Section 38: Further provisions respecting rules. –(1) The power to make rules under section 37 shall

38. Further provisions respecting rules. –(1) The power to make rules under section 37 shall be subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication. (2) The date to be specified in accordance with clause (3) of section 23 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (X of 1897) , as that after which a draft of rules proposed to be made under section 37 will be taken into consideration shall not be less than three months from the date on which the draft of the proposed rules was published for general information. 6[* * * * * * *] 7[(3)] All rules made under section 37 shall be published in the 8[official Gazette] and on such publication shall have effect as if enacted in this Act. Criminal Offences and Procedure 1The word “and” omitted by the Indian Electricity (Amdt.) Act, 1922 (I of 1922), s. 18. 2The word “and” clause (1) and sub-section (3) ins., ibid. 3Subs. by A. O., 1961, Art. 2 for “Crown” (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956). 4Sub-section (3) was re-numbered as sub-section (4), by Act I of 1922, s. 18. 5Subs. by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981, s. 3 and Second Sch., for “Electricity Board” which had been amended by A. O., 1964 Art 2 and Sch. and Act 10 of 1937, s. 4. 36 6Sub-section (3) omitted by the Indian Electricity (Amdt.) Act., 1937 (X of 1937), s. 5. 7The original sub-section (4) was re-numbered as sub-section (3), ibid. 8Subs. by A. O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Gazette of Pakistan which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, for “Gazette of India”.

Effective date: 1910-01-01

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