Cos 469 — Power of Central Government to make rules

Companies Act, 2013

Statutory text

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

(2) Without prejudice to the  generality of the  provisions  of sub-section (1), the Central Government may make rules for all or any of the matters which by this Act are required to be, or may be, prescribed or in respect of which provision is to be or may be made by rules.
(3) Any rule made under sub-section (1) may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and where the contravention is a continuing one, with a  further  fine  which  may  extend  to  five  hundred  rupees  for  every  day  after  the  first  during  which  such contravention continues.
(4) Every rule made under this section and every regulation made by Securities and Exchange Board 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 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.

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