NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (6)The Commission shall have the right to intervene in any proceeding involving allegation of violation of human rights pending before any court or in any legal proceeding. 20.Privileges of the witness giving evidence to the Commission: (1) The person who gives evidence to the (2) Commission shall have the same privileges of the person who gives evidence to the court. (2)No suit or prosecution shall lie against any person for his statement or speech that is recorded as evidence before the Commission and that statement or opinion shall not be used in any proceeding of criminal or civil nature; but he shall not be absolved of any offence for false evidence; if there is any, in his statement or speech. 21.Execution of summons: (1) Each summons under this Act shall be issued with the signature of the Chairman or any Member or officer of the Commission authorized by it for this purpose. (2) the person to whom the summons is served, shall be present before the Commission in the time and place mentioned thereon and that person shall answer all the questions asked by Commission and, in accordance with the spirit of the summon, also submit all the documents which are in his possession. 22.Annual report of the Commission: (1) The Commission shall submit an annual report to the Honorable President regarding it’s activities of the previous with 30 March in each year. (2) There shall be memorandum with the annual report under sub-section (1), in which the Commission shall, among other things, in so far as it knows, note the reasons of not taking necessary action or measures as per the recommendations of the Commission. CHAPTER-IV Officers etc of the Commission 23.Officers and employees of the Commission: (1)There shall be a Secretary of the Commission (2)The Commission may, under this Act, appoint such officers and employees as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions. (3)Salary, remuneration and other terms and conditions of the services of the Secretary and other officers and employees of the Commission shall be determined by rules Provided that the salary, remuneration and other terms and conditions of the service of the Secretary and other officers and employees shall be determined by the Government until such rules are made (4)The Government may, on request from the Commission, appoint any officer and employee of the Republic to the Commission on deputation. 24.Human Rights Commission Fund: (1) A fund to be called as Human Rights Commission Fund shall be formed for carrying out the purposes of the Act. (2)The Management and administration of the Human Rights Commission Fund hereinafter referred to as the Fund in the section, shall, subject to the provisions of this section and of the rules, be vested in the Commission. 73