*[9. Power to make rules.- (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for--
(a) the form and manner in which, and the persons by whom, any list of presents referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3 shall be maintained and all other matters connected therewith; and
(b) the better co-ordination of policy and action with respect to the administration of 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 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. *[Modified by Dowry Prohibition Act, 1984 and 20 of 1983]
State Amendments-
Himachal Pradesh.- In its application to the State of Himachal Pradesh, in S. 9,- (a) after the words “Central Government”, insert “or the State Government with the prior approval of the Central Government’;
(b) in sub-S. (2), after the words “every rule made” and before the words ‘under this section”, insert “by the Central Government”; (c) after sub-S. (2), add the following sub-section, namely:- “(3) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of not less than seven days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the sessions immediately following, the Legislature requires any modification in the rule or desires 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”. [Vide H.P.Act 25 of 1976, S. 7 (w.e.f. 24-6-1976).] Punjab.-In its application to the State of Punjab, in S. 9,- (i) in sub-S. (1), after the words “Central Government”, insert “or the State Government”; (ii) in sub-S.(2), after the words “every rule made”, insert “by the Central Government”; and
(iii) after sub-S. (2), add the following sub-section, namely:-
“(3) Every rule made under this section by the State Government
*[Punjab Act 26 of 1976, S. 8 (w.e.f. 20-5-1976).]
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