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An Act passed by Parliament authorises the Central Government to frame detailed rules for its administration. The rules so framed are an example of:
Rules framed by the Central Government under authority given by an Act of Parliament are delegated or subordinate legislation. They derive power from the parent Act and must remain within its limits, unlike constitutional amendments, precedents or customs.
- AConstitutional amendment
- BJudicial precedent
- CDelegated (subordinate) legislationCorrect
- DCustomary law
Explanation
When the legislature empowers the executive to make rules under an Act, those rules are delegated or subordinate legislation. They must stay within the parent Act. They are not constitutional amendments, which Parliament makes under Article 368, nor court decisions or customs.
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