Power of Central Government to make rules

Section 44 of the Architects Act, 1972 deals with power of Central Government to make rules. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. The Act came into force on 02 Apr 1973.

(1) The Central Government 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 generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

(a) the manner in which elections under Chapter II shall be conducted, the terms and conditions of service of the member of the Tribunal appointed under sub-section (2) of section 5 and the procedure to be followed by the Tribunal;

(b) the procedure to be followed by the expert committee constituted under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 14 in the transaction of its business and the powers and duties of the expert committee and the travelling and daily allowances payable to the members thereof;

(c) the particulars to be included in the register of architects under sub-section (3) of section 23;

(d) the form in which a certificate of registration is to be issued under sub-section (7) of section 24, sub-section (4) of section 26 and section 33;

(e) the fee to be paid under sections 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32 and 33;

(f) the conditions on which name may be restored to the register under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 27;

(g) the manner of endorsement under sub-section (3) of section 27;

(h) the manner in which the Council shall hold an enquiry under section 30;

(i) the fee for supplying printed copies of the register under section 34;

(j) any other matter which is to be or may be provided by rules under this Act.

(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 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 to 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.

Section 44, The Architects Act, 1972 (Act 20 of 1972).