Companies Act, 1956
Sec 642 - Power of Central Government to make rules.
(1) In addition to the powers conferred by
section 641, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, make rules
(a) for all or any of the matters which by
this Act are to be, or may be, prescribed by the Central Government; and
(b) generally to carry out the purposes of
this Act.
(2) Any rule made under sub-section (1) may
provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which may
extend to five thousand rupees and where the contravention is a continuing one,
with a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after
the first during which such contravention continues.
(3) Every rule made by the Central Government
under sub-section (1) 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.