law: The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
  33. Power to make
  
  rules. -
  1.  
  
    The
  
  Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for
  
  carrying out the provisions of this Act.
  2.  
  
    In
  
  particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the
  
  Central Government may make rules under this section for all or any of the
  
  following matters, namely:-
  a.   principles for
  
  coordinating as effectively as possible to achieve the objectives of section 3
  
  including nomination and registration of statistics officers by the Central Government
  
  and also to avoid unnecessary duplication in the collection of statistics;
  b.   the terms, conditions
  
  and safeguards under which any person or agency or company or organisation or
  
  association may be engaged by the appropriate Government for the purpose of
  
  collection of statistics under sub-section (3) of section 4;
  c.   principles for
  
  prescribing the form and manner in which the information may be required to be
  
  furnished;
  d.   principles for
  
  prescribing the manner in which the right of access to documents and the right
  
  of entry conferred by section 8 may be exercised; and
  e.   any other matter
  
  which is to be or may be prescribed under this Act.
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  3.  
  
    Every
  
  rule made by the Central Government under this Act 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 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.