THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND  
NEURO-SCIENCES, BANGALORE ACT, 2012 
__________________ 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
__________________ 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Declaration  of  National  Institute  of  Mental  Health  and  Neuro-Sciences,  Bangalore,  as  an 

institution of national importance. 

3.  Definitions. 
4.  Incorporation of Institute. 
5.  Composition of Institute. 
6.  Term of office of and vacancies among members. 
7.  Powers and functions of President. 
8.  Vice-President of Institute. 
9.  Allowances of President, Vice-President and other members. 
10.  Meetings of Institute. 
11.  Governing Body and other committees of Institute. 
12.  Staff of Institute. 
13.  Objects of Institute. 
14.  Functions of Institute. 
15.  Vesting of property. 
16.  Payment to Institute. 
17.  Fund of Institute. 
18.  Budget of Institute. 
19.  Accounts and audit. 
20.  Annual report. 
21.  Pension and provident funds. 
22.  Authentication of orders and instruments of Institute. 
23.  Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc. 
24.  Grant of medical degrees, diplomas, etc., by Institute. 
25.  Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Institute. 
26.  Control by Central Government. 
27.  Resolution of differences. 
28.  Returns and information. 
29.  Transfer of service of existing employees. 
30.  Power to make rules. 
31.  Power to make regulations. 
32.  Laying of rules and regulations before Parliament. 
33.  Power to remove difficulties. 

1 

 
 
 
 
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND 
NEURO-SCIENCES, BANGALORE ACT, 2012 

ACT NO. 38 OF 2012 

[13th September, 2012.] 

An Act  to  declare the institution known as the National  Institute of Mental  Health  and  Neuro-
Sciences,  Bangalore,  to  be  an  institution  of  national  importance  and  to  provide  for  its 
incorporation and for matters connected therewith. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1.  Short  title  and  commencement.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  National  Institute  of  Mental 

Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012. 

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2.  Declaration  of  National  Institute  of  Mental  Health  and  Neuro-Sciences,  Bangalore,  as  an 
institution of national importance.—Whereas the objects of the National Institute of Mental Health and 
Neuro-Sciences,  Bangalore  are  such  as  to  make  the  institution  one  of  national  importance,  it  is  hereby 
declared that the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore is an institution of 
national importance. 

3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) "Fund" means the Fund of the Institute referred to in section 17; 

(b) "Governing Body" means the Governing Body of the Institute; 

(c) "Institute" means the institution known as the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-

Sciences, Bangalore, incorporated under this Act; 

(d) "member" means a member of the Institute; 

(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

(f) "specified" means specified by regulations made under this Act. 

4.  Incorporation  of  Institute.—The  National  Institute  of  Mental  Health  and  Neuro-Sciences, 
Bangalore, an Institute registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 (Karnataka Act, 
XVII of 1960) on the 27th day of December, 1974, is hereby constituted a body corporate by the name 
aforesaid and as such body corporate, it shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power, 
subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and shall, by 
that name, sue and be sued. 

5. Composition of Institute.—(1) The Institute shall consist of the following members, namely:— 

 (a) the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, ex officio; 

(b) the Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Medical Education), Government of Karnataka, 

ex officio; 

(c)  Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  in  the  Ministry  or  Department  of  Health  and  Family 

Welfare, ex officio; 

(d) the Director of the Institute, ex officio; 

(e) Secretary to the Government of India or his nominee (not below the rank of Joint Secretary) 

Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, ex officio; 

1.  29th  November,  2013,  vide  notification  No  S.O.  3534(E),  dated  29th  November,  2013  see  Gazette  of  India, 

Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 

2 

 
                                                           
(f) Secretary to the Government of India or his nominee (not below the rank of Joint Secretary) in 

the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, ex officio; 

(g) the Director-General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio; 

(h) the Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, ex officio; 

(i) the Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka or his nominee who shall not be below 

the rank of Secretary to that Government; 

(j) seven persons of whom one shall be a non-medical scientist representing the Indian Sciences 
Congress  Association,  and,  one  each  from  biological;  behavioural  and  physical sciences,  of  repute, 
from  any  University  to  be  nominated  by  the  Central  Government  in  such  manner  as  may  be 
prescribed; 

(k) four representatives of medical faculties of Indian Universities, of whom one shall be from the 
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, to be nominated by the Central Government 
in such manner as may be prescribed; 

(l)  three  Members  of  Parliament  of  whom  two  shall  be  elected  from  among  themselves  by  the 
members of the House of the People and one from among themselves by the members of the Council 
of States. 

