The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 77, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Monday, March 16, 2026, Phalguna 25, 1947 (Saka)
GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH LAW, LEGISLATIVE AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CIVIL SECRETARIAT
ITANAGAR
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NOTIFICATION
The 13th March, 2026
No. LAW/LEGN-3/2026.—The following Act of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly which was passed in the Fifth Session of the Eighth Lagislative Assembly and received the assent of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is hereby published for general information.
(Received the assent of the Governor on 11th March, 2026)
THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH PANCHAYAT RAJ (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026
(Act No. 3 of 2026)
An Act
further to amend the Arunachal Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1997 (Act No. 5 of 2001).
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in the Seventy-Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows : -
1. Short title, extend and commencement : (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2026.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Arunachal Pradesh.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification appoint.
2. Amendment of Section 33, : In the principal Act, in sub-section (2) of Section 33 for the words "on conviction by a Magistrate, to a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees", the words, "to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
3. Amendment of Section 34, : In the principal Act, in sub-section (4) of Section 34 for the words "Sub Divisional Officer" wherever it may appear, the words "Circle Officer" shall be substituted.
4. Amendment of Section 35, : In the principal Act, in sub-section (2) of Section 35 for the words "on conviction by a Magistrate, to a fine which may extend to two hundred rupees", the words, "to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
5. Amendment of Section 36, : In the principal Act, sub-section (2) of Section 36, for the words "on conviction by a Magistrate, to a fine which may extend to two hundred rupees", the words, "to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
6. Repeal and Saving : The Arunachal Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 is hereby repealed.
Notwithstanding such repeal, any order issued or action taken under the Ordinance shall be construed to have been validly issued or taken under the corresponding provisions of the Act.
Saugat Biswas, IAS Commissioner to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar.