Section 10:
Power of Central Government to make rules.
(1) The Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, make rules1
for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions
of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide
for--
(i) determining that any article or class of article shall be or shall not be wireless telegraphy apparatus
for the purposes of this Act;
(ii) the exemption of persons or classes of persons under section 4 from the provisions of this
Act;
(iii) the manner of and the conditions governing the issue, renewal, suspension and
cancellation of licenses, the form of licenses and the payments to be made for the issue and
renewal of licenses;
(iv) the maintenance of records containing details of the acquisition and disposal by sale or
otherwise of wireless telegraphy apparatus possessed by dealers in wireless telegraphy apparatus;
(v) the conditions governing the sale of wireless telegraphy apparatus b y dealers in
the manufacturers of such apparatus. 2***
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(3) In making a rule under this section the Central Government may direct that a breach
of it shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.
4[(4) Every rule made under this section 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 5[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. For the Indian Wireless Telegraphy (Possession) Rules, 1938, made under this section, see Gazette of India, 1933, Pt. I, p. 1131.
2. The word "and" rep. by Act 32 of 1940, s. 2 and Schedule I.
3. Clause (vi) rep.by s. 2 and Schedule I, ibid.
4. Ins. by Act 15 of 1961, s. 5.
5. Subs. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and Schedule, for certain words (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).