Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
45. Power to make
rules.-
1.
The
Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for
carrying out the purposes of this Act.
2.
In
particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers,
such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
a. the qualifications
and experience of, and the fees payable to, a translator or an interpreter, a
special educator or any person familiar with the manner of communication of the
child or an expert in that field, under sub-section (4) of section 19;
sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 26 and section 38;
b. care and protection
and emergency medical treatment of the child under sub-section (5) of section
19;
c. the payment of
compensation under sub-section (8) of section 33;
d. the manner of
periodic monitoring of the provisions of the Act under sub-section (1) of
section 44.
1.
2.
3.
Every
rule made under this section 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.