Section 42, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 [S1V-EZ2]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 23 September 1987.
42. 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, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) the form of the application and the form of the certificate of registration under section 4; (b) the conditions subject to which a licence may be granted under section 6; (c) the records and registers to be maintained and the returns to be furnished under section 7; (d) the form of the appeal and the fee payable therefor under section 39; (e) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. (3) Every rule made 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.
Defined terms in this text (1)
prescribed: Section 2, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 [S1VDQY] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act
prescribed: 996 more definitions.
Made under this section, or naming it (2)
Legal Services Authorities Act Rules, 1990 [R10-74K], 11 May 1990, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely"
Legal Services Authorities (Forms) (Amendment) Rules, 2007 [R10-HDK], 20 April 2007, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Legal Services Authorities Rules, namely:"
Cited by (2)
Section Preamble, Legal Services Authorities (Forms) (Amendment) Rules, 2007, 20 April 2007, Band A. "section 42 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987)".
Section 3, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 [S1V-DR0], 23 September 1987, Band A. "section 42".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (0)
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