(2) It is hereby declared that the office of member of the Institute shall not disqualify its holder for 

being chosen as, or for being, a member of either House of Parliament. 

6.  Term  of  office  of  and  vacancies  among  members.—(1)  Save  as  otherwise  provided  in  this 

section, the term of office of a member shall be five years from the date of his nomination or election. 

(2) The term of office of a member elected under clause (l) of sub-section (1) of section 5 shall come 
to an end as soon as he becomes a Minister or Minister of State or Deputy Minister or the Speaker or the 
Deputy Speaker of the House of the People or the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States or ceases to 
be a member of the House from which he was elected. 

(3) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office by virtue 

of which he is such a member. 

(4) The term of office of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the 

remainder of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated or elected. 

(5) An outgoing member other than a member elected under clause (l) of sub-section (1) of section 5 
shall continue in office until another person is nominated as a member in his place or for a period of three 
months, whichever is earlier: 

Provided  that  the  Central  Government  shall  nominate  a  member  in  place  of  an  outgoing  member 

within the said period of three months. 

(6) An outgoing member shall be eligible for re-nomination or re-election. 

(7) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government 

but he shall continue in office until his resignation is accepted by that Government. 

(8) The manner of filling vacancies among members shall be such as may be prescribed. 

7. Powers and functions of President.—(1) There shall be a President of the Institute who shall be 
nominated by the Central Government from amongst the members other than the Director of the Institute. 

(2) The President shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as are laid down in this Act 

or as may be prescribed. 

8.  Vice-President  of  Institute.—There  shall  be  a  Vice-President  of  the  Institute  who  shall  be 
nominated by the Central Government from amongst the members other than the Director of the Institute. 

9.  Allowances  of  President,  Vice-President  and  other  members.—The  President,  Vice-President 

and other members shall receive such allowances from the Institute as may be prescribed. 

3 

 
10. Meetings of Institute.—The Institute shall hold its first meeting at such time and place as may be 
appointed  by  the  Central  Government  and  shall  observe  such  rules  of  procedure  in  regard  to  the 
transaction of business at the first meeting as may be laid down by that Government, and thereafter, the 
Institute  shall  meet  at  such  times  and  places  and  observe  such  rules  of  procedure  in  regard  to  the 
transaction of business at its meetings as may be specified. 

11. Governing Body and other committees of Institute.—(1) There shall be a Governing Body of 

the Institute which shall be constituted by the Institute in such manner as may be specified: 

Provided that the number of persons who are not members of the Institute shall not exceed one-third 

of the total membership of the Governing Body. 

(2)  The  Governing  Body  shall  be  the  executive  committee  of  the  Institute  and  shall  exercise  such 

powers and discharge such functions as the Institute may specify in this behalf. 

(3) The President of the Institute shall be the Chairperson of the Governing Body and as Chairperson 

thereof he shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be specified. 

(4) The procedure to be followed in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the 
Governing Body, and the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among the members of the 
Governing Body shall be such as may be specified. 

(5) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed, the Institute may constitute as many 
standing  committees  and  as  many  ad  hoc  committees  as  it  thinks  fit  for  exercising  any  power  or 
discharging any function of the Institute or for inquiring into, or reporting or advising upon, any matter 
which the Institute may refer to them. 

(6) The Chairperson and members of the Governing Body and the Chairperson and the members of a 

standing committee or an ad hoc committee shall receive such allowances, as may be specified. 

12.  Staff  of  Institute.—(1)  There  shall  be  a  chief  executive  officer  of  the  Institute  who  shall  be 
designated  as  the  Director  of  the  Institute  and  shall,  subject  to  such  rules  as  may  be  prescribed,  be 
appointed by the Institute: 

Provided that the first Director of the Institute shall be appointed by the Central Government. 

(2) The Director shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his 

office or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. 

(3) The Director shall act as the Secretary to the Institute as well as the Governing Body. 

(4) The Director shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be specified or as 
may be delegated to him by the Institute or the President of the Institute or the Governing Body or the 
Chairperson of the Governing Body. 

