Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
26. POWER TO MAKE RULES. –
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely- (a) the authority to which application for the restoration of possession of property referred to in sub-section (4), or sub- section (5), of Section 6 is to be submitted of sub-section (6) of that section.
(b) the time within which application for restoration of possession of property is to be made, under sub-section (6) of Section 6, to the prescribed authority;
(c) steps to be taken by Vigilance Committee under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 14, to ensure the implementation of the provisions of this Act or of any rule made there under;
(d) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(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 session, for a total period of thirty days which maybe comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or 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 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.
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act
