Date: 2026-06-22Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification under the provision of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026) related to amendments to the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948)
**Summary of Gazette Notification S.O. 3266(E)**
**Issuing Authority:** Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (PHRD Division), Government of India.
**Publication Date:** June 22, 2026 (Published in The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)).
**Notification Date:** June 20, 2026.
**Reference Numbers:** S.O. 3266(E); F. No. LB-18013/5/2024-Labour; CG-DL-E-22062026-273698.
**Subject and Purpose**
The Central Government, exercising powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the **Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026)**, has officially appointed the enforcement date for specific amendments.
**Key Provisions and Metrics**
* **Effective Date:** July 1, 2026.
* **Targeted Amendments:** This notification specifically brings into force the provisions of the Jan Vishwas Act as they relate to the **Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948)**.
* **Schedule Reference:** The enforcement applies to the amendments mentioned against **serial number 10** of the Schedule to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
**Contact and Administration**
* **Signatory:** Sandeep Gupta, Joint Secretary.
* **Publisher:** Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054 (Printed at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064).
Key Entities Referenced
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: The principal legislative act whose specific provisions and amendments are being brought into force by this notification.
Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948: The specific legislation being amended under the Jan Vishwas Act to streamline regulations for dock workers.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: The primary central ministry responsible for notifying the commencement of these legal amendments within its jurisdiction.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-22062026-273698
CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D2H0x6x2x0 26-273698
xxxGIDExxx
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3140] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िनू 22, 2026/आषाढ 1, 1948
No. 3140] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2026/ASHADHA 1, 1948
पत्त न,पोत पररवहन और िलमाग ग मत्रं ालय
(पीएचआरडी प्रभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3266(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, िन जवश्वास (उपबंधों का संिोधन) अजधजनयम, 2026 (2026 का 8) की
धारा 1 की उपधारा (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, 1 िलु ाई, 2026 की तारीख को उस तारीख के रूप म ें
जनयत करती ह,ै जिसको उि अजधजनयम के उपबंध, िहा ं तक डॉक कमगकार (जनयोिन का जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 1948
(1948 का 9) के संिोधनों से संबंजधत है, िो उि अजधजनयम की अनुसूची की क्रम संख्या 10 के सामने यथा उजल्लजखत है,
प्रवृत्त होंगे।
[फा. स.ं एलबी-18013/5/2024-श्रम]
संिीप गुप्ता, संयुि सजचव
4536 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
(PHRD Division)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th June, 2026
S.O. 3266(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Jan
Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st
day of July, 2026, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act, in so far as it relate to amendments to
the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948), as mentioned against serial number
10 of the Schedule to the said Act, shall come into force.
[F. No. LB-18013/5/2024-Labour]
SANDEEP GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.