Section 16 of the Special Protection Group Act, 1988 – Power to make rules

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Section 16: Power to make rules

  • (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying 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:—
    • (a) the manner in which the Group shall be constituted and the terms and conditions of service of its members under sub-section (2) of section 4;
    • (b) the authorities to be prescribed under section 8, sub-section (1) of section 10 and section 11;
    • (c) the nature of the communication or publication under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 10;
    • (d) the purposes, other than political purposes, for which a person subject to this Act shall not participate in, or address, any meeting or take part in any demonstration under sub-section (2) of section 10;
    • (e) the persons who shall be members of the Board under sub-section (2) of section 12;
    • (f) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.

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