भारत सरकार / Government of India
Daman 03rd September, 2025 12 Bhadra, 1947 (Saka) No. : 115
U.T. Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
Department of Law and Justice,
Secretariat, Daman.
No. DIC/DD/EODB (JVA)/2025-26/517
Dated : 03/09/2025
NOTIFICATION
WHEREAS, as part of the Government’s steadfast commitment to fostering a more conducive
environment for investment and economic activity, and in alignment with the “Ease of Doing Business”
initiative through compliance reduction and de-regulation, and the primary mandate of the UT Level
Steering Committee to undertake a comprehensive review of various Acts and Regulations within the
Union Territory's regulatory framework.
AND WHEREAS, following thorough deliberations and detailed analysis of each Act, and
with the invaluable assistance of a legal team, a set of suggestive amendments to their respective
provisions was prepared. The overarching objectives guiding these proposed amendments were:
a) Decriminalization of Minor Offences
b) Introduction of Civil Penalties
c) Removal of Obsolete and Redundant Provisions
AND WHEREAS, after careful consideration, deliberation, and unanimous agreement among
the Chairperson and all members of the UT Level Steering Committee, a final list of 19 provisions has
been identified and proposed for amendment, specifically focusing on decriminalization, introduction
of civil penalties, and removal of obsolete provisions. These Acts are deemed critical for immediate
action to further enhance the ease of doing business and reduce the regulatory burden within the Union
Territory.
सरकारी राजपत्र
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन
U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND
DAMAN AND DIU
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधधकरण द्वारा प्रकाधशत / PUBLISHED BY AUHTORITY
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NOW THEREFORE, a copy of draft regulation “The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
and Diu Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Regulation, 2025 is published herewith for inviting
comments from all stakeholders/. If there is any comment / view / suggestion, the same may be
forwarded to the Office of the Secretary (Law), Department of Law and Justice, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
& Daman & Diu, Secretariat, Vidyut Bhawan, Kachigam, Nani Daman within 30 days of issue of this
notification.
Sd/–
(Jayant M. Panchal)
Law Secretary
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THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU JAN
VISHWAS (AMENDMENT OF PROVISIONS) REGULATION, 2025
No. of 2025
To be Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-Sixth Year of
the Republic of India
A Regulation to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising
offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing
business.
1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
and Diu Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Regulation, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
(3) It shall apply only to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu
Short title,
extent,
commence
and
application
2. The enactments mentioned in column (4) of the Schedule are hereby amended
to the extent and in the manner mentioned in column (5) thereof.
Amendment
of certain
enactments
3. The amendment or repeal by this Regulation of any enactment shall not
affect any other enactment in which the amended or repealed enactment has
been applied, incorporated or referred to;
and this Regulation shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or
consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title,
obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred or any remedy or
proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of, or from any debt,
penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already
granted, or the proof of any past act or thing;
nor shall this Regulation affect any principle or rule of law, or established
jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure, or existing
Savings
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usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment,
notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner
affirmed, or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby
amended or repealed;
nor shall the amendment or repeal by this Regulation of any enactment revive
or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege,
restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not
now existing or in force.
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THE SCHEDULE
(See section 2)
Sl.
No.
Year
No.
Short Title
Amendments
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
1.
1986
7
The Dadra and
Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu
Electricity Duty
Act, 1986
(A) In Section 10, for the word “fine” the
word “penalty” shall be substituted.
(B) In Sec 11, for the words “an offence”
the words “any violation” shall be
substituted.
2.
1984
7
The Dadra and
Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu
Motor Vehicles
(Taxation on
Passengers and
Goods) Act, 1974
(A) In section 16, in sub section (1), for the
words and figures "shall, on conviction,
be punished with fine which may
extend to ten thousand rupees” the
words and figures “shall be imposed
with a penalty which may extend to
1,00,000/- rupees” shall be substituted.
3.
1982
10
The Dadra and
Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu
Registration of
Tourist Trade Act,
1982
(A) In Section 19, for the word “fine” the
word “penalty” shall be substituted.
(B) In Section 22, in sub section (1), for
the words and figures “punishable by
the prescribed authority with fine
which may extend to 1,00,000/-” the
words and figures “penalised by the
prescribed authority with penalty
which may extend to 5,00,000/-
rupees” shall be substituted.
(C) In Section 22, in sub section (2), for
the words “where the person on whom
the penalty of fine is imposed under
sub-section (1) does not within thirty
days from the date of the order
imposing such penalty, pay the fine
imposed, then such person shall be
liable to pay, by the way of penal
interest” the words “Where the person
on whom the penalty is imposed under
sub-section (1) does not within thirty
days from the date of the order
imposing such penalty, pay the
penalty imposed, then such person
shall be liable to pay, by the way of
penal interest” shall be substituted.
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(D) In Section 22, in sub section (2), in
clause (a), for the words and figures
“Rs.100/- for each day for the first 30
days from the date of the expiry of the
period of 30 days as aforesaid” the
words and figures “1,000/- rupees for
each day for the first 30 days from the
date of the expiry of the period of 30
days as aforesaid" shall be substituted.
