 bill no 1m of 1980 ~, '  111 ,5  !  b ':t'he victoria memorial (4i4endment) ~tij:-• 1980  ' , "" ~' :a ,  ! ~;, j " further to amend the victoria memorial act, 1903 b it enacted by parliament in the thirty-first year of the republic of~pdia ali ~ollows: -ihort title 1 'ntis act may be called the victoria memorial; (amendp,lent) ,act, 1980  10 ot 1903 s 2 in the victoria memorial act, ~_ (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in section 2,-amendment ofe:ction 2 (i) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be but;8tituted, namely: - "  10 ii (1) the trustees of the victoria memor,ial (hereinafter " "   ,"  , ',; i called the trustees) shall be the fol1ow~¥,~iuri~y:~ , (a) the goy~mor of, west ~a1,ex qjficio chairman; jb)}he c~ei,j\iit~ice ofl ~he ,wih ~ ,of west bengal, ex &f!tcio; , is (c) three persons to be nominated by the central government, one' of "'hom shsll 'be' a -representative ot com· mrce and iwldlistry, chosen ill  cansutta~"iitb the state gowrnnietlt:of:-westbe~1 'and' twb':~~cbosen from among persons  who, in the' opinf6n ot :tfie-ce!ih-itr ,govern· inei1t have' expert lmowlebge of the e:x:nibits fri?the: (victoria :mtemorial or are mu~n;rtsts, bfstorlw or;arfhfst~rians; (d) a representative of the central government in the ministry concerned with matters relating to the victoria memorial, ex of1icio; (e) a representative of the central government in the ministry of finance, department of expenditure, concerned 5 with matters relating to the victoria memorial, ex ojjicio; (f) the mayor of the corporatioo of calcutta and where the corporation of calcutta is superseded, the administrator of that corporation, ex officio; -, (g) an officer, not below the rank of the accountant- 10 general, nominated by the comptroller and auditor-general of india, ex officio; (h) the secretary to the government of west bengal in  the department of education, ex officio; (t) four persons (of whom one at least shall be from is the general body of subscribers), to be nominated by the trustees from among persolll, who, in the opinion of the ,~! trustees, have expert knowledge of the exhibits in the  victoria memorial or are museologists, historians or art  historians, with the approval of the central government"; 20 (ii) after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-"(3a) if any of the trustees referred to in clauses (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of sub-section (1) is unable to attend any meeting of the trustees, he may, with the previous approval of 25 the chairman, authorise in writing a person to do so",  3 in section 5 of the principal act,-amendmentof section 5 (a) in suh-3ection (i), after the words "central government may", the words ", by notification in the official gazette," shall be inserted; 30 (b) in sub-section (2) ,-(i) after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- l "(da)xt1ie fees to be levied for admisiion to the victoria memorial;"; 35 (ii) in clause (e), the word "and" occurring at the end shall be omitted; (iii) clause (f) shall be omitted; (c) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be irserted, namely: -40 "(3) every rule made by the central government under this section shall be laid, as sood as may be after it is made, beforee~ house of parliament, while it is in aeuion, for a total period of thirty ~ys which may be comprised in one hiiion or in two or more uccessive sessiona,and if, before the expiry of 45 the session immediately follow~g the session or the succeutve i leb8ions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modiftcatio in the rule or both houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modifted form or be of no effect, as the case may be; 80, however, that any 5 such modj1ication or annulment ihall be without prejudiee to the validity of anything previously done under that rule   after section 5 of the principal act, the following section shall be j'ue1'tion 1djerted, namely: _ of newlection6  power of tnutees to make regulationl 10 u6 (1) the trustees may, with the previous approval of the central government, by notification in the ofbclal gazette, make regulations, not inconsistent with this act and the rules made thereunder, for enabling the body to discharge its functions under this act (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the 15 foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-(a) the conditions and restrictions subject to which articles and things vested in the trustees may be given on loan; (b) the recruitment and conditions of service of the 20 employees of the victori'a memorial (3) every regulation shall, as soon as may be, after it is made by the trustees, be forwarded to the central government and that government shall cause a copy of the lame to be laid before each house of parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty 