(1) Every rule made by the Central Government, every regulation made by the Authority under the Union territory of Delhi and the Union territories without Legislature and every notification issued by the Central Government 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 regulation or in the notification, as the case may be, or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation or the notification should not be made, the rule or regulation or notification, as the case may be, 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 or regulation or notification, as the case may be.
(2) Every rule made by a State Government or the Union territory Government, as the case may be, every regulation made by the Authority under the State Government or 1[ the Union territory Government of Puducherry or the Union territory Government of Jammu and Kashmir], as the case may be, and every notification issued by the State Government or 1[the Union territory Government of Puducherry or the Union territory Government of Jammu and Kashmir], as the case may be, under this Act, shall be laid as soon as may be, after it is made, before the State Legislature, or the Union territory Legislature, as the case may be, where it consists of two Houses, or where such legislature consists of one House, before that House.
(2) Every rule made by a State Government or the Union territory Government, as the case may be, every regulation made by the Authority under the State Government or 1[ the Union territory Government of Puducherry or the Union territory Government of Jammu and Kashmir], as the case may be, and every notification issued by the State Government or 1[the Union territory Government of Puducherry or the Union territory Government of Jammu and Kashmir], as the case may be, under this Act, shall be laid as soon as may be, after it is made, before the State Legislature, or the Union territory Legislature, as the case may be, where it consists of two Houses, or where such legislature consists of one House, before that House.
Source footnotes
1 Subs. by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020, vide notification No. S.O. 3807(E) dated (26-10-2020).India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-12-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.