Section 7. Annual report of activities financed under the Act

7. Annual report of activities financed under the Act . — The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, after the end of each financial year, cause to be published in the Official Gazette, a report giving an account of the activities financed under this Act during the financial year, together with a statement of accounts. — 8. Power to call for reports and returns. The Central Government may require an occupier of a sugar factory to furnish, for the purposes of this Act, such statistical and other information, in such form and within such period as may be prescribed. — (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for, — (a) the manner in which any loans or grants may be made and the terms and conditions subject to which such loans or grants may be made under section 4; (b) the manner and form in which applications may be made under section 5; (c) the composition of the Committee under section 6 and the procedure to be followed by the Committee in the discharge of its functions under this Act; (d) the form in which and the period within which statistical and other information may be furnished under section 8; (e) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed. (3) Every rule made under this section 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.