Press Council Act, 1965
22.Power to make rules.-
(1) The Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of
this Act;
Provided that when the Council has been
established, no such rules shall be made without consulting the Council.
(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 manner in
which panels of names may be invited under sub-section (5) of section 4;
(b) the allowances or
fees to be paid to the members of the Council for attending meetings of the
Council, and other conditions of service of such members;
(c) the appointment of
the Secretary and other employees of the Council;
(d) the form in which,
and the time within which, the budget and annual report are to be prepared by
the Council;
(e) the manner in
which the accounts of the Council are to be maintained and audited.
(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 successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session
in which it is laid or the session immediately following, 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.