The Gazette of India — AMENDING ACT — Roop's Law Assist Statutes

No . The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub -section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 129] NEW DELHI , MONDAY . MARCH ' 21,1988/CHA1TRA 1,1910 Separate Paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a Separate compilation MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Department of Women & Child Development) NOTIFICATIONS New Delhi , the 21st March , 1988 G.S.R . 359(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the Sub-Section (3) of the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act , 1987 (3 of 1988) , the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of March , 1988 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force . {File No . 9-109/88-WW : Vol . II] G.S.R . 36<XE).—In exercise of the powers confened by section 21 of th c Commission of Snti iPrevention) Act . V)H7 (3 of 1988) , the Central Government hereby makes the following rules , namely:— 1 . Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Commitsion of Sati (Prevention) Rules , 198S . They shall come into force on thc date , of their publication in thc Official Gazette . 2 . Definitions.—(1) Tn there rules , unless the context other -wise requires,— (a) "Act " means the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act , 1987 (3 of 1988); (b) "prohibitory order " means an order issued under section 6; <c) "section " means section of the Act . Words and expressions used but not defined in the^c rules and defined in the -Act shall have the lame meanings as arc respectively assigned to them in the \ct . 3 . Delegation of power to prohibit certain acts.—(I) TheState Government may , by order and subject to such conditions as it may deem lit to impose , direct that the powers of the Collector or the District Magistrate under section <> may also TJe excrci<ied by such other officers , not below the