Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
23. Power to make rules
(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules 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-
2[(a) the maximum amount for which an
insurance policy may be taken out by an owner under sub-section (2A) of section
4;
(aa) the amount required to be paid by every
owner for being credited to the Relief Fund under sub-section (2A) of section
4;
(ab) the manner in which and the period within
which the amount received from the owner is required to be remitted by the
insurer under sub-section (2D) of section 4;]
4[(ac)] establishment and maintenance of fund
under sub-section (3) of section 4.
(b) the form of application and the
particulars to be given therein and the document to accompany such application
under sub-section (2) of section 6;
(c) the procedure for holding an inquiry under
sub-section (4) of section 7;
(d) the purposes for which the Collector shall
have powers of a Civil Court under sub-section (5) of section 7,
(e) the manner in which notice of the offence
and of the intention to make a complaint to the Central Government shall be
given under clause (b) of section 18;
(f) any other matter which is required to be
or may be, prescribed.
(3) Every rule 2[or scheme] 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 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 2[or scheme] or both Houses
agree that the rule 2[or scheme] should not be made, the rule 2[or scheme]
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
2[or scheme].