual report to be laid before each House of Parliament along with the
memorandum explaining the action taken or proposed to be taken on the recommendations contained
therein in so far as they relate to the Central Government and the reasons for non-acceptance, if any, of
any such recommendation.
(2) Where the said report or any part thereof relates to any matter with which a State Government is
concerned, a copy of such report shall be forwarded to the Governor of the State who shall cause it to be
laid before the Legislature of the State along with a memorandum explaining the action taken or proposed
to be taken on the recommendations relating to the State and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of
any such recommendation or part.
13. Delegation of powers.—The Commission may, by general or special order, delegate to the
Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or any Member or to any officer of the Commission subject to such
conditions and limitations, if any, as may be specified therein, such of its powers and duties under this
Act as it may deem fit.
14. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall
lie against the Central Government, Commission, Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Members or any officer
or other employee of the Commission for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done
under this Act.
15. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the
Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members under sub-section (5) of section 4 and of officers and
other employees of the Commission under sub-section (2) of section5;
(b) the form in, and the time at, which the annual report shall be prepared under section 11;
(c) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(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 or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, 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.