THE LAKSHADWEEP RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES AMENDMENT REGULATION 2026

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EXTRAORDINARY

भाग II — खण्ड 1

PART II — Section 1

प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

सं॰ 43] नई दिल्ली, मंगलवार, सितम्बर 29, 2026/अश्विन 7, 1948 (शक)

No. 43] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026/ASVINA 7, 1948 (Saka)

इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या दी जाती है जिससे कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके।

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 29th September, 2026/Asvina 7, 1948 (Saka)

THE LAKSHADWEEP (RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES) AMENDMENT REGULATION, 2026 THE LAKSHADWEEP (RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES) No. 15 of 2026 AMENDMENT REGULATION, 2026

Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic

Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India.

of India.

A Regulation to amend the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Services) Regulation, A Regulation to amend the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Services) Regulation, 2022.

2022.

In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the

President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:—

1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Short title and commencement.

Services) Amendment Regulation, 2026.

(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

(a) in clause (c), for the words "rendering of services", the words

"rendering of public services" shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (e), for the words "rendering of services", the words

"rendering of public services" shall be substituted;

(c) in clause (f), for the words "the services", the words "a public

service" shall be substituted;

(d) in clause (k), in sub-clause (iii),—

(i) in item (c), for the words "rendering services", the words

"rendering of public services" shall be substituted;

(ii) in item (e), for the words "renders services", the words "renders

public services" shall be substituted;

(e) in clause (l), for the word "service", the words "public service" shall

be substituted.

3. In section 3 of the principal Regulation,—

Amendment of section 3.

(a) in the marginal heading, for the word "services", the words "public

services" shall be substituted;

(b) for the word "services", the words "public services" shall be substituted.

4. In section 4 of the principal Regulation,—

Amendment of section 4.

(a) in the marginal heading, for the word "services", the words "public

services" shall be substituted;

(b) for the word "services" at both the places where it occurs, the words

"public services" shall be substituted.

5. For section 5 of the principal Regulation, the following section shall be

substituted, namely:—

Substitution of new section for section 5.

"5. (1) Every public authority shall, within two months of the notification issued under section 4, publish the names and addresses of Designated Officers responsible for rendering of public services notified therein.

Obligation of public authority to publish names of Designated Officers responsible for rendering public services.

(2) It shall be the duty of the Designated Officer to provide public services to an eligible person within the time limit as specified in the notification issued under section 4, failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Grievance Redressal Officer.".

6. In section 6 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the word

Amendment of section 6.

"services", the words "public services" shall be substituted.

7. In section 8 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1),—

Amendment of section 8.

(a) after the words "receipt of", the words, brackets and figures "an appeal

under sub-section (2) of section 5 or" shall be inserted;

(b) in clause (a), after the words "as may be prescribed", the words "failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Designated Authority" shall be inserted;

(c) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

49 of 1988.

"(d) where the Grievance Redressal Officer is convinced that the Designated Officer responsible for the rendering of public service has wilfully neglected to render it or there exists prima facie grounds for a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Grievance Redressal Officer shall make an observation to that effect and refer the same to the appropriate authority in writing.".

(a) in sub-section (3), for the words "from the expiry of such decision or from the receipt of such decision", the words "from the date of receipt of such decision" shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (5), after the words "as may be prescribed", the words "failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Appellate Authority" shall be inserted.

9. In section 10 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (2), for the words Amendment of section 10.

"render the services", the words "render public services" shall be substituted.

10. In Chapter V of the principal Regulation, in the Chapter heading, the words Amendment of Chapter heading.

"UNION TERRITORY" shall be omitted.

11. In section 11 of the principal Regulation, for sub-section (1), the following Amendment of section 11.

sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—

"(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Designated Authority may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such decision, prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority.".

12. In section 12 of the principal Regulation,—

Amendment of section 12.

(a) in the marginal heading, the words "Union territory" shall be omitted;

(b) in sub-section (1), the words "Union territory" shall be omitted;

(c) in sub-section (2), for the words "A Union territory", the word "The"

shall be substituted;

13. In section 18 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the words Amendment of section 18.

"the services", the words "public services" shall be substituted.

14. In section 21 of the principal Regulation,—

Amendment of section 21.

(a) in sub-section (1), for the words "of service", the words "public

service" shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, for the words "concerned Designated Officer or Grievance Redressal Officer", the words "Designated Officer concerned or Grievance Redressal Officer concerned" shall be substituted.

15. In section 27 of the principal Regulation, in clause (b), for the word "service" Amendment of section 27.

wherever it occurs, the words "public services" shall be substituted.

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DROUPADI MURMU, President.

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President.

DR. RAJIV MANI, Secretary to the Govt. of India.

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