Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
32. Power of State
Government to make rules.-
1.
The
State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for
carrying out the purposes of this Act.
2.
Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for-
a. the manner of holding
inquiry under section 5 subject to such rules as may be prescribed under
sub-section (1) of section 8;
b. the power and
procedure of the Tribunal for other purposes under subsection (2) of section 8;
c. the maximum
maintenance allowance which may be ordered by the Tribunal under sub-section
(2) of section 9;
d. the scheme for
management of old age homes, including the standards and various types of
services to be provided by them which are necessary for medical care and means
of entertainment to the inhabitants of such homes under sub-section (2) of
section 19;
e. the powers and duties
of the authorities for implementing the provisions of this Act, under
sub-section (1) of section 22;
f. a comprehensive
action plan for providing protection of life and property of senior citizens
under sub-section (2) of section 22;
g. any other matter
which is to be, or may be, prescribed.
1.
2.
3.
Every
rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,
before each House of State Legislature, where it consists of two houses or
where such legislature consists of one House, before that House.