National Anti Doping Rules 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21072026-274680 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 582] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026 5497 GI/2026 [F. No. J/13/2026-SP-V] VINEEL KRISHNA RAVELLA, Jt. Secy. MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (Department of Sports) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th July, 2026 G.S.R. 641(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the National Anti- Doping Act, 2022 (15 of 2022), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the National Anti-Doping Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. (3) The National Anti-Doping Rules, 2021, and all orders, made or purported to have been made thereunder shall continue in force unless and until they are superseded by any rules, regulations or orders made under the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022. (4) These rules shall not override the actions taken by the National Anti-Doping Agency prior to the commencement of the Act. (5) These rules shall not override the actions taken by the National Dope Testing Laboratory prior to the commencement of the Act, but shall, from the date of notification of these rules, supersede all existing practices, procedures and guidelines relating to analytical testing of samples undertaken by it. 2. Definitions.—(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, — (a) "Act" means the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 (15 of 2022); (b) "Court of Arbitration for Sport" means an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration whose headquarter is in Lausanne, Switzerland; (c) "International Standard for Laboratories" mean the standards relating to laboratories, adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency, including revisions and modifications thereof; (d) "International Standard for Results Management" means the standards relating to results management, adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency, including revisions and modifications thereof; (e) “International Standard for Testing and Investigations” mean the standards relating to testing and investigations, adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency, including revisions and modifications thereof; (f) "laboratory activities” mean the activities undertaken by dope testing laboratory including the acceptance, handling, storing and conduct of analytical testing of samples, its review, submission of results, management system and support services; (g) "National Dope Testing Laboratory" means the laboratory specified under sub-section (1) of section 26 of the Act and any other National Dope Testing Laboratory established by the Central Government under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Act; and (h) "Schedule” means the schedule annexed to these rules. (2) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined herein, but defined in the Act or the Code, shall have the meaning as assigned to them in the Act or the Code, as the case may be. CHAPTER 2 NATIONAL BOARD FOR ANTI-DOPING IN SPORTS 3. Definitions for Chapter 2.—For the purposes of this Chapter, the expressions— (a) "Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board appointed in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act; and (b) "Member” means a Member of the Board appointed in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act and includes the Chairperson thereof. 4. Term of office of Chairperson and Members.—(1) The Chairperson and Members shall be appointed on a part-time basis in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 7 of the Act. (2) No person who has held office, within a period of two years prior to the date of his appointment in any International Federation, National Sports Federation, Major Event Organisation, National Olympic Committee, National Paralympic Committee or is in the Government Department with responsibility for sport or anti-doping, shall be appointed as the Chairperson or Member of the Board. (3) The Chairperson and Members shall hold office for a term of three years or till they attain the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. (4) Subject to the age-limit specified under sub-rule (3), the Chairperson and Members shall be eligible for appointment for a maximum of two terms. 5. Independence and confidentiality of Members.—(1) Every Member shall, before entering upon his duties, sign a declaration of independence and confidentiality, in the form as specified in Schedule I. (2) The Members shall be operationally and institutionally independent from the Agency and the Central Government, and the Board shall conduct its proceedings without any interference from the Agency, the Central Government, or any other third-party. 6. Vacancy. Any vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or Member shall be filled in accordance with sub-section (6) of section 7 of the Act. 7. Conditions of service.