(E) In Section 22, in sub section (2), in
cluse (b) for the words and figures
“Rs. 200/- for each day thereafter for a
period of 15 days” the words and
figures “2,000/- rupees for each day
thereafter for a period of 15 days" shall
be substituted.
(F) In Section 22, in sub section (3), for
the word “fine” the word “penalty” be
substituted.
(G) In Section 22, in sub section (4), for
the word “fine” the word “penalty” be
substituted.
(H) In Section 22, in sub section (5) for the
words and figures “Any person
erecting beach shack and/or carrying
on activities therein without proper
registration as required under section
13 A (5), shall be punishable with fine
of Rs. 1,000/- which may extend to Rs.
5,000/-." the words and figures “Any
person erecting beach shack and/or
carrying on activities therein without
proper registration as required under
section 13 A (5), shall be penalised
with penalty of 10,000/- rupees which
may extend to 50,000/- rupees” shall
be substituted.
(I) In Section 23, for the word “fine” the
word “penalty” shall be substituted.
(J) In Section 24, for the word “fine” the
word “penalty” be substituted.
(K) In Section 25, in sub section (2), for
the words and figures “Any person
who refuses on demand to show his
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certificate or document, or allow it to
be read by any of the persons
authorised to demand it, shall be
punishable by the prescribed authority
with fine not exceeding Rs. 5000/-."
the words and figures “Any person
who refuses on demand to show his
certificate or document, or allow it to
be read by any of the persons
authorised to demand it, shall be
penalised by the prescribed authority
with penalty not exceeding 50,000/-
rupees” shall be substituted.
(L) In Section 25A, for the word “fine”
the word “penalty” be substituted.
Also for the figure “Rs. 25,000/-” the
figure “Rs. 1,00,000/-” shall be
substituted.
(M) In Section 26, for the words and
figures “If any dealer, hotel-keeper,
travel agent or any other person to
whom this Act may be made
applicable, commits a malpractice or
contravenes any other provisions of
this Act or the Rules made thereunder
in a tourist area for which no specific
penalty has been provided, he shall be
liable for punishment with 3 months
imprisonment or with minimum fine
of Rs. 2000/- which may extend to Rs.
5,000/-. The offence under this section
shall be cognizable, bailable and
triable in summary manner” the words
and figures “If any dealer, hotel-
keeper, travel agent or any other
person to whom this Act may be made
applicable, commits a malpractice or
contravenes any other provisions of
this Act or the Rules made thereunder
in a tourist area for which no specific
penalty has been provided, he shall be
penalised with a minimum penalty of
20,000/- rupees which may extend to
50,000/- rupees” shall be substituted.
(N) In Section 28, in sub section (1), for
the words and figures “Any person
committing a breach of any of the
provisions of the Act or the Rules
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made thereunder for which he has
been once punished with fine by the
prescribed authority under any of the
provisions of this Chapter, shall be
punishable with imprisonment which
may extend to six months or with
minimum fine of Rs. 1,000/- which
may extend to Rs.20,000/- or with
both. The offence under this section
shall be cognizable, bailable and
triable in summary manner” the words
and figures “Any person committing a
breach of any of the provisions of the
Act or the Rules made thereunder for
which he has been once punished with
penalty by the prescribed authority
under any of the provisions of this
Chapter, shall be penalised with a
minimum penalty of 10,000/- rupees
which may extend to 2,00,000/-
rupees” shall be substituted.
4.
1987
4
The Dadra and
Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu
Labour Welfare
Fund Act, 1986
(A) In Section 26, for the words and figures
"Any person who wilfully fails to
produce any document required by the
Board or to furnish any information
called for by the Board or wilfully fails
to comply with any directions issued by
the Board under section 25, shall, on
conviction be punished— (a) for the
first offence, with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to three
months, or with fine which may extend
to five thousand rupees, or with both;
and (b) for a second or subsequent
offence, with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to six months, or
with fine which may extend to ten
thousand rupees, or with both: Provided
that in the absence of special and
adequate reasons to the contrary to be
mentioned in the judgement of the
court, in any case where the offender is
sentenced to fine only, the amount of
fine shall not be less than thousand
rupees." the words and figures "Any
person who fails to produce any
document required by the Board or to
furnish any information called for by
the Board or fails to comply with any
directions issued by the Board under
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Section 25, shall be imposed – (a) for
the first contravention, with a penalty
not exceeding 50,000/- rupees: and (b)
for
the
second
or
subsequent
contravention, with a penalty of
50,000/- rupees which may be extended
to
2,00,000/-
rupees."
Shall
be
substituted
5.
1996
27
The Building and
Other
Construction
Workers
(Regulation of
Employment and
Conditions of
Service) Act, 1996
(A) In Section 48, for the words and figures
“Penalty for failure to give notice of the
commencement of the building or other
construction
work:-
Where
an
employer fails to give notice of the
commencement of the building or other
construction work under section 46, he
shall be punishable with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to three
months, or with fine which may extend
to two thousand rupees, or with both.”
the words and figures “Penalty for
failure
to
give
notice
of
the
commencement of the building or other
construction
work:-
"Where
an
employer fails to give notice of the
commencement of the building or other
construction work under section 46, he
shall be imposed with Penalty of
50,000/- rupees which may be extended
up to 5,00,000/- rupees” shall be
substituted.