25 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 thl' successive sessions aforesaid,' both houses agree in making any modification in the regulation or both houses agree that the regulatbn should not be made, the regulation 30 shall thereafter have effect only in such modifted form or be of no effect, as the case may be; sq, however, that any such modiftcaticm or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done 'under that regulation"  statement of objects and reasonsthe victoria memorial act, 1903 makes provisions for the erection, m~!fnance and man~gement of the victoria memorial and for, the appomtment of a permanent body of trustees section 2 spedftes the compc;sition of the trustees of the memorial it is proposed to 8mejid this section suitably for giving wider representation, as recommended by , the ~stees" j:2: a1ipresent, the rules made under the act 'provide for the l~vy ot :fees for admitting persons to the memorial the committee on 'subc;rdi~ nate ~gisiati~n (fifth lok sabha) in its nineteenth report, e~ressed the view that the imposition of f~c involving financial burden should be specifically authorised by the act it is, therefore, proposed to amend section '5 of the act, on the lines of the salar jung museum act, 1961, to etnpower the central government to make rules for the levy of f~e ooportunity is being taken to incorporate the provision for laying the rules made by the central government betore parliament 3 ~etrustees are empowered under the rules to create such posts as may be necessary for the care or maintenance of the memorial and for regulating the service conditions of the employees of the memorial the committee on subordinate legislation desired that, to avoid any atnbiguity, the limits of delegation in respect of such matters should be well defined in the act accordingly it is proposed to insert a new section in the' att for empowering the trustees to make regulauqns for this purpose and for laying before parliament the regulations 1i!8de by the trustees 4 the bill seeks to give effect to the abeve objects new· dmw; s b c~van t?e! 21¥h octooer, 1980 clause 3 of the bill seeks to amend section 5 ot the act 80 u to empower th; central government to 'make rules regarding th~ feee to be lewild for) acimillicm to the victoria memorial 2 clause 4 of the bili seeks to insert a new section 6 lto eriipower tti~ ~tees 'or th~ vtetcirts'memorhtl to make l'eglllatieaaj nqt inconsistent wiilti"he ait' aitd the' mes illsde··there'udder, regarwiidg the ~ons and restrictions subject to which articles and things vetted,t· the trustees may be given on loan and the ~ecruitment and conditions ot service of the employees of the victoria memorial:' 3 the matters in respect of which such rules and regulations may bq made'are, 'g~nerally' matters of procedure artd' adrli:imsftatlive details moreover' therulei' and' regtilations made under the' a:et :·ww 'hilfe to ~ 'laid before each house o{parli!lmi!nt and th~y witt~';ldpf~ the scrutiny of parliament the deleglltion of legislative ~(~jtflere fi:tte, or a i'l~h'mill' c'haractet j  , - - - - trus_ tees, z (1) the trustees of the victoria memorial (heretaafter ciillecl the trustees) shall be the following, namely:-(4) the minister in charge of the ministry ot the ceotral  government concerned with matters relating to the victoria memorial, (b) the governor of west benga~ (0) the chief justice of calcutta, (d) two persons to be nominated by the central government from  among persons who, in the opinion of that government, have expert knowledge of the exhibits in the victoria memorial or are museologists, historians or art historians, (e) the secretary to the government of india in the miniltrj concerned with matters relating to the victoria memorial, (f) the president of the bengal chamber of commerce, (g) the mayor of the corporation of calcutta, and (h) such and so many persons as shall from time to time be nominated by the trustees from among persons who, in the opinion of the trustees, have expert knowledge of the exhibits in the victoria memorial or are museologists, historians or art historians, with the approval of the central government to represent the general body of subscribers - - - - - rules 5 (1) the cpntral government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this act (2) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide-- - - - •• (e) for the form of accounts to be kept by the trustees, and for the audit and publication of such accounts; and (f) for the application to the officers and servants employed by the trustees of the rules which apply to the civil servants of the government, or to any class of such civil aervantl r , »  it billfurther to amend the victoria memorial act, 1903 (shri s b chc&tj4f&, minister of educfltiotl end socicil welfare) 