(5)   Subject  to  such  rules  as  may  be  prescribed,  the  Institute  may  appoint  such  number  of  other 
officers and employees as may be necessary for the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions 
and the designations and grades of other officers and employees shall be such as may be specified. 

(6) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, the Director and other officers and employees of the 
Institute  shall  be  entitled  to  such  salary  and  allowances  and  shall  be  governed  by  such  conditions  of 
service in respect of leave, pension, provident fund and other matters as may be specified. 

13. Objects of Institute.—The objects of the Institute shall be—  

(a) to develop patterns of teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in all its 
branches with a focus on mental health, neuro-sciences and allied specialities so as to demonstrate a 
high standard of medical education; 

(b) to bring together, as far as may be, in one place educational facilities of the highest order for 

the training of personnel in all important branches of health activity; 

4 

 
(c)  to  attain  self-sufficiency  in  postgraduate  medical  education  to  meet  the  country's  needs  for 
specialists and medical teachers, particularly in the field of mental health, neuro-sciences and allied 
specialities; 

(d)  to  evolve  innovative  strategies  to  offer  diagnostic  and  comprehensive  therapeutic  service 
facilities  in  the  field  of  mental  health  and  neuro-sciences,  utilising  the  advances  in  information 
technology; 

(e) to make an in-depth study and research in the field of mental health, neuro-sciences and allied 

specialities. 

14. Functions of Institute.—With a view to the promotion of the objects specified in section 13, the 

Institute may— 

(a) provide for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the science of modern medicine and 

other allied sciences including physical and biological sciences; 

(b) provide facilities for research in the various branches of such sciences; 

(c) provide for the teaching of humanities; 

(d)  conduct  experiments  in  new  methods  of  medical  education,  both  undergraduate  and 

postgraduate, in order to arrive at high standard of such education; 

(e) specify courses and curricula for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies; 

(f) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, establish and 

maintain,— 

 (i)  one  or  more  medical  institutions  with  different  departments  staffed  and  equipped  to 

undertake education and conduct research in different subjects, 

(ii) one or more well equipped hospitals to provide clinical services, 

(iii) nursing colleges staffed and equipped for the training of nurses, 

(iv) rural and urban health centres which will form centres for the field training of the medical 

and nursing students of the Institute, and 

(v)  other  institutions  for  the  training  of  different  types  of  health  workers  such  as 

physiotherapists, occupational therapists and medical technicians of various kinds; 

(g) trained teachers from different medical colleges in India; 

(h) hold examinations and grant such degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles 
in undergraduate and postgraduate medical, nursing and allied specialities education as may be laid 
down in the regulations; 

(i) induct and appoint persons as professors, readers, lecturers and in posts of other description in 

accordance with regulations; 

(j) receive grants from the Government and gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests and transfers 
of properties, both movable and immovable, from donors, benefactors, testators or transferors, as the 
case may be; 

(k)  deal  with  any  property  belonging  to,  or  vested  in,  the  Institute  in  any  manner  which  is 

considered necessary for promoting the objects specified in section 12; 

(l)  demand  and  receive  with  the  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government  such  fees  and  other 

charges as may be specified; 

(m)  construct  quarters  for  its  staff  and  allot  such  quarters  to  the  staff  in  accordance  with  such 

regulations as may be made in this behalf; 

(n)  borrow  money,  with  the  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government,  on  the  security  of  the 

property of the Institute; 

5 

 
(o) do all such other acts and things as may be necessary in furtherance of the objects specified in 

section 13. 

15. Vesting of Property.—(1) The properties of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-
Sciences,  Bangalore,  registered  under  the  Karnataka  Societies  Registration  Act,  1960  (Katnataka  Act 
XVII of 1960) shall, on the date of commencement of this Act, vest in the Institute. 

(2)  All  income  and  property  of  the  Institute  shall  be  applied  towards  the  promotion  of  the  objects 

thereof as set forth in this Act. 

(3)  No  portion  of  the  income  and  property  of  the  Institute  shall  be  paid  or  transferred,  directly  or 

indirectly, by way of profit to the persons, who at any time, or have been members of the Institute: 

Provided  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  prevent  the  payment  of  remuneration  and  other 

allowances to any member thereof or other persons for the services rendered to the Institute. 

16.  Payment  to  Institute.—The  Central  Government  may,  after  due  appropriation  made  by 
Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Institute in each financial year such sums of money and in 
such manner as may be considered necessary for the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions 
under this Act. 

