The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
1. Ins. by Act 26 of 2025, s. 18 (w.e.f. 16.07.2026).
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(a) the protected persons and the extent and manner of application of the provisions of this Act to such persons under sub-section (6) of section 3;
(b) the salaries and allowances payable to, and other conditions of service of, the Chairperson and Members of the Board under sub-section (9) of section 7;
(c) the salaries and allowances payable to, and other conditions of service of, officers and other employees of the Board under sub-section (2) of section 9;
1[(ca) the manner of constituting the Appeal Panel under sub-section (1) of section 12;
(cb) the manner of appointment of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other members of the Appeal Panel and the conditions subject to which such appointments shall be made under sub-section (3) of section 12;
(cc) the grounds on which a member of the Appeal Panel may be removed under sub-section (4) of section 12;]
(d) the form and the manner in which an annual report shall be furnished under sub-section (1) of section 13;
(e) the salaries and allowances payable to, and other conditions of service of, the Director General, officers and other staff of the Agency under sub-section (5) of section 14;
(f) the qualifications and experience for appointment as Director General under sub-section (1) of section 15;
1[(fa) the other decisions against which an appeal may be filed, and the form and manner in which and the time within which such appeal may be filed under sub-section (1) of section 23;
(fb) the procedure to be followed by the Appeal Panel under sub-section (2) of section 23;
(fc) the manner of communicating the decision of the Appeal Panel under sub-section (8) of section 23;]
(g) the form in which annual statement of accounts shall be prepared under sub-section (1) of section 25;
(h) the manner in which the National Dope Testing Laboratory shall carry out its functions under sub-section (1) of section 26;
(i) the manner of undertaking other tests or samples analysis under clause (iii) of sub-section (3) of section 26;
(j) the qualifications and experience for appointment as technical and non-technical staff of the National Dope Testing Laboratory, under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 26;
(k) the salaries and allowances payable to and other conditions of service of the technical and non-technical staff of the National Dope Testing Laboratory, under clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 26;
(l) the standards for establishment, recognition, maintenance and operation of dope testing laboratories and the manner of granting recognition to such laboratories, under clause (c) of sub-section (4) of section 26;
1. Ins. by Act 26 of 2025, s. 19 (w.e.f. 16.07.2026).
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(m) the functions of the dope testing laboratory and the procedure for the submission to the said laboratory of samples for analysis or tests, under clause (d) of sub-section (4) of section 26 1[, subject to the International Standard for Laboratories];
(n) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed, for fulfilling obligations of the country under the Convention.