**Executive Summary**
The Lakshadweep Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Amendment Rules, 2026, were notified by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to amend the 2016 General Rules. Issued in pursuance of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, the document outlines the omission of a specific penalty provision related to imprisonment under section 68. These rules came into force on July 3, 2026, upon their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Regulatory Framework and Commencement**
* **Authority:** The rules are framed by the Central Government using powers from the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
* **Title:** The notification is officially titled the Lakshadweep Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Amendment Rules, 2026.
* **Effective Date:** The amendment is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (July 3, 2026).
**Amendments to Penalty Provisions**
* **Omission in Rule 33:** In Rule 33, sub-rule (1), the row in the table referring to punishments under section 68 is omitted.
* **Specific Deletion:** The deleted provision previously prescribed a penalty of "ten per cent. of the estimated cost of the plot, apartment or building" for offenses punishable with imprisonment under section 68.
**Impact Analysis**
**Real Estate Developers and Promoters in Lakshadweep**
**Impact**
Developers are affected by the removal of the specific penalty calculation (10% of estimated cost) previously associated with imprisonment offenses under section 68 within the general rules.
**Action Required**
Promoters must update their legal compliance checklists to reflect the omission of this specific penalty row from the Lakshadweep Real Estate General Rules.
**Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) / Legal Authorities**
**Impact**
The administrative and enforcement framework for handling offenses under section 68 is modified due to the omission of the corresponding row in the Rule 33 table.
**Action Required**
Regulatory bodies and legal practitioners must update their reference materials and enforcement protocols to align with the amended rules.
**Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs**
**Impact**
The Ministry is responsible for the formalization and notification of these changes to ensure alignment with the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
**Action Required**
The Ministry has fulfilled the action of publishing the notification; ongoing monitoring of the implementation of the Jan Vishwas Act's provisions in real estate rules is required.
Key Entities Referenced
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: The legislation that amended Section 68 of the parent RERA Act, leading to these rule changes.
Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016: The principal central act governing the real estate sector and providing the authority to frame state/UT rules.
Lakshadweep Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016: The primary regulatory framework for real estate in Lakshadweep being modified by this notification.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: The nodal ministry of the Central Government responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing real estate regulation.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 500] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 3, 2026/आषाढ 12, 1948
No. 500] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026/ASHADHA 12, 1948
आवासन और िहरी कार् यमत्रं ालर्
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 िुलाई, 2026
सा.का.जन. 558(अ).— केन्द्रीर् सरकार, भू-संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) अजधजनर्म, 2016 (2016 का 16) की धारा 2
के खंड (छ) के उप-खंड (i) के साथ पठित धारा 84 द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए तथा िन जवश्वास (उपबंधों का
संिोधन) अजधजनर्म, 2026 (2026 का 8) की अनुसूची क्रम संख्र्ा 70 के साथ पठित धारा 2 के तहत उि अजधजनर्म की
धारा 68 में दकए गए संिोधनों के अनुसरण में, लक्षद्वीप भ-ू संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) (सामान्द्र्) जनर्म, 2016 में और
संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनर्म बनाती है, अथायत्:—
1. (1) इन जनर्मों का संजक्षप्त नाम लक्षद्वीप भू-संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) (सामान्द्र्) संिोधन जनर्म, 2026 ह।ै
(2) र् ेरािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
4996 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
2. लक्षद्वीप भ-ू संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) (सामान्द्र्) जनर्म, 2016 म,ें जनर्म 33 म,ें उप-जनर्म (1) म,ें सारणी म ें
जनम्नजलजखत पंजि का लोप दकर्ा िाएगा, अथायत:् —
“धारा 68 के अंतगयत कारावास प्लॉट, अपाटयमेंट अथवा भवन िैसा भी मामला हो, की आकजलत लागत का
का िंडनीर् 10%”
[फा. सं. ओ-17024/72/2026-आवास-एमओएचर्ूए-भाग(5)/पी-9218779]
कुलिीप नारार्ण, संर्ुि सजचव
ठटप्पणी: लक्षद्वीप भू-संपिा (जवजनर्मन और जवकास) (सामान्द्र्) जनर्म, 2016 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं
3, उप-खंड (i) में अजधसूचना सख्ं र्ा सा.का.जन. 1024(अ), दिनांक 31 अक्टूबर, 2016 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st July, 2026
G.S.R. 558(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 read with sub-clause (i) of clause (g) of
section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016) and in pursuance of the amendment
made to section 68 of the said Act under section 2 read with serial number 70 of the Schedule to the Jan Vishwas
(Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend
the Lakshadweep Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Lakshadweep Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Amendment
Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Lakshadweep Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, in rule 33, in sub-rule
(1), in the Table, the following row shall be omitted, namely: -
“Punishable with imprisonment under ten per cent. of the estimated cost of the plot, apartment or building, as
section 68. the case may be.”
[F. No. O-17024/72/2026-HOUSING-MoHUA-Part(5)/P-9218779]
KULDIP NARAYAN, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Lakshadweep Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016 were published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 1024(E), dated the
31st October, 2016.
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