17. Fund of Institute.—(1) The Institute shall maintain a Fund to which shall be credited—  

(a) all moneys provided by the Central Government and the State Government of Karnataka; 

(b) all fees and other charges received by the Institute; 

(c) all moneys received by the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests 

or transfers; and 

(d) all moneys received by the Institute in any other manner or from any other source. 

(2) All moneys credited to the Fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as 

the Institute may, with the approval of the Central Government, decide. 

(3)  The  Fund  shall  be  applied  towards  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  Institute  including  expenses 

incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under section 14. 

18.  Budget  of  Institute.—The  Institute  shall  prepare  in  such  form  and  at  such  time  every  year  a 
budget in respect of the financial year next ensuing showing the estimated receipts and expenditure of the 
Institute  and  shall  forward  to  the  Central  Government  such  number  of  copies  thereof  as  may  be 
prescribed. 

19. Accounts and audit.—(1) The Institute shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records 
and  prepare  an  annual  statement  of  accounts  including  the  balance-sheet  in  such  form  as  the  Central 
Government  may  prescribe,  and  in  accordance  with  such  general  directions  as  may  be  issued  by  that 
Government, in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(2) The accounts of the Institute shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and 
any  expenditure  incurred  by  him  in  connection  with  such  audit  shall  be  payable  by  the  Institute  to  the 
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

(3)  The  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of  India  and  any  person  appointed  by  him  in  connection 
with  the  audit  of  the  accounts  of  the  Institute  shall  have  the  same  rights,  privileges  and  authority  in 
connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the 
audit  of  the  Government  accounts  and,  in  particular,  shall  have  the  right  to  demand  the  production  of 
books,  accounts,  connected  vouchers  and  other  documents  and  papers  and  to  inspect  the  offices  of  the 
Institute as well as of the institutions established and maintained by it. 

(4) The accounts of the Institute as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any 
other  person  appointed  by  him  in  this  behalf  together  with  the  audit  report  thereon  shall  be  forwarded 
annually to the Central Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid before both the 
Houses of Parliament. 

6 

 
20.  Annual  report.—The Institute  shall  prepare for every  year  a  report  of  its activities  during  that 
year and submit the report to the Central Government in such form and on or before such date as may be 
prescribed and a copy of this report shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within one month of its 
receipt. 

21. Pension and provident funds.—(1) The Institute shall constitute for the benefit of its officers, 
teachers  and  other  employees  in  such  manner  and  subject  to  such  conditions  as  may  be  specified  such 
pension and provident funds as it may deem fit. 

(2)  Where  any  such  pension  or  provident  fund  has  been  constituted,  the  Central  Government  may 
declare that the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925) shall apply to, such fund as if it 
were a Government Provident Fund. 

22.  Authentication  of  orders  and  instruments  of  Institute.—All  orders  and  decisions  of  the 
Institute  shall  be  authenticated  by  the  Director  or  any  other  member  authorised  by  the  Institute  in  this 
behalf and all other instruments shall be authenticated by the signature of the Director or such officers as 
may be authorised by the Institute. 

23.  Acts  and  proceedings  not  to  be  invalidated  by  vacancies,  etc.—No  act  done  or  proceeding 
taken  by  the  Institute,  Governing  Body  or  any  standing  or  ad  hoc  committee  under  this  Act  shall  be 
questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of the 
Institute, Governing Body or such standing or ad hoc committee. 

24. Grant of medical degrees, diplomas, etc., by Institute.—Notwithstanding anything contained in 
any other law for the time being in force, the Institute shall have the power to grant medical and nursing 
degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions and titles under this Act. 

25.  Recognition  of  medical  qualifications  granted  by  Institute.—Notwithstanding  anything 
contained in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 
1992  (34  of  1992),  the  Indian  Nursing  Council  Act,  1947  (48  of  1947)  and  the  University  Grants 
Commission  Act,  1956  (3  of  1956),  the  medical  degrees,  diplomas,  nursing  degrees  and  certificates 
granted by the Institute under this Act shall be recognised medical qualifications for the purposes of the 
Acts aforesaid and shall be deemed to be included in the Schedule to the respective Acts. 

26. Control by Central Government.—The Institute shall carry out such directions as may be issued 

to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this Act. 

