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The Central Government makes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Amendment Rules, 2026, to amend the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs issued Notification G.S.R. 554(E) on July 1, 2026, publishing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Amendment Rules, 2026. These rules, made by the Central Government, come into force on July 3, 2026, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. The amendment is enacted under 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 an 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). Specifically, the amendment modifies the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, by omitting a row from the Table in sub-rule (1) of rule 33. The omitted row specified a penalty of "ten per cent. of the estimated cost of the plot, apartment or building, as the case may be" for offenses "Punishable with imprisonment under section 68." The original Andaman and Nicobar Islands Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, were published via G.S.R. 1020(E), dated October 31, 2016.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03072026-274056 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 496] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026/ASHADHA 12, 1948 MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st July, 2026 G.S.R. 554(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 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, namely:— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands 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 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 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 section 68.| ten per cent. of the estimated cost of the plot, apartment or building, as the case may be." | +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. O-17024/72/2026-HOUSING-MoHUA-Part(1)/P-9218775] KULDIP NARAYAN, Jt. Secy. Note: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands 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. 1020(E), dated the 31st October, 2016.

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