law: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
  38. Power to make rules
  
  
  (1) The appropriate government may, subject to the condition of
  
  previous publication, make rules for the purpose of giving effect to the
  
  provisions of this Act.
  (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:-
  (a) the powers and procedure of conciliation
  
  officer, Board, Court, 158[Labor Courts, Tribunals and National
  
  Tribunals] including rules as to the summoning of witnesses, the production of
  
  documents relevant to the subject-matter of an inquiry or investigation, the
  
  number of members necessary to form a quorum and the manner of submission of
  
  reports and awards;
   109  [(aa) the form of arbitration
  
  agreement, the manner in which it maybe signed by the parties 107[the
  
  manner in which a notification may be issued under sub-section (3A) of section
  
  10A,] the powers of the arbitrator named in the arbitration agreement and the
  
  procedure to be followed by him;
  (aaa) the appointment of assessors in proceedings
  
  under this Act;]
  (b) the constitution and functions of and the
  
  filling of vacancies in Works Committees, and the procedure to be followed by
  
  such Committees in the discharge of their duties;
  (c) the allowances admissible to members of
  
  Courts 159[and Boards and presiding officers of Labor Courts,
  
  Tribunals and National Tribunals] and to assessors and witnesses;
  (d) the ministerial establishment which may be
  
  allotted to a Court, Board, 117[  Labor Court , Tribunal or National
  
  Tribunal] and the salaries and allowances payable to members of such
  
  establishments;
  (e) the manner in which and the person by and
  
  to whom notice of strike or lock-out may be given and the manner in which such
  
  notice shall be communicated;
  (f) the conditions subject to which parties
  
  may be represented by legal practitioners in proceedings under this Act before
  
  a Court, 117[  Labor Court , Tribunal or National
  
  Tribunal];
  (g) any other matter which is to be or may be
  
  prescribed.
  (3) Rules made under this section may provide that a contravention
  
  thereof shall be punishable with fine not exceeding fifty rupees.
   109  [(4) All rules made under this section shall, as soon as
  
  possible after they are made, be laid before the State Legislature or, where
  
  the appropriate government is the Central Government, before both Houses of
  
  Parliament.]
       107  [ (5) Every rules made by the Central
  
  Government 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 160[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.]