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Section 37 – The Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005,

The Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005

 

 

37. Power of Central Government to make rules.—

 

(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

 

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—

 

(a) the qualifications and experience which a Protection Officer shall possess under sub-section (2) of section 8;

 

(b) the terms and conditions of service of the Protection Officers and the other officers subordinate to him, under sub‑section (3) of section 8;

 

(c) the form and manner in which a domestic incident report may be made under clause (b) of sub‑section (1) of section 9;

 

(d) the form and the manner in which an application for protection order may be made to the Magistrate under clause (c) of sub‑section (1) of section 9;

 

(e) the form in which a complaint is to be filed under clause (d) of sub­-section (1) of section 9;

 

(f) the other duties to be performed by the Protection Officer under clause of sub‑section (1) of section 9;

 

(g) the rules regulating registration of service providers under sub‑section (1) of section 10;

 

(h) the form in which an application under sub‑section (1) of section 12 seeking reliefs under this Act may be made and the particulars which such application shall contain under sub‑section (3) of that section;

 

(i) the means of serving notices under sub‑section (1) of section 13;

 

(j) the form of declaration of service of notice to be made by the Protection Officer under sub‑section (2) of section 13;

 

(k) the qualifications and experience in counselling which a member of the service provider shall possess under sub‑section (1) of section 14;

 

(l) the form in which an affidavit may be filed by the aggrieved person under sub‑section (2) of section 23;

 

(m) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.

 

(3) 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 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.

 

Comments

 

This section empowers the Central Government to make rules for carrying out the provisions of the Act. It also provides that the rules made under the Act are required to be laid before both the Houses of Parliament.

 

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