in the outline (that is the enabling Act), must be the prime guide to the meaning of delegated legislation and the extent of the power to make it.” 27. As discussed above, since the rule-making power under Section 18 of the CRPF Act is in broad terms, that is to carry out the purposes of the Act as well as to regulate the award of minor punishment under Section 11, in order to determine whether Rule 27 of the CRPF Rules, insofar as it prescribes an additional punishment of compulsory retirement, is intra vires or ultra vires the CRPF Act, we would have to consider: (a) whether the intention of the legislature, as borne out from the provisions of the CRPF Act, was to leave it open for the Central Government to prescribe any other minor punishment than what has already been prescribed Civil Appeal @ SLP (C) No.4106/2021 Page 29 of 38in Section 11 of the Act; and (b) whether it is in conflict with any of the provisions of the CRPF Act. 28. As regards Section 11 being exhaustive of the