Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act : Power of Central

Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act,1993

Act No : 46

Section : Power of Central Government to make rules.

22. Power of Central Government to make rules. (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. 8 (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (i) the composition of the Project Committees, Monitoring Committees and other committees constituted by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 13, the powers and functions thereof, the number of members and their terms and conditions of appointment and other matters connected therewith; (ii) the fees and allowances to be paid to the members of the committees constituted under sub-section (1) of section 13. (3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act 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.