भारत सरकार / Government of India
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
प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाशित / PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Daman 12th August, 2026 21 Sravana, 1948 (Saka) No. : 56
U.T. Administration of
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,
Home Department,
Secretariat, Vidyut Bhawan,
Kachigam, Nani Daman.
No. 1/DC/Home/7/DNHDD/PSAR/Vol-I-2023/26-27/945 Dated: 11/08/2026
Read: 1) Letter F. No. 11019/06/2025-PM-I dated 21/05/2026 of the Under Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Police Modernization Division, New Delhi.
2) Notification No. 1/Home/7/DNHⅅ/PSARA/Rules2020/20-21/285 dated 02/05/2022 issued by the Director-cum-Joint Secretary (Home), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
NOTIFICATION
WHEREAS, the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Police Modernization Division, New Delhi vide letter F. No. 11019/06/2025-PM-I dated 21/05/2026 informed that a comprehensive review of criminal provisions under PSAR Act, 2005 was undertaken and some offences under PSAR Act, 2005 have been decriminalized by omitting the Section 12 and Section 20(2) of the Act.
AND WHEREAS, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) has been issued by the Government of India to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business.
EXTRAORDINARY No. 56 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 2AND WHEREAS, the Section 2 of the said Act, the enactments mentioned in the column (4) of the Scheduled are amended to the extent and in the manner mentioned in column (5) thereof.
AND WHEREAS, the Sl. No. 59 of the Schedule of the said Act provides amendments to the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005.
AND WHEREAS, the UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in pursuance of the Section 25 of the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 has notified the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Private Security Agencies Rules, 2021 vide Notification No. 1/Home/7/DNHⅅ/PSARA/Rules 2020/20-21/285 dated 02/05/2022.
AND WHEREAS, in view of the amendments made to the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, particularly the omission of Section 12 and Section 20(2) of the Act, the Union Territory Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu has considered it necessary to amend the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Private Security Agencies Rules, 2021 so as to bring the provisions of the said Rules in conformity with the amended provisions of the principal Act and to ensure consistency with the legislative intent of decriminalisation and rationalisation of offences.
NOW, THEREFORE, a copy of draft "The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Private Security Agencies (Amendment) Rules, 2026" in respect of the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu is hereby published herewith for inviting comments / suggestions / objections from all stakeholders. Any person interested in making any suggestion or objection may do so in writing for consideration of the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu within a period of thirty days (30 days) from the date of publication of the said draft regulation in the Official Gazette of the UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu through post to the Special Secretary -cum- Director (Home), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, 2nd Floor, Secretariat, Vidyut Bhawan, Kachigam, Nani Daman.
DRAFT RULES
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Private Security Agencies (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
2. Amendment of sub-rule (11) of Rule 3. – In the Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Private Security Agencies Rules, 2021, in sub-rule (11) of Rule 3,EXTRAORDINARY No. 56 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD Page 3 (i) the following shall be substituted, namely:- The Controlling Authority shall cause a
physical copy of the licence to be delivered by post within fifteen days of issue to the principal
office of the private security agency in the State concerned as mentioned in the application for
grant of licence.
By Order and in the name of Administrator, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Sd/– (Ashish Mohan), Special Secretary-cum- Director (Home), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.