Power to remove difficulties
Full Text
(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 or expedient for removal of the difficulty:
Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of the period of two years from the commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.
Plain English Summary
Empowers the Central Government to issue gazetted orders removing practical difficulties within two years from the commencement of the Act, subject to parliamentary tabling.
Key Legal Elements
- Power of Central Government to make orders removing difficulties in giving effect to POCSO
- Orders must not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Act
- Strict sunset clause: no order permissible after two years from commencement
- Mandatory laying before both Houses of Parliament
Practical Note
Standard Henry VIII clause with a sunset provision of two years from the date of commencement (14 November 2012). Expired in November 2014.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) यदि इस अधिनियम के उपबंधों को प्रभावी करने में कोई कठिनाई उत्पन्न होती है, तो केन्द्रीय सरकार, राजपत्र में प्रकाशित आदेश द्वारा, ऐसे उपबंध कर सकेगी जो इस अधिनियम के उपबंधों से असंगत न हों और जो उस कठिनाई को दूर करने के लिए उसे आवश्यक या समीचीन प्रतीत हों:
परंतु यह कि इस अधिनियम के प्रारंभ होने से दो वर्ष की अवधि की समाप्ति के पश्चात् इस धारा के अधीन ऐसा कोई आदेश नहीं किया जाएगा।
(2) इस धारा के अधीन किया गया प्रत्येक आदेश, किए जाने के पश्चात् यथाशीघ्र, संसद के प्रत्येक सदन के समक्ष रखा जाएगा।