Section 37

(2) In 1911.] Factories. 153 (Chapter VII.—Rules.) CHAPTER VII. RULES. Power to make rules. 37. (1) Subject to the control of the Governor General in Council, the Local Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect 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 inspection of factories; (b) the manner in which inspectors are to exercise the powers conferred on them by this Act; (c) the duties to be performed by certifying surgeons; (d) the form of the certificate prescribed by section 7, the grant of a duplicate in the event of loss of the original certificate, and the fee, if any, to be charged for such duplicate; (e) the methods, including lime-washing, painting, varnishing and washing, to be adopted in order to secure cleanliness and freedom from effluvia; (f) the proportion which the number of cubic feet of space in any room shall bear to the number of persons employed at one time therein; (g) standards of ventilation, and the methods to be adopted in order to secure their observance; (h) standards of latrine and urinal accommodation; (i) standards of water-supply; (j) the parts of the machinery to be kept fenced in accordance with section 18, sub-section (1), clause (c), and the provisions to be made for the protection from danger of persons employed in attending to the machinery or boilers; (k) the form of the notice prescribed by section 34, and the time within which and the authorities to whom it shall be sent; (l) the 154 Factories. [ACT XII (Chapter VII.—Rules. Chapter VIII.—Penalties and Procedure.) (l) the form of the register prescribed by section 35; (m) the abstracts of the Act and of the rules required by section 36; (n) the procedure to be followed in presenting and hearing appeals under this Act, including the appointment and remuneration of assessors; and (o) the manner of service of notices and orders upon occupiers or managers of factories. Returns. 38. The Governor General in Council may from time to time make rules requiring occupiers or managers of factories to furnish such returns, occasional or periodical, as may in his opinion be necessary for the effectual carrying out of this Act. Prior publication of rules. 39. (1) The power to make rules conferred by section 37, except clauses (k), (l) and (m) of subsection (2) thereof, and by section 38 is subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication. (2) The date to be specified in accordance with clause (3) of section 23 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, as that after which a draft of rules proposed to be made under sections 37 and 38 will be taken into consideration, shall not be less than three months from the date on which the draft of the proposed rules was published for general information. Commencement of rules. 40. Rules made under this Chapter shall be published in the local official Gazette or the Gazette of India, as the case may be, and shall thereupon have effect as if enacted in this Act. ---