THE INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS ACT, 2001 

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1. Short title and commencement. 

2. Declaration of the Indian Council of World Affairs as institution of national importance. 

3. Definitions. 

4. Incorporation of the Council. 

5. Transfer of assets and liabilities of the existing Council to the Council. 

6. Obligation to transfer property or assets. 

7. Composition of the Council. 

8. Term of office and vacancies among members. 

9. Powers and functions of President. 

10. Powers and functions of Vice-Presidents. 

11. Allowances of members. 

12. Meetings of Council. 

13. Objects of Council. 

14. Governing Body and other committees of Council. 

15. Staff of Council. 

16. Functions of Council. 

17. Payment to Council. 

18. Fund of Council. 

19. Budget of Council. 

20. Accounts and audit. 

21. Annual report. 

22. Authentication of orders and instruments of Council. 

23. Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Council. 

23A. Transitory provision. 

24. Reports, returns and information. 

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SECTIONS 

25. Power to make rules. 

26. Power to make regulations. 

27. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. 

28. Power to remove difficulties. 

28A. Power to remove difficulties. 

29. Repeal and saving. 

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THE INDIAN COUNCIL OF WORLD AFFAIRS ACT, 2001 

ACT NO. 29 OF 2001 

[3rd September, 2001.]  

An Act to declare the Indian Council of World Affairs to be an institution of national importance and to 

provide for its incorporation and matters connected therewith. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:– 

1. Short title and commencement.–(1) This Act may be called the Indian Council of World Affairs 

Act, 2001. 

(2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day 

of September, 2000. 

2.  Declaration  of  the  Indian  Council  of  World  Affairs  as  institution  of  national  importance.–
Whereas  the  objects  of  the  Indian  Council  of  World  Affairs,  a  society  registered  under  the  Societies 
Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) are such as to make the  institution one of national importance, it is 
hereby  declared  that  the  institution,  known  as  the  Indian  Council  of  World  Affairs,  is  an  institution  of 
national importance. 

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

(a) “appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Act; 

(b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Governing Body; 

(c) “Council” means the Indian Council of World Affairs incorporated under section 4; 

(d) “Director-General” means the Director-General of the Council;  

(e) “existing Council” means the Indian Council of World Affairs, a society registered under the 
Societies  Registration  Act,  1860  (21  of  1860)  and  functioning  as  such  immediately  before  the 
appointed day; 

(f) “Fund” means the Fund of the Council referred to in section 18; 

(g) “Governing Body” means the Governing Body of the Council;  

(h) “member” means a member of the Council and includes the President and Vice-President; 

(i) “President” means the President of the Council; 

(j) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; 

(k) “rules” means the rules made under this Act; 

(l) “Vice-Presidents” means the Vice-Presidents of the Council. 

4. Incorporation of the Council.–(1) The Indian Council of World Affairs is hereby constituted as a 
body corporate by the name of the Indian Council of World Affairs 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, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall by that name sue 
and be sued. 

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(2) The head office of the Council shall be at Delhi and the Council may, with the previous approval 

of the Central Government, establish branches at other places in India. 

5. Transfer of assets and liabilities of the existing Council to the Council.–(1) On and from the 

appointed day,– 

(a) all properties and other assets vested in the existing Council immediately before that day, shall 

vest in the Council; 

(b)  all  debts,  obligations  and  liabilities  incurred,  all  contracts  entered  into  and  all  matters  and 
things engaged to be done by, with or for the existing Council immediately before that day for or in 
connection with the purposes of the existing Council, shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered 
into and engaged to be done by, with or for the Council; 

(c) all sums of money due to the existing Council, immediately before that day, shall be deemed 

to be due to the Council; 

(d)  all  suits  and  other  legal  proceedings  instituted  or  which  could  have  been  instituted  by  or 
against  the  existing  Council,  immediately  before  that  day,  may  be  continued  or  instituted  by  or 
against the Council; and 

(e) every  employee  holding  any  office  under the existing  Council  immediately  before that  day, 
shall, on that day, hold his office or service under the Council with the same rights and privileges as 
to pension, gratuity and other matters as would have been admissible to him if there had been no such 
vesting;  and  shall  continue  to  do  so  unless  and  until  his  employment  under  the  Council  is  duly 
terminated or until his remuneration and other conditions of service are duly altered by the Council. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or in any 
other law for the time being in force, the absorption of any employee by the Council in its regular service 
under this section shall not entitle such employee to any compensation under that Act or any other law 
and no such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority. 

