Act Info:
(1)The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2)In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers,such rules may provide for--
(a)regulating the classes and grades and the pay and remuneration of 1 [** *] members of the Force and their conditions of service in the Force;
(b)regulating the powers and duties of 1 [* * *] members of the Forceauthorised to exercise any functions by or under this Act;
(c)fixing the period of service for 1 [* * *] members of the Force;
2 [(d) prescribing the descriptionand quanity of arms, accoutrements, clothing and other necessary articles to befurnished to the members of the Force;
(e)prescribing the places of residence of the member of the Force;
(f)institution, management and regulation of any fund for any purpose connectedwith the administration of the Force;
(g)regulating the punishments and prescribing authorities to whom appeal shall bepreferred from orders of punishment, or remission of fines, or other punishmentsand the procedure to be followed for the disposal of such appeals;
(h)regulating matters with respect to Force custody under this Act, including theprocedure to be followed for taking persons into such custody;
(i)regulating matters with respect to disposal of cases relating to offences underthis Act and specifying the places in which person convicted under this Act maybe confined;
(j)any other matter which has to be, or may be, imposed or in respect of whichrules are required to be made under this Act;"]
3 [3) Every rule made under thisAct shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House ofParliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which maybe comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if,before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or thesuccessive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification inthe rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shallthereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as thecase may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall bewithout prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]
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1.Words "Superior officers and" omitted by Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Act (60 of 1985) w.e.f. (20-9-85).
2.Substituted, by Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Act (60 of 1985), Section 17(a)(ii).
3.Substituted, by Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Act (60 of 1985) Section 19(b).