law: Copyright Act, 1957 
  78. Power to make rules – 
  (1) The Central Government may, by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette, make rules (Note: For the Copyright
  
  Rules,1958, see. Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, p.167) for
  
  carrying out the purposes of this Act.
  (2) In particular, and without prejudice to
  
  the generality of the foregoing power, the Central Government may make rules to
  
  provide for all or any of the following matters, namely –
  a. The term of
  
  office and conditions of service of the Chairman and other members of the
  
  Copyright Broad
  b. The form of
  
  complaints and applications to be made, and the license to be granted under
  
  this Act,
  c. The procedure
  
  to be followed in connection with any proceeding before the Registrar of
  
  Copyrights,
  (ca) [(Note: Ins.
  
  by Act 38 of 1994, S.24 (w.e.f. a date to be notified)) the conditions for
  
  submission of application under sub section (2) of Section 33,
  (cb) The conditions
  
  subjects to which a copyright society may be registered under sub section (3)
  
  of Section 33.
  a. The inquiry
  
  for cancellation of registration under sub section (4) of Section 33
  i. The conditions
  
  subject to which the copyright society may accept authorization under clause
  
  (a) of sub section (1) of Section 34 and the conditions subject to which owners
  
  of rights have right to withdraw such authorization under clause (d) of that
  
  sub section.
  (ce) The manner in
  
  which the approval of the owners of rights regarding collection and
  
  distribution of fees, approval for utilization of any amount collected as fees
  
  and to provide to such owners information concerning activities in relation to
  
  the administration of their rights under sub section (1) of Section 36.
  (cf) The manner in
  
  which the approval of the owners of rights regarding collection and
  
  distribution of fees, approval for utilization of any amount collected as fees and
  
  to provide to such owners information concerning activities in relation to the
  
  administration of their rights under sub-section (1) of Section 35;
  (cg) The returns to be
  
  filed by copyright societies to the Registrar of Copyrights under sub-section
  
  (1) of Section 36;]
  a. The manner of
  
  determining any royalties payable under this Act, and the security to be taken
  
  for the payment of such royalties;
  (da) [(Note: Ins.
  
  by Act 38 of 1994, S.24 (w.e.f. a date to be notified)) The manner of
  
  payment of royalty under clause (j) of sub-section (1) of Section 52;
  (db) The form and the
  
  manner in which the copyright society shall maintain accounts and other
  
  relevant records and prepare annual statements of accounts and the manner in
  
  which the quantum of remuneration is to be paid to individual owner of rights
  
  under sub section (I) of Section 52-B.]
  b. The form of
  
  Register of Copyrights to be kept under this Act and the particulars to be
  
  entered therein.
  c. The matters in
  
  respect of which the Registrar of Copyrights and the Copyright Board shall have
  
  powers of a civil court.
  d. The fees which
  
  may be payable under this Act.
  e. The regulation
  
  of business of the Copyright Office and of all things by this Act placed under
  
  the direction or control of the Registrar of Copyrights.
  (3) [(Note: Subs. for sub-section 3 by Act
  
  23 of 1983, Section 23 (w.e.f. 9-8-1984)) Every rule made under this
  
  section 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 session aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in
  
  the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should 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 such modification or annulment shall be without
  
  prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]