6.  Obligation  to  transfer  property  or  assets.–(1)  Every  person  having  possession,  custody  or 
control  of  property  forming  part  of  the  properties  and  other  assets  referred  to  in  clause  (a)  of  
sub-section (1) of section 5 shall deliver forthwith such property to the Director-General. 

(2) Any person in charge of the property and other assets of the existing Council immediately before 
the  commencement  of  this  Act  shall,  within  ten  days  from  that  day,  furnish  to  the  Director-General  a 
complete inventory of all properties and assets (including particulars of book debts and investments and 
belongings) immediately before the commencement of this Act and also of all agreements entered into by 
the existing Council or any person on its behalf.  

7.  Composition  of  the  Council.–(1)  On  and  from  the  1st  day  of  September,  2001  and  until  the 

appointment of date under sub-section (2), the Council shall consist of the following members, namely:– 

(a) the Vice-President of India, who shall be President, ex officio; 

(b) the Prime Minister of India; 

(c) the speaker of the Lok Sabha;  

(d) the Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha;  

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(e) the Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha; 

(f) the Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha. 

(2)  On  and  from  such  date  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  Central  Government  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette 1*** the Council shall consist of the following members, namely:– 

(a) the Vice-President of India, who shall be the President, ex officio; 

(b) three Vice-Presidents 2[to be nominated, in the first instance by the Council constituted under 

sub-section (1) and thereafter by the Council constituted under this sub-section]; 

3[(c) Director-General, ex officio Member-Secretary;] 

(d) five members of the Lok Sabha to be nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and three 

members of the Rajya Sabha to be nominated by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha; 

(e)  seven  members,  who  are  distinguished  in  the  field  of  diplomacy,  international  affairs, 
international law, Multilateral or United Nations affairs, security and disarmament 4[to be nominated, 
in  the  first  instance  by  the  Council  constituted  under  sub-section  (1)  and  thereafter  by  the  Council 
constituted under this sub-section;] 

(f) seven members, who are representatives (of which at least two shall be the Vice-Chancellors) 
of  Universities  or  research  institutions  of  higher  learning  from  amongst  experts  in  the  fields  of 
history,  economics and other social  sciences  4[to be  nominated, in  the first  instance  by the  Council 
constituted under sub-section (1) and thereafter by the Council constituted under this sub-section;] 

(g) seven members, who are  5[either media personalities or persons from organisations] such as 
India  International  Centre,  Centre  for  Policy  Research,  Indian  Council  of  Social  Science  Research, 
Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, Indian Council of Cultural Relations, and interested in the 
work and objectives of the Council to be 6[nominated] by the Governing Body of the Council; 

(h) five members 7[from Business or] Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Indian Industry, Associated Chambers of Commerce and 
Industry of India, Federation of Indian Export Organisations to be nominated by the Governing Body 
of the Council; 

1. Certain words and figures omitted by Act 5 of 2004, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 
2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “as may be nominated by the Council”  (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 
3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for clause (c) (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 
4. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “to be nominated by the Council” (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 
5. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “either media personalities or representatives of  organisations”  (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 
6. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “selected” (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 
7. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “who are representatives of Business or” (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 

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(i) three members from the Ministry of External Affairs, ex officio [Foreign Secretary, Financial 

Advisor, and Dean (Foreign Service Institute)] 1***; 

(j)  five  members  to  be  nominated  by  the  Central  Government  to  represent  respectively  the 
Ministries of the Central Government dealing with Education, Culture, Urban Development, Science 
and Technology and Defence, ex officio. 

