13Power to make rules
(1) The Central Government, after consultation with the State Governments, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generally of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the form and manner in which complaint as to any water dispute may be made by any State Government;
(b) the matters in respect of which a Tribunal may be vested with the powers of a Civil Court;
(c) the procedure to be followed by a Tribunal under this Act;
(d) the remuneration, allowances or fees payable to 1[the Chairman and other members] of a Tribunal and assessors;
2[(e) the terms and conditions of service of officers and assessors of the Tribunal;]
(f) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.
3[(3) 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, 4[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 of both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in the 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. Subs. by Act 35 of 1968, s. 7, for "the presiding officer" (w.e.f. 22-8-1968).
2. Subs. by Act 14 of 2002, s. 8, for clause (e) (w.e.f. 28-3-2002).
3. Subs. by Act 35 of 1968, s. 7, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 22-8-1968).
4. Subs. by Act 45 of 1980, s. 3, for certain words (w.e.f. 27-9-1980).
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Complaints by State Governments as to water disputes
- 4 Constitution of Tribunal
- 5 Adjudication of water disputes
- 5A Filling of vacancies
- 6 Publication of decision of Tribunal
- 6A Power to make schemes to implement decision of Tribunal
- 7 Prohibition of levy of seigniorage, etc
- 8 Bar of reference of certain disputes to Tribunal
- 9 Powers of Tribunal
- 9A maintenance of date bank and information
- 10 Allowances or fees for presiding officer of Tribunal and assessors
- 11 Bar of jurisdiction of Supreme Court and other courts
- 12 Dissolution of Tribunal
- 13 Power to make rules
- 14 Constitution of Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal