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(1) The Central Government may, by notification in
the Official Gazette and in the Electronic 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 in which any information or
matter may be authenticated
by means of digital signature under section 5;
(b) the electronic form in which filing, issue,
grant or payment shall
be effected under sub-section (1) of section 6;
(c) the manner and format in which electronic
records shall be filed,
or issued and the method of payment under
sub- section
(2) of section 6;
(d) the matters relating to the type of digital
signature, manner and
format in which it may be affixed under
section 10;
(e) the security procedure for the purpose
of creating secure electronic
record and secure digital signature under section 16;
(f) the qualifications, experience and terms and
conditions of service of
Controller, Deputy Controllers and Assistant Controllers
under section 17;
(g) other standards to be observed by the Controller
under clause
(b) of subsection (2) of section 20;
(h) the requirements which an applicant must
fulfil under sub- section
(2) of section 21;
(i) the period of validity of licence
granted under clause (a) of sub-
section (3) of section 21;
(j) the form in which an application for licence
may be made under
sub-section (1) of section 22;
(k) the amount of fees payable under clause (c)
of sub-section (2)
of section 22;
(l) such other documents which shall
accompany an application for
licence under clause (d) of sub-section
(2) of section 22;
(m) the form and the fee for renewal of a
licence and the fee payable
thereof under section 23;
(n) the amount of late fee payable under the provision
to section 23;
(o) the form in which application for issue of
a Digital Signature Certificate
may be made under sub-section (1) of section 35;
(p) the fee to be paid to the Certifying Authority
for issue of a DigitalSignature
Certificate under sub-section (2) of section 35;
(q) the manner in which the adjudicating
officer shall hold inquiry
under subsection (1) of section 46;
(r) the qualification and experience which the
adjudicating officer
shall possess under sub-section (2)
of section 46;
(s) the salary, allowances and the other
terms and conditions of service
of the Presiding Officer under section 52;
(t) the procedure for investigation of misbehaviour
or incapacity of
the Presiding Officer under sub-section (3) of
section 54;
(u) the salary and allowances and other conditions
of service of other
officers and employees under sub-section (3) of section
56;
(v) the form in which appeal may be filed
and the fee thereof under
sub -section (3) of section 57;
(w) any other power of a Civil Court required
to be prescribed under
clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section
58; and
(x) any other matter which is required to be,
or may be, prescribed.
(3) Every notification made by the Central Government
under clause (f) of sub-section (4) of section 1 and
every rule made by it 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 notification or the
rule or both Houses agree that the notification or the
rule should not be made, the notification or 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 notification or rule.
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