16. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the rules may provide
for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the qualification, experience, nature of duties and fee to be paid to the assessors and other
ancillary or incidental matters under sub-section (1) of section 13;
(b) the practice and procedure of admiralty jurisdiction under this Act including fees, costs and
expenses in such proceedings; and
(c) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(3) Until rules are made under sub-section (2) by the Central Government, all rules for the time being
in force governing the exercise of admiralty jurisdiction in the High Courts shall be applicable.
(4) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after the rule is made, or
notification issued before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days
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 notification or both Houses agree that the rule or notification should not be
made or issued, the rule or notification 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 or notification.
17. Repeal and savings.—(1) The application in India of the following enactments are hereby
repealed—
(a) the Admiralty Court Act, 1840 (3 and 4 Vict., c. 65);
(b) the Admiralty Court Act, 1861 (24 and 25 Vict., c. 10);
(c) the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 (53 and 54 vict., c. 27);
(d) the Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act, 1891 (16 of 1891); and
(e) the provisions of the Letters Patent, 1865 in so far as they apply to the admiralty jurisdiction
of the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras High Courts.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal, all admiralty proceedings pending in any High Court immediately
before the commencement of this Act shall continue to be adjudicated by such court in accordance with
the provisions of this Act.
(3) Anything done or any action taken, under the provisions of the repealed enactments, shall in so far
as such thing or action is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or
taken under the corresponding provisions of the Act as if the said provisions were in force when such
thing was done or such action was taken and shall continue to be in force accordingly until superseded by
anything done or any action taken under this Act or rules made thereunder.
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(4) Any rule, regulation, bye-law made or order or notice issued under the repealed enactments, shall
so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder be deemed to have
been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
18. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this
Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to it to be necessary for removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of three years from the date of
commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each
House of Parliament.