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Power of the State Government to make rules. The State 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, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: (a) the additional functions to be performed by the Dowry Prohibition Officers under subsection(2) of Sec. 8B; (b) limitations and conditions subject to which a Dowry Prohibition Officer may exercise his functions under subsection (3) of Sec. 8B. (3) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before the State Legislature. 7/1/2015 THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT http://wcd.nic.in/dowryprohibitionact.htm 7/8 THE DOWRY PROHIBITION (MAINTENANCE OF LISTS OF PRESENTS TO THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM) RULES, 1985 G.S.R. 664 (E), dated 19th August, 1985. In exercise of the powers conferred by Sec.9 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: