rules for regulating the award of minor punishment under Section 11, and providing for appeals from, or the revision of, orders under that section. 16. An overview of the CRPF Act would make it clear that the Central Government has overall superintendence and control over the Force and the Force is to be administered by the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of the CRPF Act and of any rules made thereunder through such officers as the Central Government may from time to time appoint. Discussion/ Analysis 17. The rule-making power of the Central Government found in Section 18 is in broad terms. sub-section (1) of Section 18 empowers the Central Government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the CRPF Act. Rule-making power under sub-section (2) of Section 18 is without prejudice to Civil Appeal @ SLP (C) No.4106/2021 Page 19 of 38the generality of the power conferred by sub-section (1) thereof. Thus, the Central Government is not only empowered to make rules