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

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

(4) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated or selected as a member if he– 

(a) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence whi ch, in the opinion of the 

Central Government, involves moral turpitude; or 

(b) is an undischarged insolvent; or 

(c) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court. 

8. Term of office and vacancies among members.–(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, 

the term of office of a member shall be three years from the date of his nomination. 

(2) The term of office of the member nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for remainder 

of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated. 

(3) A member shall, unless the Central Government otherwise directs, continue in office until another 

person is nominated as a member in his place. 

(4) The Central Government shall remove a member if he– 

(a) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (4) of section 7; or 

(b) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; or  

(c)  is,  without  obtaining  leave  of  absence  from  the  Council,  absent  from  three  consecutive 

meetings of the Council; or 

(d)  in  the  opinion  of  the  Central  Government,  has  so  abused  his  position  as  to  render  his 

continuance in office detrimental to the public interest: 

Provided  that  no  member  shall  be  removed  under  this  clause  unless  he  has  been  given  a 

reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter. 

(5)  A  member  shall,  unless  disqualified  under  sub-section  (4)  of  section  7,  be  eligible  for                  

re-nomination. 

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

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

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

9. Powers and functions of President.–The President shall exercise such powers and discharge such 

functions as are laid down in this Act or as may be prescribed by rules. 

1. The words “, to be nominated by the Chairperson of the Governing Body” omitted by Act 5 of 2004, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 

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10.  Powers  and  functions  of  Vice-Presidents.–The  Vice-Presidents  shall  exercise  such  of  the 
powers and perform such of the functions of the President as may be prescribed by rules or as may be 
delegated to him by the President. 

11.  Allowances  of  members.–Members  shall  receive  such  allowances,  if  any,  from  the  Council  as 

may be prescribed by rules. 

12. Meetings of Council.–The Council 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 
Council  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 prescribed by regulations. 

13. Objects of Council.–The objects of the Council shall be– 

(a) to promote the study of Indian and international affairs so as to develop a body of informed 

opinion on international matters; 

(b) to promote India's relations with other countries through study, research, discussion, lectures, 
exchange  of  ideas  and  information  with  other  organisations  within  and  outside  India  engaged  in 
similar activities; 

(c) to serve as a clearing house of information and knowledge regarding world affairs; 

(d)  to  publish  books,  periodicals,  journals,  reviews,  papers,  pamphlets  and  other  literature  on 

subjects covered under clauses (a) and (b); 

(e) to establish contacts with organisations promoting objects mentioned in this section; 

(f)  to  arrange  conferences  and  seminars  to  discuss  and  study  the  Indian  policy  towards 

international affairs; and 

(g)  to  undertake  such  other  activities  for  the  promotion  of  ideas  and  attainment  of  the           

above-mentioned objects.  

14. Governing Body and other committees of Council.–(1) There shall be a Governing Body of the 

Council which shall be constituted by the Council. 

(2)  The  Governing  Body  shall  be  the  executive  committee  of  the  Council  and  shall  exercise  such 
powers and discharge such functions as the Council may, by regulations made in this behalf, confer or 
impose upon it. 

(3)  On  and  from  such  date  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  Central  Government  by  notification  in  the 
Official Gazette, the Vice-President of India, ex officio shall be the Chairperson of the Governing Body 
and shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by regulations. 

(4) The procedure to be followed by the Governing Body in the exercise of its powers and discharge 
of its functions 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 prescribed by regulations. 

(5) Subject to such control and restrictions as may be prescribed by rules, the Council may constitute 
as many standing committees and as many ad hoc committees as it thinks fit for exercising any power or 

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discharging any function of the Council or for inquiring into, or reporting or advising upon, any matter 
which the Council may refer to them. 

(6)  The  Chairperson  and  members  of  the  Governing  Body  or  a  standing  committee  or  an  ad  hoc 

committee shall receive such allowances as may be prescribed by regulations.  

