Section 22: Power to make rules

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules1 for carrying out the purposes 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 procedure to be followed by the competent authority in making inquiries under section 3 or section 6;

(b) the procedure to be followed in arbitration proceedings and appeals under this Act;

(c) the principles to be followed in determining the amount of compensation and method of payment of such compensation;

(d) the principles to be followed in apportioning the cost of proceedings before the arbitrator and on appeal under this Act;

(e) the manner of service of notices and orders;

[(ea) the manner of holding an inquiry and imposing penalties under section 20A;

(eb) the form and manner of preferring appeal to the appellate authority against the order of adjudicating officer under sub-section (1) of section 20B.]

(f) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed.

[(3) 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.]