(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) Every rules made by the Government under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before the House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a total period of ten 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, the House agrees in making any modification in the rule, or the House agrees 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, however, any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
15. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the same:
1Substituted for words “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises” by Punjab Act No. 14 of 2025, Section 10 Power to remove difficulties.
Power to make rules.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the commencement of this Act.
16. When the Government or any authority under it is empowered to exempt any enterprise from any approval or inspection or any provisions relating thereto under any Central Act, the Government or, as the case may be, any such authority shall, subject to the provisions of such Central Act, exercise such powers to grant such exemption to an enterprise established in the State for at least a period of three years and six months from the date of issue of the Certificate of In Principle Approval.
17. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as exempting any enterprise from the application of the 1[provisions of any law] for the time being in force, or any regulatory measures and standards prescribed there-under, except to the extent expressly provided in this Act.