17. Cognizance of offences.—No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on
complaint by the Government or of such officer of the Government as the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, specify.
18. Power to make rules.—The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
19. Rules to be laid before Parliament.—Every rule made by the Central Government under this
Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made or issued before each House of Parliament while it is
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in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive
sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following,
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.
20. Repeal.—(1) The Geneva Convention Implementing Act, 1936 (14 of 1936), is hereby repealed.
(2) The Geneva Convention Act, 1911 (1 and 2 Geo. 5, C. 20), shall cease to have effect as part of the
law of India.