alleryStart learning →Rules made after an Act passes but before it starts take effect:
AFrom the Act's commencement
BOn the day they are made
CAfter a full year passes
DOn Gazette publication
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. From the Act's commencement
Section 22 allows such rules to be made early but they do not take effect until the Act commences.
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