191. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may make rule for the purpose of carrying
into effect the provisions of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by sub-section (1), the rules made
thereunder may provide for—
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(a) the removal, retirement, release or discharge from the service of persons subject to this Act;
(b) the amount and incidence of fines to be imposed under section 89;
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(d) the assembly and procedure of courts of inquiry, the recording of summaries of evidence and
the administration of oaths or affirmations by such courts;
(e) the convening and constituting of courts-martial and the appointment of prosecutors at trials
by courts-martial;
(f) the adjournment, dissolution and sitting of courts-martial;
(g) the procedure to be observed in trials by courts-martial and the appearance of legal
practitioners thereat;
(h) the confirmation, revision and annulment of, and petitions against, the findings and sentences
of courts-martial;
(i) the carrying into effect of sentences of courts-martial;
(j) the forms of orders to be made under the provisions of this Act relating to courts-martial,
transportation and imprisonment;
(k) the constitution of authorities to decide for what persons, to what amounts and in what
manner, provision should be made for dependants under section 99, and the due carrying out of such
decisions;
(l) the relative rank of the officers, junior commissioned officers, warrant officers, petty officers
and non-commissioned officers of the regular Army, Navy and Air Force when acting together;
(m) any other matter directed by this Act to be prescribed.
192. Power to make regulations.—The Central Government may make regulations for all or any of
the purposes of this Act other than those specified in section 191.
193. Publication of rules and regulations in Gazette.—All rules and regulations made under this
Act shall be published in the Official Gazette and, on such publication, shall have effect as if enacted in
this Act.
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[193A. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.—Every rule and every regulation
made by the Central Government under this Act 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 regulation or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or
regulation or 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 or regulation.]
194. [Repeals.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1957 (36 of 1957), s. 2 and the First
Schedule.
195-196. [Chapter XVI.] Omitted by the Army (Amendment) Act, 1992 (37 of 1992), s. 19
(w.e.f. 6-9-1992).
THE SCHEDULE.—Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1957 (36 of 1957), s. 2 and the First
Schedule.