(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official, Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance.
(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 complaints regarding the contravention of any provision of this Ordinance is to be made;
(fa) registers which an employer shall be required to maintain in relation to the Workers employed by him;
(c) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Ordinance 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.
Power to make rules.
14. The Central Government may give directions to a State Government as to the carrying into execution of this Ordinance in the State.
Power of Central Government to give directions.
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15. In so far as—
(a) the terms and conditions of a woman's employment are, in any respect, affected by compliance with the law regulating the employment of women, or
(b) any special treatment is accorded to women in connection with the birth or expected birth of a child, then to that extent the requirement of equal treatment for men and women as mentioned in this Ordinance shall not apply (but without prejudice to its operation as regards other matters), nor shall that requirement extent to requiring equal treatment as regards terms and conditions related to retirement, marriage or death or to any provision made in connection with retirement, marriage or death.
Ordinance not to apply In certain special cases.
16. Where the appropriate Government is, on a consideration of all the circumstances of the case, satisfied that the difference in regard to the remuneration, or a particular species of remuneration, of men and women workers in any establishment or employment is based on a factor other than sex, it may, by notification in the Official Gaette, make a declaration to that effect, and any act of the employer attributable to such a difference shall not be deemed to be a contravention of any provision of this Ordinance.
Power to make declaration.
17. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to provisions of this Ordinance, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make any order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, which appears to it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
Provided that every such order shall, as soon as may be after it ia made, be laid before each House of Parliament.
Power to remove difficulties.
FAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMED, President.
K. K. SUNDARAM, Secy, to the Govt. of India, PRINTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1975