Chapter XII - Miscellaneous
Section 93
Section 93: Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament
Rules and regulations made under the Act are laid before both Houses of Parliament.
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Statutory text
Bare law
Every rule and every regulation 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 regulation or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation 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 or regulation.
Key takeaways
Core rule
Rules and regulations made under the Act are laid before both Houses of Parliament.
Practical check
Check the instrument’s making, laying and any parliamentary modification when tracing its historical version.
Scope and operation
The total sitting period is thirty days across one or more sessions; agreement by both Houses can modify or annul a rule or regulation, with the statutory saving for earlier acts.
Applying the section
Check the instrument’s making, laying and any parliamentary modification when tracing its historical version.
Official sources
Read the consolidated Act with the enacted and commenced amendments applicable to this section.
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