New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994
Section 391: Supplemental provisions respecting bye-laws
(1) Any power to make bye-laws conferred by this Act is conferred subject to the condition of the bye-laws being made after previous publication and in the case of such bye-laws being made by the Council of their not taking effect until they have been approved by the Government and published in the Official Gazette.
(2) The Government in approving a bye-law may make any change therein which appears to it to be necessary.
(3) The Government may, after previous publication of its intention, cancel any bye-law which it has approved, and thereupon the bye-law shall cease to have effect.
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