sec.14Power to make rules

### sec.14 Power to make rules The committee may make rules under this Act. A rule must be approved by the chief justice. A rule may be made about the following— the management and control of the affairs of the committee; the appointment and constitution of subcommittees (which may consist of or include persons not members of the committee) for such purposes and so constituted and with such powers and duties (including powers of delegation and cooption) as the committee may determine; the provision of grants of property upon or without conditions to any part or branch of the Supreme Court library; the appointment or engagement of employees or other persons upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the committee thinks fit and the establishment and maintenance or the procurement of the establishment and maintenance of any contributory or noncontributory pension or superannuation fund or scheme for the benefit of any such employees or other persons or any dependants of the same; the use and custody of the common seal; the manner and time of convening, holding and adjourning meetings of the committee and the proceedings at such meetings; the management, control and investment of property vested in the committee; the admission, exclusion or expulsion of the public or any person from the Supreme Court library or any part thereof; the conditions and restrictions upon and subject to which any use, benefit or loan of any property (including books, documents and manuscripts) vested in the committee be permitted or allowed. Any functions conferred upon the committee under this Act may be exercised notwithstanding that rules have not been made pursuant to the powers conferred by this section and the power to make rules with respect to any purpose, matter or thing shall not be taken as limiting any function conferred upon the committee by any provision of this Act (other than this section). A rule is not subordinate legislation. s 14 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 2017 No. 17 s 258 sch 1 (sec.14-ssec.1) The committee may make rules under this Act. (sec.14-ssec.2) A rule must be approved by the chief justice. (sec.14-ssec.3) A rule may be made about the following— the management and control of the affairs of the committee; the appointment and constitution of subcommittees (which may consist of or include persons not members of the committee) for such purposes and so constituted and with such powers and duties (including powers of delegation and cooption) as the committee may determine; the provision of grants of property upon or without conditions to any part or branch of the Supreme Court library; the appointment or engagement of employees or other persons upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the committee thinks fit and the establishment and maintenance or the procurement of the establishment and maintenance of any contributory or noncontributory pension or superannuation fund or scheme for the benefit of any such employees or other persons or any dependants of the same; the use and custody of the common seal; the manner and time of convening, holding and adjourning meetings of the committee and the proceedings at such meetings; the management, control and investment of property vested in the committee; the admission, exclusion or expulsion of the public or any person from the Supreme Court library or any part thereof; the conditions and restrictions upon and subject to which any use, benefit or loan of any property (including books, documents and manuscripts) vested in the committee be permitted or allowed. (sec.14-ssec.4) Any functions conferred upon the committee under this Act may be exercised notwithstanding that rules have not been made pursuant to the powers conferred by this section and the power to make rules with respect to any purpose, matter or thing shall not be taken as limiting any function conferred upon the committee by any provision of this Act (other than this section). (sec.14-ssec.5) A rule is not subordinate legislation. - (a) the management and control of the affairs of the committee; - (b) the appointment and constitution of subcommittees (which may consist of or include persons not members of the committee) for such purposes and so constituted and with such powers and duties (including powers of delegation and cooption) as the committee may determine; - (c) the provision of grants of property upon or without conditions to any part or branch of the Supreme Court library; - (d) the appointment or engagement of employees or other persons upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the committee thinks fit and the establishment and maintenance or the procurement of the establishment and maintenance of any contributory or noncontributory pension or superannuation fund or scheme for the benefit of any such employees or other persons or any dependants of the same; - (e) the use and custody of the common seal; - (f) the manner and time of convening, holding and adjourning meetings of the committee and the proceedings at such meetings; - (g) the management, control and investment of property vested in the committee; - (h) the admission, exclusion or expulsion of the public or any person from the Supreme Court library or any part thereof; - (i) the conditions and restrictions upon and subject to which any use, benefit or loan of any property (including books, documents and manuscripts) vested in the committee be permitted or allowed.