 bill no 9s of 1983 the oilfields (regulation and development) amendment bill, 1983 a billfurther to amend the oilfields (regulation and development) act, 1948 be it enacted by parliament in the thirty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the oilfields (regulation and devclop-short a title men1) mpnriment act, 1983 63 of j948 5 amendment of section 6a 2 in section 6a of the oilfields (regulation and development) act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), in clause (b) of the proviso 10 sub-section (4), for the words "four years", the words "three years" shall be substituted 3 for section 10 of the principal act, the following section shall be substitution ofne- 10 su bstit·u ted, namely: -section for | section    | 10    ||------------|--------|| ,          |        || ,          |        || -          |        || laying     | of     || rules      |        || and        |        || notifica-  |        || tions     |        |5 "to every rule made under this act and every notification issued under sub-section (4) of section 6a shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session clause 2 of the bill seeks to amend sub-section (4) of section 6a of the oilfield (regulation and development) act, 1948 so as to- enable the central government to issue a notification enhancing the rate of royalty on any mineral oil specified in the schedule to the act once during any period of three years, whereas under the existing provision such enhancement cannot be made more than once d'uring any period of four years thus, while no fresh power is proposed to be conferred on the central government the existing restriction on the power to enhance the rate of royalty is proposed to be relaxed the modification is necessary in view of the pace of changes in the factors which have to be taken into account in fixing or enhancing the rates of royalty as a result of the amendment proposed to section 10 of the act, all notifications under sub-section (4) of section 6a of the act will have to be laid before both houses of parliament the delegation of the legislative power involved in the aforesaid modification is, therefore, of a normal character  annexure extracts f'rom the oiljo"lelds (regulation and development) act, 1948(53 of 1948) - - - - - - - - - - 6a,(1) - royalties in respect of mineral oils (4) 'l'he central government may, by notification in the ,official gazette, amend the schedule so as to enhance or reduce the rate at which royalty shall be payable in respect of any mineral oil with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification: provided that the central government shall not-- - - - - '  (b) enhance the rate of royalty in respect of any mineral oil more than once during any period of four years - - - - - rules to be laid before the legislature 10 all rules made under any of the provisions of this act shall be laid before the house of the people as soon as may be after they are made - - - - -  a blil further to amend the oil fields (regulation and development) act,' 19411 (shri shiv shankar, mini'1ter of energy) 