section 19
Power of Central Government to make rules.
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025Criminal202521 sections5 chapters
Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS
Statutory text
- (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
- (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:––
- (a) such other measures as may be necessary to promote the sector relating to e-sports under clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 3;
- (b) such other measures as may be necessary to promote the sector relating to online social gaming under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 4;
- (c) the manner of recognising, categorising and registering online games under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 8;
- (d) such other powers and functions relating to powers of the Authority or agency under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 8;
- (e) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed, or in respect of which provision is to be or may be made by rules.
- (3) Every rule made by the Central Government 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.
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