Section 22:
Power to make rules.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(2) 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:--
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[(a) the eligibility criteria for different categories of cable operators under sub-section(2) of
section 4;]
2
[(aa) the form of application, documents to be accompanied and the fees payable under
sub-section (4) of section 4;]
3
[(aaa) the terms and conditions of registration under sub-section (6) of section4;]
4
[(aaaa) the appropriate measures under sub-section (2) of section 4A for implementation of the
notification under sub-section (1) of that section;]
(b) the programme code under section 5;
(c) the advertisement code under section 6;
(d) the form of register to be maintained by a cable operator under section 7;
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[(da) the specifications of interference standards for interfering with any telecommunication
system under section 10;]
(e) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(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 Subs. by Act 21 of 2011, s. 12, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 25-10-2011).
2 Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for clause (aa) (w.e.f. 25-10-2011).
3 Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for clause (aaa) (w.e.f. 25-10-2011).
4 Ins. by s. 12, ibid. (w.e.f. 25-10-2011).