16. Power of Central Government to give directions.—The Central Government may, from time to
time, give such directions, as it may consider necessary, to the State Governments for effective
implementation of the provisions of this Act and the State Governments shall comply with such
directions.
17. Authorities under Act to be public servants.—All authorities, including Registration Authority,
Sub-Divisional Authority and Appellate Authority, constituted or prescribed under this Act, shall be
deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
18. Protection of action action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding
shall lie against the Central Government, the State Government, the Registration Authority, the SubDivisional Authority, the Appellate Authority or any other person for anything which is in good faith
done or intended to be done under the provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder.
19. Bar of jurisdiction of civil court.—No civil Court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or
proceedings in respect of any dispute which a Sub-Divisional Authority or the Appellate Authority is
empowered by or under this Act to decide and no injunction shall be granted by any court or other
authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken in pursuance of any power conferred by or under
this Act or any rules made thereunder.
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20. Act to have an overriding effect.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding
anything inconsistent therewith contained in any State law for the time being in force or in any instrument
having effect by virtue of any such law other than this Act:
Provided that a farming agreement or such contract entered into under any State law for the time
being in force, or any rules made thereunder, before the date of coming into force of this Act, shall
continue to be valid for the period of such agreement or contract.
21. Act not to apply to stock exchange and clearing corporations.—Nothing contained in this Act
shall be applicable to the stock exchanges and clearing corporations recognised under the Securities
Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) and the transactions undertaken therein.
22. Power of Central Government to make rules.—(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 all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) other purposes for which the Sub-Divisional Authority or the Appellate Authority shall have
the powers of civil court under sub-section (8) of section 14;
(b) the manner and procedure for filing petition or application before the Sub-Divisional
Authority, and an appeal before the Appellate Authority, under sub-section (9) of section 14;
(c) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed, or in respect of which provision is to
be made, by rules, by the Central Government.
(3) Every rule 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 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.
23. Power of State Government to make rules.—(1) The State 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 all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the mode and manner of payment to the farmer under sub-section (4) of section 6;
(b) the constitution, composition, powers and functions of the Registration Authority, and the
procedure for registration under sub-section (2) of section 12;
(c) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed, or in respect of which provision is to
be made, by rules, by the State Government.
(3) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is
made, before each House of the State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such
Legislature consists of one House, before that House.
24. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of
this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions,
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary for removing the
difficulty.
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(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each
House of Parliament.
25. Repeal and savings.—(1) The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price
Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Farmers (Empowerment
and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 shall be deemed to
have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.