THE LAKSHADWEEP RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES AMENDMENT REGULATION 2026

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 29th September, 2026/Asvina 7, 1948 (Saka) THE LAKSHADWEEP (RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES) AMENDMENT REGULATION, 2026 THE LAKSHADWEEP (RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES) AMENDMENNoT. 1R5E oGfU 2L0A26TION, 2026 Promulgated by the President in the S eventy-seventh Year of the Republic Promuolfg aInteddi ab.y the President in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India.

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2022.

In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the

President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:—

1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Short title and Services) Amendment Regulation, 2026. commencement.

(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.2 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— Amendment of 2. In the Lakshadweep (Right to Public Services) Regulation, 2022 Reg. 2 of 2022.

section 2. (hereinafter referred to as the principal Regulation), in section 2,—

(a) in clause (c), for the words “rendering of services”, the words “rendering of public services” shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (e), for the words “rendering of services”, the words “rendering of public services” shall be substituted;

(c) in clause (f), for the words “the services”, the words “a public service” shall be substituted;

(d) in clause (k), in sub-clause (iii),—

(i) in item (c), for the words “rendering services”, the words “rendering of public services” shall be substituted;

(ii) in item (e), for the words “renders services”, the words “renders public services” shall be substituted;

(e) in clause (l), for the word “service”, the words “public service” shall be substituted.

3. In section 3 of the principal Regulation,— Amendment of

section 3.

(a) in the marginal heading, for the word “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted;

(b) for the word “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

Amendment of 4. In section 4 of the principal Regulation,—

section 4.

(a) in the marginal heading, for the word “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted;

(b) for the word “services” at both the places where it occurs, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

Substitution of 5. For section 5 of the principal Regulation, the following section shall be new section for substituted, namely:—

section 5.

Obligation of “5. (1) Every public authority shall, within two months of the notification public authority issued under section 4, publish the names and addresses of Designated Officers to publish names responsible for rendering of public services notified therein.

of Designated Officers (2) It shall be the duty of the Designated Officer to provide public responsible for services to an eligible person within the time limit as specified in the rendering public services. notification issued under section 4, failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Grievance Redressal Officer.”.

Amendment of 6. In section 6 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the word

section 6. “services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted.

Amendment of 7. In section 8 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1),—

section 8.

(a) after the words “receipt of”, the words, brackets and figures “an appeal under sub-section (2) of section 5 or” shall be inserted;

(b) in clause (a), after the words “as may be prescribed”, the words “failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Designated Authority” shall be inserted;

(c) for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— “(d) where the Grievance Redressal Officer is convinced that the Designated Officer responsible for the rendering of public service has wilfully neglected to render it or there exists prima facie grounds for a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the Grievance 49 of 1988.

Redressal Officer shall make an observation to that effect and refer the same to the appropriate authority in writing.”.3 Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 3

8. In section 9 of the principal Regulation,— Amendment of

section 9.

(a) in sub-section (3), for the words “from the expiry of such decision or from the receipt of such decision”, the words “from the date of receipt of such decision” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (5), after the words “as may be prescribed”, the words “failing which, it would be deemed to have been registered as an appeal before the Appellate Authority” shall be inserted.

9. In section 10 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (2), for the words Amendment of “render the services”, the words “render public services” shall be substituted. section 10.

10. In Chapter V of the principal Regulation, in the Chapter heading, the words Amendment of

Chapter heading. “UNION TERRITORY” shall be omitted.

11. In section 11 of the principal Regulation, for sub-section (1), the following Amendment of sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— section 11. “(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Designated Authority may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such decision, prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority.”.

12. In section 12 of the principal Regulation,— Amendment of

section 12.

(a) in the marginal heading, the words “Union territory” shall be omitted;

(b) in sub-section (1), the words “Union territory” shall be omitted;

(c) in sub-section (2), for the words “A Union territory”, the word “The” shall be substituted;

13. In section 18 of the principal Regulation, in sub-section (1), for the words Amendment of “the services”, the words “public services” shall be substituted. section 18.

14. In section 21 of the principal Regulation,— Amendment of

section 21.

(a) in sub-section (1), for the words “of service”, the words “public service” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (2), in the proviso, for the words “concerned Designated Officer or Grievance Redressal Officer”, the words “Designated Officer concerned or Grievance Redressal Officer concerned” shall be substituted.

15. In section 27 of the principal Regulation, in clause (b), for the word “service” Amendment of

section 27. wherever it occurs, the words “public services” shall be substituted. ———— ———— DROUPADI MURMU, President. ———— DR. RAJIV MANI, President.

Secretary to the Govt. of India.

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