(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.

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(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:--

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¹[(a) the eligibility criteria for different categories of cable operators under sub-section (2) of section 4;]

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²[(aa) the form of application, documents to be accompanied and the fees payable under sub-section (4) of section 4;]

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³[(aaa) the terms and conditions of registration under sub-section (6) of section4;]

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⁴[(aaaa) the appropriate measures under sub-section (2) of section 4A for implementation of the notification under sub-section (1) of that section;]

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(b) the programme code under section 5;

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(c) the advertisement code under section 6;

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(d) the form of register to be maintained by a cable operator under section 7;

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⁴[(da) the specifications of interference standards for interfering with any telecommunication system under section 10;]

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⁵[(db) the designated officer under sub-section (1) of section 16;]

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(e) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.

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(3) Every rule made 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.

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