The National Institutes of Design Act, 2014 · III — MISCELLANEOUS

Section 38. Power of Central Government to make rules

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

38. Power of Central Government to make rules.— (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out the purposes 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:— 1. Subs. by Act 38 of 2019, s. 27, for ―the Institute‖ (w.e.f. 13-1-2020). 2. Subs. by s. 28, ibid ., for ―the Institute receives‖ (w.e.f. 13-1-2020). 3. Subs. by s. 29, ibid ., for ―The Institute‖ (w.e.f. 13-1-2020). 4. Subs. by s. 30, ibid., for ―to the Institute‖ (w.e.f. 13-1-2020). 5. Subs. by s. 31, ibid ., for ―the Institute‖ (w.e.f. 13-1-2020). (a) the manner of appointment of the Director and terms and conditions of his service under sub-section (1) of section 18; (b) the form and the manner in which the books of account of the Institute shall be maintained under sub-section (1) of section 25; (c) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. (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. 39. Transitional provisions.— Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act-- (a) the[1] [Governing Council of an Institute] functioning as such, immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall continue to so function until a new Governing Council is constituted for the Institute under this Act, but on the constitution of a new Governing Council under this Act, the members of the Governing Council holding office before such constitution shall cease to hold office; (b) the Policy and Planning Committee of the Society, functioning as such before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be the Senate constituted under this Act and continue to so function until a new Senate is constituted for the Institute under this Act; (c) until the first Statutes and Ordinances are made under this Act, the rules and regulations, instructions, guidelines and bye-laws of the Society, in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall continue to apply to the Institute and Institute campuses[2] *, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. 3[ Explanation I.--The reference in this section to the commencement of this Act shall, in relation to the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, be deemed to be the 16th day of September, 2014. Explanation II.--The reference in this section to the commencement of this Act shall, in relation to the National Institutes of Design in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, be construed as the reference to the date on which the provisions of the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Act, 2019 comes into force.]

Source: India Code