Ministry of Home Affairs UT DIVISION

Notification regarding delegation of powers of the State Government under the Drugs and Magic Remedies Objectionable Advertisement Act 1954 21 of 1954 to the LGs Administrators of the Lakshadweep Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir.

Issue Date: 16 January 2026 Published: 16 January 2026

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-16012026-269399 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

The President directs that the Administrators of specific Union territories shall exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the State Government under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 within their respective jurisdictions.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Home Affairs, through Notification S.O. 256(E) dated 16th January, 2026, issued a directive from the President of India. In pursuance of clause (1) of article 239 of the Constitution, the President directs that the Administrators (whether known as Lieutenant Governor or Administrator) of the Union territories of Lakshadweep, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir shall exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the State Government. These powers and functions are specifically under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (21 of 1954), within their respective Union territories. This delegation is subject to the control of the President and remains effective until further orders. The notification was signed by Praveen Kumar Rai, Jt. Secy., and referenced F. No. U-11030/3/2025-UTL.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-16012026-269399 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 228] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026/PAUSHA 26, 1947 358 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th January, 2026 S.O. 256(E).- In pursuance of clause (1) of article 239 of the Constitution, the President hereby directs that the Administrator (whether known as the Lieutenant Governor or the Administrator) of the Union territories of Lakshadweep, Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir shall, subject to the control of the President and until further orders, exercise the power and discharge the functions of the State Government under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (21 of 1954) within their respective Union territories. [F. No. U-11030/3/2025-UTL] PRAVEEN KUMAR RAI, Jt. Secy.

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