Power to make rules

Section 29A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 deals with power to make rules. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. The Act came into force on 09 Sep 1988.

¹[29A. 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 generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

(a) guidelines which can be put in place by commercial organisation under section 9;

(b) guidelines for sanction of prosecution under sub-section (1) of section 19;

(c) any other matter which is required 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.]

Section 29A, The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Act 49 of 1988).