Chapter VIII - Miscellaneous
Section 29: Rule-making power
Lists matters for Central and State rule-making, including committee allowances, inquiry procedure, action, appeal, confidentiality penalty and annual report details.
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Lists matters for Central and State rule-making, including committee allowances, inquiry procedure, action, appeal, confidentiality penalty and annual report details.
Statutory text
29. Power of appropriate Government to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions 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:—
(a) the fees or allowances to be paid to the Members under sub-section (4) of section 4;
(b) nomination of members under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 7;
(c) the fees or allowances to be paid to the Chairperson, and Members under sub-section (4) of
section 7;
(d) the person who may make complaint under sub-section (2) of section 9;
(e) the manner of inquiry under sub-section (1) of section 11;
(f) the powers for making an inquiry under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 11;
(g) the relief to be recommended under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 12;
(h) the manner of action to be taken under clause (i) of sub-section (3) of section 13;
(i) the manner of action to be taken under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 14;
(j) the manner of action to be taken under section 17;
(k) the manner of appeal under sub-section (1) of section 18;
(l) the manner of organising workshops, awareness programmes for sensitising the employees and
orientation programmes for the members of the Internal Committee under clause (c) of section 19;
and
(m) the form and time for preparation of annual report by Internal Committee and the Local
Committee under sub-section (1) of section 21.
(3) Every rule made by the Central Government 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 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.
(4) Any rule made under sub-section (4) of section 8 by the State Government shall be laid, as soon as
may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or
where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House.
Source transcription: India Code consolidated Act PDF. Check the official source for a live matter.
Rule, authority, record and consequence map
| Related Central Rule | Rule 1: Short title and commencementRule 2: DefinitionsRule 3: Fees or allowances for external member of Internal CommitteeRule 4: Person familiar with issues relating to sexual harassmentRule 5: Fees or allowances for Chairperson and members of Local CommitteeRule 6: Complaint of sexual harassment by another personRule 7: Manner of inquiry into complaintRule 8: Other relief during pendency of inquiryRule 9: Manner of taking action for sexual harassmentRule 10: Action for false or malicious complaint or false evidenceRule 11: AppealRule 12: Penalty for contravention of confidentialityRule 13: Manner to organise workshops and awarenessRule 14: Preparation of annual report |
|---|---|
| Primary authority | Central and State Governments |
| Core record | Rules and jurisdictional legal register |
| Compliance consequence | Compliance based only on the Act can miss prescribed procedural requirements. |
Practical example
A compliance team reads the Act with the 2013 Rules because procedural deadlines and annual-report fields sit in the Rules.
Finin2min Q&A
What should an employer or committee do first?
Create the record identified above, check the linked Rule and preserve a dated decision trail. Do not replace the statutory process with an informal HR discussion where the Act applies.
What needs jurisdiction-specific checking?
State rules and notifications, District Officer and Local Committee details, service rules, standing orders, appellate forum and any sector regulator requirements.