**Summary of Notification: Ministry of Earth Sciences (June 23, 2026)**
**Overview**
The Ministry of Earth Sciences has issued a formal notification (S.O. 3371(E)) under the authority of the Central Government of India. The notification establishes the commencement date for specific provisions of the **Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026)** as they pertain to Antarctic legislation.
**Key Provisions and Dates**
* **Effective Date:** The Central Government has appointed **September 30, 2026**, as the date on which the relevant provisions shall come into force.
* **Scope of Enforcement:** The commencement applies specifically to **serial number 76** and its associated entries in the Schedule of the Jan Vishwas Act.
* **Targeted Legislation:** These amendments specifically relate to the **Indian Antarctic Act, 2022 (13 of 2022)**.
* **Legal Authority:** The notification is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026.
**Administrative Details**
* **Notification Number:** S.O. 3371(E) / Gazette No. 3238
* **File Reference:** F. No. MoES/PACER/AntarcticAct/CAG-EP/2023PC-1
* **Signatory:** Sreenivasa Rao Gangi Reddy, Joint Secretary
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
* **Publication Authority:** Uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064, and published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
Key Entities Referenced
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026: The primary legislation whose specific provisions (serial number 76 of the Schedule) are being brought into force by this notification.
Indian Antarctic Act, 2022: The specific Act being amended by the provisions of the Jan Vishwas Act mentioned in this notification.
Ministry of Earth Sciences: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the regulatory scope related to the Indian Antarctic Act.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3238] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िनू 23, 2026/आषाढ 2, 1948
No. 3238] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026/ASHADHA 2, 1948
पथ्ृ वी जवज्ञान मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 23 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3371(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, िन जवश्वास (उपबंधों म ें संिोधन) अजधजनयम, 2026 (2026 का 8) के
खंड 1 के उप-खंड (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, व 30 जसतंबर, 2026 को उस तारीख के रूप म ेंजनयत करती
ह ै जिसको उि अजधजनयम के उपबंध, िहााँ तक उनका संबंध उि अजधजनयम की अनुसूची की क्रम संख्या 76 और उसस े
संबंजधत प्रजवजियों से ह ैिो भारतीय अंटाककटटक अजधजनयम, 2022 (2022 के 13) से संबंजधत ह,ै प्रवृत्त होंगे।
[फा. स. ं एमओईएस/ पीएसीईआर / अंटाककटटक अजधजनयम/ सीएिी-ईपी/2023/ पीसी-1]
श्रीजनवास राव गांगी रेड्डी, संयिु सजचव
4663 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd June, 2026
S.O. 3371(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 30th September, 2026
as the date on which the provisions of the said Act, in so far as it relates to serial number 76 and the entries relating
thereto in the Schedule to the said Act, relating to the Indian Antarctic Act, 2022 (13 of 2022), shall come into force.
[F. No. MoES/PACER/AntarcticAct/CAG-EP/2023PC-1]
SREENIVASA RAO GANGI REDDY, Jt. Secy.
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