(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying 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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(a) the salary and allowances payable to and the other conditions of service of the Chairperson and whole-time members under sub-section (3) of section 5;

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(b) the allowances payable to part-time members under sub-section (4) of section 5;

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(c) the additional functions which may be performed by the Authority under clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 14;

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(d) any other matter in respect of which the Authority may exercise the powers of a civil court under clause (v) of sub-section (3) of section 14;

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(e) the procedure to be followed by the authorised officer under sub-section (10) of section 17;

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(f) the form and manner in which an appeal may be filed before the Securities Appellate Tribunal and the fee which shall accompany such appeal, under sub-section (2) of section 36;

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(g) the procedure to be followed by the Securities Appellate Tribunal in dealing with an appeal, under sub-section (6) of section 36;

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(h) the form in which annual statement of accounts shall be maintained by the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 42;

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(i) the time within which and the form and manner in which returns and reports are to be made by the Authority to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 46;

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(j) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed, or in respect of which provision is to be made, by rules.

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(1) The Authority shall furnish to the Central Government at such time and in such form and manner as may be prescribed, or as the Central Government may direct to furnish such returns, statements and other particulars in regard to any proposed or existing programme for the promotion and development of the pension industry as the Central Government may, from time to time, require.

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(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Authority shall, within nine months after the close of each financial year, submit to the Central Government a report giving a true and full account of its activities including the activities for promotion and development of schemes of pension funds regulated under this Act during the previous financial year.

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(3) Copies of the reports received under sub-section (2) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after they are received, before each House of Parliament.

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