15.  Staff  of  Council.–1[(1)  There  shall  be  a  Director-General  of  the  Council  who  shall,  before  a 
Council is constituted under sub-section (2) of section 7, be appointed by the Council constituted under 
sub-section (1) of that section and thereafter during the tenure of a Council constituted under sub-section 
(2) of section 7, by that Council. 

(1A) Every appointment of the Director-General under sub-section (1) shall be made from a panel of 

at least two names recommended by the Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs. 

(1B) The Director-General shall be the chief executive officer of the Council. 

(1C)  The  Director-General  shall  be  at  least  equivalent  to  the  rank  of  Additional  Secretary  to  the 

Government of India and shall have a tenure not exceeding three years. 

(2) The Director-General shall act as ex officio Member-Secretary to the Council, its Governing Body 

and other bodies and Committees thereof.] 

(3)  The  Director-General  shall  exercise  such  powers  and  discharge  such  functions  as  may  be 
prescribed by regulations or as may be delegated to him by the Council or the President or the Governing 
Body or the Chairperson. 

(4) The Financial Advisor of the Ministry of  External Affairs shall be the Financial Advisor of the 

Council. 

(5)  Subject  to  such  rules  as  may  be  made  in  this  behalf,  the  Council  may  appoint  such  number  of 
other officers and employees as may be necessary for the exercise of its powers and efficient discharge of 
its functions and may determine the designations an grades of such other officers and employees. 

(6) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, the Director-General and other officers and 
employees of the Council shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and shall be governed by such 
conditions of service in respect of leave, pension gratuity, provident fund and other matters, as may be 
prescribed by regulations made in this behalf. 

16.  Functions  of  Council.–The  Council  shall  undertake  various  plans  to  promote,  organise  and 
implement various programmes for efficiently achieving the objects of the Council specified in section 13 
and shall also perform such other functions as the Central Government may, by rules, prescribe. 

17. Payment to Council.–The Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament 
by law in this behalf, pay to the Council in each financial year such sums as may be considered necessary 
for the exercise of powers and efficient discharge of functions of the Council under this Act. 

18. Fund of Council.–(1) The Council shall maintain a Fund to which shall be credited to– 

(a) all moneys received from the Central Government; 

1. Subs. by Act 5 of 2004, s. 3, for sub-sections (1) and (2) (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 

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(b) all moneys received by the Council by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests 

or transfers; and 

(c) all moneys received by the Council 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 Council may, subject to the approval of the Central Government, decide. 

(3) The Fund shall be applied towards meeting the administrative and other expenses of the Council, 
including expenses incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under section 16 
or in relation to any of the activities referred to therein or for anything relatable thereto. 

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

20. Accounts and audit.–(1) The Council 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, by rules, 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 Council 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  Council  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  Council  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 office or offices 
of the Council. 

(4) The accounts of the Council 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  each 
House of Parliament. 

21. Annual report.–The Council shall prepare every year, in such form and at such time as may be 
prescribed  by  rules,  an  annual  report  giving  a true and  full  account of  its activities  during  the  previous 
year and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the  Central Government and that Government shall cause 
the same to be laid before each House of Parliament. 

22. Authentication of orders and instruments of Council.–All orders and decisions of the Council 
shall  be  authenticated  by  the  signature  of  the  President  or  the  Vice-President  and  all  other  instruments 
issued by the Council shall be authenticated by the signature of the Director-General or any other officer 
of the Council authorised by the Council in this behalf. 

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23.  Vacancy,  etc.,  not  to  invalidate  proceedings  of  the  Council.–No  act  or  proceeding  of  the 
Council, Governing Body or any standing or ad hoc committee under this Act shall be invalid merely by 
reason of– 

(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Council; or 

(b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a member of the Council; or 

(c) any irregularity in the procedure of the Council not affecting the merits of the case. 

