Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Act 69 of 1980

Section 4 — Power to make rules.

The Forest Conservation Act, 1980

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4. 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) 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.

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