Section 21:
Power to make rules.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may
provide for--
(a) regulating the classes and grades and the pay and remuneration of 1*** members of the Force
and their conditions of service in the Force;
(b) regulating the powers and duties of 1*** members of the Force authorised to exercise any
functions by or under this Act;
(c) fixing the period of service for 1*** members of the Force;
2[(d) prescribing the description and quality of arms, accoutrements, clothing and other necessary
articles to be furnished to the members of the Force;
(e) prescribing the places of residence of the member of the Force;
(f) institution, management and regulation of any fund for any purpose connected with the
administration of the Force;
(g) regulating the punishments and prescribing authorities to whom appeal shall be preferred from
orders of punishment, or remission of fines, or other punishments and the procedure to be followed
for the disposal of such appeals;
(h) regulating matters with respect to Force custody under this Act, including the procedure to be
followed for taking persons into such custody;
(i) regulating matters with respect to disposal of cases relating to offences under this Act and
specifying the places in which person convicted under this Act maybe confined;
(j) any other matter which has to be, or may be, imposed or in respect of which rules are
required to be made under this Act.]
3[(3) 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 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.]
Notes:
1. The words "superior officers and" omitted by Act 60 of 1985, s. 17 (w.e.f. 20-9-1985).
2. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for clauses (d) and (e) (w.e.f. 20-9-1985).
3. Subs. by s. 17,ibid.,for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 20-9-1985).