Mediation Council duties include promoting mediation, regulating mediators and maintaining a depository of settlement agreements. Section 38 designates the Council to promote and regulate mediation, including issuing guidelines for mediation conduct, developing India as a mediation centre, recognising and registering mediators and mediation institutions, and prescribing standards for professional and ethical conduct. It must establish continuous education, certification and assessment for mediators, organise trainings and collaborations, enter into domestic and international agreements, publish relevant information and maintain an electronic depository of mediated settlement agreements, and perform other functions assigned by the Central Government.