27. Resolution of differences.—If in, or in connection with, the exercise of its powers and discharge 
of its functions by the Institute under this Act, any dispute or difference arises between the Institute and 
the Central Government, the decision of the Central Government thereon shall be final. 

28. Returns and information.—The Institute shall furnish to the Central Government such reports, 

returns and other information as that Government may require from time to time. 

29. Transfer of service of existing employees.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person 
who is employed in the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore, immediately 
before the commencement of this Act, shall, on and from such commencement, become an employee of 
the Institute and shall hold his office or service therein by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and 
upon the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as to pension, leave, gratuity, 
provident fund and other matters as he would have held the same on the date of commencement of this 
Act  if  this  Act  had  not  been  passed,  and  shall  continue  to  do  so  unless  and  until  his  employment  is 
terminated or until such tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by regulations: 

Provided that the tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of service of any such person shall 

not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous approval of the Central Government. 

30.  Power  to  make  rules.—(1) The  Central  Government  may  in  consultation  with  the  Institute  by 

notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. 

7 

 
 
 
(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 of nomination of members under clauses (j) and (k) of sub-section (1) of section 

5; 

(b) the manner of filling vacancies of members under sub-section (8) of section 6; 

(c) the powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute under 

sub-section (2) of section 7; 

(d) the allowances to be paid to the President and other members of the Institute under section 9; 

(e) the control and restrictions in relation to the constitution of standing and ad hoc committees 

under sub-section (5) of section 11; 

(f)  appointment  of  Director  and  other  officers  and  employees  and  salaries  and  allowances  and 
other  conditions  of  service  of  the  Director  and  other  officers  and  employees  of  the  Institute  under 
section 12; 

(g) the  form  in  which,  and  the  time  at  which, the  budgets  and  reports  shall  be prepared  by  the 

Institute under section 18; 

(h)  the  form  of  annual  statement  of  accounts  including  balance-sheet  under  sub-section  (1)  of 

section 19; 

(i) the form of annual report under section 20; 

(j) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules. 

31.  Power  to  make  regulations.—(1)  The  Institute  with  the  previous  approval  of  the  Central 
Government, may by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations consistent with this Act and 
the rules made thereunder to carry out the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of 
this power, such regulations may provide for— 

(a) the summoning and holding of meetings, other than the first meeting, of the Institute, the time 
and  place  where  such  meetings  are  to  be  held  and  the  conduct  of  business  at  such  meetings  under 
section 10; 

(b) the manner of constituting the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees, the term 
of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies therein, the allowances to be paid to the members and 
the procedure to be followed by the Governing Body; standing and ad hoc committees in the conduct 
of their business, exercise of their power, discharge of their function under section 11; 

(c) the powers and duties of the Director of the Institute under sub-section (4), the designations 
and  grades  of  other  officers  and  employees  under  sub-section  (5)  and  other  conditions  of  service 
under sub-section (6) of section 12; 

(d) the power of the Institute under section 14, to specify— 

 (i) courses and curricula for undergraduate and postgraduate studies under clause (e); 

(ii)  hold  examination  and  grant  degrees,  diplomas,  certificates  and  other  academic 

distinctions and titles under clause (h); 

(iii) the professorships, readerships, lecturerships and other posts which may be instituted and 

persons who may be appointed to such posts under clause (i); 

(iv) the management of the properties of the Institute under clauses (k) and (m); 

(v)  the fees  and  other charges  which  may  be  demanded  and received  by the Institute under 

clause (l); 

(e) the manner in which, and the conditions subject to which, pension and provident funds may be 
constituted for the benefit of officers, teachers and other employees of the Institute under sub-section 
(1) of section 21; 

(f) any other matter for which under this Act provisions may be made by regulations. 

8 

 
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the first regulations under this Act shall be 
made  by  the  Central  Government;  and  any  regulations  so  made  may  be  altered  or  rescinded  by  the 
Institute in exercise of its powers under sub-section (1). 

32.  Laying  of  rules  and  regulations  before  Parliament.—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. 

33. Power  to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 
this Act, the Central Government may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, 
not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  as  may  appear  to  it  to  be  necessary  for  removing  the 
difficulty: 

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of the period of two years from the date of 

commencement of this Act. 

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each 

House of Parliament. 

_____________ 

9 

 
 
 
 
