Power to make rules

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may,— (a) prescribe the obligations of employers and workers; (b) regulate the employment which are not specifically prescribed in this Act; (c) prescribe the method of summoning witnesses, production of documents relevant to the subject matter of the investigation or inquiry before the Inspector or any other officer authorised by the Government; (d) prescribe the powers of Assistant Inspector of Labour and other officers appointed for the purpose of this Act; (e) prescribe the modalities for preferring complaint, and matters consequential thereto; (f) prescribe general guidelines for fixing notified wages; (g) prescribe the procedure connected with compounding of offences; (h) provide for any other matter which may be required for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly, while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following and if, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides 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.