—(1) The Chairperson and Members shall be entitled to receive a fee of rupees twenty-five thousand and rupees twenty thousand respectively, for attending a meeting of the Board. (2) The Chairperson and Members shall be entitled to the actual expenses on air-conditioned taxi charges incurred by him for attending a meeting of the Board and the reimbursement shall be claimed on self-certification basis, in case conveyance has not been provided by the Board. (3) In case the Chairperson or Member is called upon to go out of the ordinary place of his residence for discharging his duties, he shall be entitled to travelling allowance, daily allowance and accommodation at the same rate as are applicable to- (a) a Secretary to the Government of India, in case of the Chairperson; and (b) an Additional Secretary to the Government of India, in case of other Members. 8. Residuary provisions. For the purposes of the implementation of the provisions of these rules, the matters with respect to which no express provision has been made under this Chapter, shall be referred to the Central Government for its decision. CHAPTER 3 NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING AGENCY 9. Appointment of Director General.—(1) The Central Government shall appoint the Director General of the Agency from amongst the persons of integrity and outstanding ability possessing experience in the field of public administration. (2) The terms and conditions of appointment and service of the Director General shall be as per the National Anti-Doping Agency, Director General (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2026. CHAPTER 4 NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING APPEAL PANEL PART A APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE AND REMUNERATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING APPEAL PANEL 10. Definitions for Chapter 4.-For the purposes of this Chapter, the expressions— (a) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel appointed under section 12 of the Act; (b) "Member" means the Members of the Appeal Panel, and includes the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons; and (c) "Vice-Chairperson" means a Vice-Chairperson of the Appeal Panel appointed under section 12 of the Act. 11. Constitution and appointment of Appeal Panel.—(1) The Central Government shall constitute an independent Appeal Panel, comprising of the following, namely:- (a) a Chairperson, who is a retired Judge of a High Court; (b) a Vice-Chairperson, who is a legal expert, having not less than ten years of standing as legal practitioner; (c) two members, who are registered medical practitioners, having not less than ten years of standing; and (d) two members, who are, or have been, retired eminent athletes or sports administrators for not less than ten years. (2) No person who has held office, within a period of two years prior to the date of his appointment in any International Federation, National Sports Federation, Major Event Organisation, National Olympic Committee, or National Paralympic Committee, shall be appointed as the Chairperson or Member of the Appeal Panel. (3) The Central Government shall, in respect of Members other than the Chairperson, take into consideration their anti-doping experience for appointment referred to in sub-rule (1). (4) Upon appointment to the Appeal Panel under sub-rule (1), each Member shall submit a declaration of independence and impartiality in terms of Form A of Schedule II, and such declaration shall be updated in cases where certain facts and circumstances bringing into question any impartiality arises during the hearing process. 12. Term of office, reappointment and remuneration.—(1) The Members of the Appeal Panel shall be part-time Members and hold office for a term of two years from the date they enter upon their respective office, and shall be eligible for reappointment for a maximum of two more terms. (2) The Chairperson and other Members shall be entitled to receive remuneration by way of a fee of rupees twenty- five thousand and rupees twenty thousand respectively, for attending each meeting and hearing of the Appeal Panel. 13. Resignation. The Chairperson or any other Member may, by notice in writing addressed to the Central Government, resign from his office, and on such resignation being accepted by the Central Government, the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have vacated his office. 14. Vacancy.-Any vacancy occurring in the office of any of the Members of the Appeal Panel, whether by reason of death, resignation or removal from office, shall be filled by the Central Government by making a fresh appointment within a period of six months from the date on which such vacancy occurs and the Member so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the person in whose place he is so appointed. 15. Removal of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Member.—(1) The Central Government shall remove any Member of the Appeal Panel from office, who has— (a) been adjudged an insolvent; (b) been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude; (c) become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a Member; (d) acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a Member; or (e) if the Member has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office as prejudicial to the public interest. (2) A Member proposed to be removed on the grounds specified in clauses (c) to (e) of sub-rule (1), shall be informed of the charges against him and given an opportunity of being heard in respect of such charges. