law: University Grants Commission Act 1956
  26. Power
  
  to make Regulations.
  (1) The
  
  Commission 1*[may, by notification in the Official Gazette make regulations]
  
  consistent with this Act and the rules made there under,- (a) regulating the
  
  meetings of the commission and the procedure for conducting business thereat;
  
  (b) regulating the manner in which and the purposes for which persons may be
  
  associated with the Commission under section 9; (c) specifying the terms and
  
  conditions of service of the employees appointed by the Commission; (d)
  
  specifying the institutions or class of institutions which may be recognised by
  
  the Commission under clause (f) of section 2; (e) defining the qualifications
  
  that should ordinarily be required of any person to be appointed to the
  
  teaching staff of the University, having regard to the branch of education in
  
  which he is expected to give instruction; (f) defining the minimum standards of
  
  instruction for the grant of any degree by any University; (g) regulating the
  
  maintenance of standards and the co- ordination of work or facilities in
  
  Universities. 2*[(h) regulating the establishment of institutions referred to
  
  in clause (ccc) of section 12 and other matters relating to such institutions;
  
  (i) specifying the matters in respect of which fees may be charged, and scales
  
  of fees in accordance with which fees may be charged, by a college under
  
  sub-section (2) of section 12A; (j) specifying the manner in which an inquiry
  
  may be conducted under sub-section (4) of section 12A.]
  (2) No
  
  regulation shall be made under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c) or clause
  
  (d) 2*[or clause (h)] or clause (i) or clause (j) of sub-section (1) except
  
  with the previous approval of the Central Government.
  2*[(3)
  
  The power to make regulations conferred by this section [except clause (i) and
  
  clause (j) of sub-section (1)] shall include the power to give retrospective effect
  
  from a date not earlier than the date of commencement of this Act, to the
  
  regulations or any of them but no retrospective effect shall be given to any
  
  regulation so as to prejudicially affect the interest of any person to whom
  
  such regulation may be applicable.]