Section 10Rules
s. 10
10. Rules (1) The Government may after previous publication, make rules to carry out the objects of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to generality of sub-section (1), such rules may,- (a) regulate the transaction of business by the Commission; (b) prescribe the powers and duties to be exercised and performed by the Commission and by Inspectors, respectively, and regulate the exercise and performance of those powers and duties; (c) prescribe a scale for the purpose of determining the density of smoke; (d) prescribe the density of smoke that may be emitted from a furnace; (e) prescribe the time during which smoke of such density may be emitted from a furnace; (f) regulate, with due regard to the safety of shipping, the emission of smoke from the furnaces of vessels; (g) prescribe the altitude below which smoke may not be emitted from a furnace; (h) prescribe a procedure for the giving of warning to offenders before instituting a prosecution under this Act, and declare the minimum period which should be allowed to elapse in different classes of cases between the giving of such warning and the institution of a prosecution; (i) authorize the payment of a fee, not exceeding thirty two Taka to each or any member of the Commission attending a meeting of the Commission; (j) regulate the disposal of coke confiscated under section 6, sub-section (5), (jj) prescribe a scale of fees for the examination and approval of plans, the inspection and testing, and the grant of permission for the working of furnaces, flues and chimneys and generally for the services of Inspectors; and (k) prescribe a procedure to give effect to the provisions of section 8A. (3) [A date to be specified] after which a draft of rules proposed to be made under this section will be taken into consideration, shall not be less than three months from the date on which the draft of the proposed rules was published for general information. (4) Any rule to be made under this Act shall, before it is published for criticism under sub-section (1), be referred to the Commission constituted under section 4, and the rule shall not be so published until the said Commission has reported as to the expediency of making the proposed rule and as to the suitability of its provisions. (5) All rules made under this section shall be published in the official Gazette.