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Section 78: Rules when to have force of law.

The Indian Forest Act, 1927Central Act · Act 16 of 1927

All rules made by the [State Government] under this Act shall be published in the [Official Gazette], and shall thereupon, so far as they are consistent with this Act, have effect as if enacted therein.

STATE AMENDMENTS

Uttar Pradesh

Substitution of new section for section 78.--For section 78 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely--

"78. Further provisions regarding rules.--(1) All rules under this Act shall be made by notification in the Gazette.

(2) All rules made under this Act shall, as soon as may be after they are made, laid before each House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in its one session or in two or more successive sessions and shall, unless some latter date is appointed take effect from the date of their publication in the Gazette subject to such modifications or annulments as the two Houses of the Legislature may agree to make, so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder."

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act XXIII of 1965, s. 15]

Maharashtra.--

Amendment of section 78 of Act XVI of 1927.--Section 78 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after the sub-section so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely :--]

"(2) All rules made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid for not less than thirty days before each House of the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made and shall be subject to such modification as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid, or the session immediately following and publish in the Official Gazette.".

[Vide Maharashtra Act VI of 1961, s. 15]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Indian Forest Act, 1927
Section78
Marginal noteRules when to have force of law.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Provincial Government".
  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Official Gazette".

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