32. Power of Central Government to make rules
32. Power of Central Government to make rules.---(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to carry out the provisions of this Act.
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:---
the manner of holding an inquiry and imposing penalties under section 27A;
the form and manner of appeal under sub-section (1) of section 27B; and
the manner of utilisation of penalty amount under sub-section (2) of section 28.
Every rule made under this Act 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 said rules or both Houses agree that the rules should not be made, the rules shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
Amendment notes (1)
- 1Ins w.e.f. 1-6-2026 Ins. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-6-2026).
State amendments
Maharashtra
Insertion of new section 32 after section 31 of Act 1 of 1871.—After section 31 of the principal Act, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:---
“32. Power to make rules.—(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rule for carrying into effect the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, such rules may provide for the following, namely:—
(i) the form of, and the procedure relating to, the declaration, and the scales of deposits to be made, under section 12A;
(ii) the procedure regulating the making of security deposits, custody and refund thereof;
(iii) the manner in which any cattle may be disposed of;
(iv) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.
(3) The power to make rules under this section shall be subject to the condition of previous publication in the official Gazette.
(4) All rules make under this section shall be laid before each house of the Legislature as soon as may be after they are made, and shall be subject to such modifications as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid, or the session immediately following.”
[Vide Bombay XIII of 1959, s. 11]