Section 19
Rules to be laid before Parliament.
The Geneva Conventions Act, 1960
About this Act
An Act to enable effect to be given to certain international Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, 1949, to which India is a party, and for purposes connected therewith.
Every rule made by the Central Government under this
Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made or issued 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 successive
sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following,
both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree 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, so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of
anything previously done under that rule.