23. Power to make rules.
23. Power to make rules.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes
of this Act.
(2) Every rule made 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
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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.