1[23A.  Transitory  provision.–For  the  removal  of  doubts,  it  is  hereby  declared  that  till  the 
constitution of a Council in terms of sub-section (2) of section 7, the Council referred to in sub-section (1) 
thereof  shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  a  Council  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act  notwithstanding  anything 
contrary contained in any provision of this Act: 

Provided that anything done or any action taken or any proceeding initiated under any provision of 
this Act or rules or regulations made there under shall not be called in question before any court or other 
authority because of non-existence of a Council in terms of sub-section (2) of section 7.]  

24. Reports, returns and information.–The Council shall furnish to the Central Government such 

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

25. Power to make rules.–(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules to carry 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 manner of filling vacancies among members under sub-section (7) of section 8; 

(b)  the  powers  and  functions  to  be  exercised  and  discharged  by  the  President  and  the             

Vice-Presidents under sections 9 and 10, as the case may be; 

(c) the allowances to be paid to the members under section 11; 

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

under sub-section (5) of section 14; 

(e)  the  number  of  other  officers  and  employees  that  may  be  appointed  by  the  Council  and  the 

manner of such appointment under sub-section (5) of section 15;  

(f) the salaries and allowances payable to the Director-General and other officers and employees 

of the Council under sub-section (6) of section 15; 

(g) such other functions to be performed by the Council under section 16; 

(h) the form in which and the time at which the budget shall be prepared by the Council and the 

number of copies thereof to be forwarded to the Central Government under section 19; 

1.  Ins. by Act 5 of 2004, s. 4 (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 

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(i)  the  form  in  which  an  annual  statement  of  accounts  including  the  balance-sheet  shall  be 

prepared by the Council under sub-section (1) of section 20; 

(j) the form in which and the time at which the annual report of the activities of the Council shall 

be submitted to the Central Government under section 21; 

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

26.  Power  to  make  regulations.–(1)  The  Council  may  make  regulations  consistent  with  the 

provisions of this Act and the rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. 

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:– 

(a) the summoning and holding of meetings, other than the first meeting of the Council, the time 
and place where such meetings are to be held and the transaction of business at such meetings under 
section 12; 

(b)  the  powers  and  functions  to  be  exercised  and  discharged  by  the  Governing  Body  and  the 

Chairperson under sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 14; 

(c) the procedure to be followed by the Governing Body in exercise of its powers and discharge 
of its functions and the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of 
the Governing Body under sub-section (4) of section 14; 

(d) the allowances to be paid to the Chairperson and members of the Governing Body, standing 

and ad hoc committees under sub-section (6) of section 14; 

(e)  the  powers  and  functions  to  be  exercised  and  discharged  by  the  Director-General  under      

sub-section (3) of section 15; 

(f)  the  conditions  of  service  of  the  Director-General  and  other  officers  and  employees  of  the 

Council under sub-section (6) of section 15; 

(g) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by regulations. 

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the first regulations under this Act shall be 
made by the Governing Body and any regulations so made may be altered or rescinded by the Council in 
exercise of its powers under sub-section (1). 

27.  Rules  and  regulations  to  be  laid  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. 

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28. 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 be necessary for removing the difficulty: 

Provided  that  no  order  shall  be  made  under  this  section  after  the  expiry  of  two  years  from  the 

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. 

1[28A. Power to remove difficulties.–(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 
the Indian Council of World Affairs (Amendment) Act, 2003 (5 of 2004), the Central Government may, 
by order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions for the purpose of removing the difficulty: 

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

commencement of the Indian Council of World Affairs (Amendment) Act, 2003 (5 of 2004). 

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

House of Parliament.] 

29. Repeal and saving.–(1) The Indian Council of World Affairs (Second) Ordinance, 2001 (Ord. 3 

of 2001) is hereby repealed. 

(2)  Notwithstanding  the  repeal  of  the  said  Ordinance,  anything  done  or  any  action  taken  under  the 
said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this 
Act. 

1. Ins. by Act 5 of 2004, s. 5 (w.e.f. 7-1-2004). 

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