Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament

Section 77 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 deals with rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. Every rule made by the Central Government and every regulation made by the National Institute of Disaster Management [and the National Authority] 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 da The Act came into force on 28 Jul 2006.

Every rule made by the Central Government and every regulation made by the National Institute of Disaster Management ¹[and the National Authority] 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 of 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 regulation or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation 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 or regulation.

Section 77, The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Act 53 of 2005).