law: Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 
  16. Powers of Central Government on completion of
  
  investigation under section 15 
  (1) If after making or causing to be made any such investigation
  
  as is referred to in section 15 the Central Government is satisfied that action
  
  under this section is desirable, it may issue such directions to the industrial
  
  undertaking or undertakings concerned as may be appropriate in the
  
  circumstances for all or any of the following purposes, namely- 
  (a) regulating the production of any article
  
  or class of articles by the industrial undertaking or undertakings and fixing
  
  the standards of production;
  (b) requiring the industrial undertaking or
  
  undertakings to take such steps as the Central Government may consider
  
  necessary to stimulate the development of the industry of which the undertaking
  
  or undertakings relates or relate;
  (c) prohibiting the industrial undertaking or
  
  undertakings from resorting to any act or practice which might reduce its or
  
  their production, capacity or economic value;
  (d) controlling the prices, or regulating the
  
  distribution, of any article or class of articles which have been the
  
  subject-matter of investigation.
  (2) Where a case relating to any industry or industrial
  
  undertaking or undertakings is under investigation, the Central Government may
  
  issue at any time any direction of the nature referred to in sub-section (1) to
  
  the industrial undertaking or undertakings concerned, and such direction shall
  
  have effect until it is varied or revoked by the Central Government.