Section 13: Power to make rules.

The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956Central Act · Act 33 of 1956

(1) The Central Government, after consultation with the State Governments, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generally of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--

(a) the form and manner in which complaint as to any water dispute may be made by any State Government;

(b) the matters in respect of which a Tribunal may be vested with the powers of a Civil Court;

(d) the remuneration, allowances or fees payable to [the Chairman and other members] of a Tribunal and assessors;

[(e) the terms and conditions of service of officers and assessors of the Tribunal;]

(f) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.

[(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 of both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in the 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.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956
Section	13
Marginal note	Power to make rules.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In 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, Act 35 of 1968. . Subs. by Act 35 of 1968, s. 7, for "the presiding officer" (w.e.f. 22-8-1968).
substituted, Act 14 of 2002. . Subs. by Act 14 of 2002, s. 8, for clause (e) (w.e.f. 28-3-2002).
substituted, Act 35 of 1968. . Subs. by Act 35 of 1968, s. 7, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 22-8-1968).
substituted, Act 45 of 1980. . Subs. by Act 45 of 1980, s. 3, for certain words (w.e.f. 27-9-1980).

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