13Rule making power

¹[(1)] The ²[Central Government] ³*** may, by notification in the Official Gazette make ruless to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

(a) the manner and form in which any notice or certificate under this Act shall be given;

(b) the period for which proceedings or any class of proceedings shall be postponed under section 7;

(d) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed; and

(e) generally, any matters incidental to the purposes of this Act.

⁴[(2) Every rule made under this section 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.]

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1. S. 13 re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).

2. Subs. by A.O. 1937, for "L.G.".

3. The words "after consulting the High Court concerned" omitted by Act 23 of 1970, s. 4.

4. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).

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