Rules
18.—(1)  The Minister may from time to time make rules generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act and by such rules may confer upon the Price Controller such powers as he thinks fit.
(2)  Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) the Minister may by such rules —
(a)provide for the keeping of books of account and other records relating to any trade or business in the course of which price-regulated goods or controlled articles are sold;
(b)prescribe the manner in which such books and records shall be disposed of or preserved;
(c)prescribe such invoices as he may think fit to be supplied to purchasers by any person selling price-regulated goods or controlled articles;
(d)empower the Price Controller to certify any fact in relation to any sale of price-regulated goods or controlled articles and provide for the admissibility of any such certificate in evidence in any proceedings instituted under this Act;
(e)prescribe marks or labels to be affixed to price-regulated goods or controlled articles or containers of such price-regulated goods or controlled articles indicating the quality, grade, price or place of origin of such price-regulated goods or controlled articles; and
(f)declare any act or omission in contravention of the provisions of any rule to be an offence under this Act and prescribe penalties therefor:
Provided that no penalty so prescribed shall exceed the maximum penalty prescribed by section 16 in corresponding circumstances.
(3)  Any rules made by the Minister under this Act shall be published in the Gazette.
(4)  Such rules shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.
(5)  Such rules shall remain in force until disapproved or altered by a resolution of Parliament.
(6)  Any rule altered by a resolution of Parliament shall come into force as altered from the date of the passing of the resolution and shall have the same force and effect as if enacted in this Act.