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel shall not be removed from his office on the grounds specified therein unless the Chief Justice of India or his nominee Judge, on a reference being made to him in this behalf by the Central Government, has on inquiry held in accordance with such procedure as he may specify in this behalf, recommended the removal. 16. Operational and institutional independence of Appeal Panel.—(1) The Members of the Appeal Panel shall have operational and institutional independence, as defined under the Code, from the Board and the Agency. (2) No Member of the Appeal Panel shall be appointed from amongst- (a) the Members, officers, employees and consultants of the Board; (b) the Members, officers, employees and consultants of the Agency or its affiliates; and (c) the Members and staff of the Indian Olympic Association, the Paralympic Committee of India, National Sports Federations or their respective boards and affiliates. (3) The Appeal Panel shall not in any way be administered by, connected or subject to the Agency and shall conduct its hearing and decision-making processes without any interference from the Board, Agency, the Central Government, or any other third-party. PART B PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPEALS 17. Appealable decisions.—(1) The Appeal Panel shall hear an appeal filed by any person aggrieved by any decision under the Act, in respect of the following, namely:— (a) a refusal to grant Therapeutic Use Exemption under section 5 of the Act; (b) imposition or non-imposition of consequences for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under section 6 of the Act; (c) a decision that an Anti-Doping Rule Violation was committed, or a decision that no Anti-Doping Rule Violation was committed; (d) a decision that an Anti-Doping Rule Violation proceeding cannot go forward for procedural reasons, including prescription; (e) a decision by the Agency not to bring forward an Adverse Analytical Finding or an Atypical Finding as an Anti-Doping Rule Violation, or a decision not to go forward with an Anti-Doping Rule Violation after an investigation in accordance with the International Standard for Results Management; (f) a decision to impose, or lift, a Provisional Suspension as a result of a Provisional Hearing; (g) the Agency's failure to comply with Article 7.4 of the Code; (h) a decision that the Agency lacks authority to rule on an alleged Anti-Doping Rule Violation or its consequences; (i) a decision to suspend, or not suspend, consequences or to reinstate, or not reinstate, consequences under Article 10.7.1 of the Code; (j) failure to comply with Article 7.1.5 of the Code; (k) failure to comply with Article 10.8.1 of the Code; (l) a decision under Article 10.14.3 of the Code; (m) a decision by the Agency not to implement another Anti-Doping Organisation's decision under Article 15 of the Code; and (n) a decision under Article 27.3 of the Code. (2) In terms of sub-section (9) of section 23 of the Act, an appeal against the decision of the Appeal Panel under this Chapter, may be preferred before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (3) Any person aggrieved by decisions as referred to in sub-rule (1), may file an appeal against such decisions in the manner as specified in Form C of Schedule II. 18. Time for filing appeals.—(1) An aggrieved person shall file an appeal in accordance with rule 17 within a period of twenty-one days from the date of receipt of the decision. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where a person who was not a party to the proceedings leading to an appealable decision as referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 17, is aggrieved by such decision and seeks to file an appeal, the following procedure shall apply, namely:— (a) within fifteen days from notice of the appealable decision, such person shall have the right to request a copy of the full case file pertaining to such decision from the Agency or the Disciplinary Panel, as the case may be; and (b) if a request under clause (a) is made within the period specified therein, then, the person making such request shall file an appeal before the Appeal Panel within a period of twenty-one days from the date of receipt of such case file. (3) The World Anti-Doping Agency shall file an appeal, if any, in respect of appealable decisions as referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 17, by the later of twenty-one days after the expiry of the last day on which an aggrieved person could have filed their appeal under sub-rule (2) or twenty-one days after the World Anti-Doping Agency's receipt of the complete case file relating to the decision. 19. Appeal Panels.—(1) The Chairperson, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairperson, shall, pursuant to sub-section (5) of section 12 of the Act, constitute a panel of three members from amongst the persons appointed to the Appeal Panel under sub-rule (1) of rule 11, to hear the appeals under rule 17, and each such panel shall be comprising of— (a) the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson as its Chairperson; (b) one Member who is a registered medical practitioner; and (c) one Member who is a sports administrator or a retired eminent athlete: Provided that a Member in a panel shall be a person who has not previously been involved in the investigation, Therapeutic Use Exemption decision, pre-adjudication or Results Management, including at the level of the Disciplinary Panel or the Appeal Panel, relating to an athlete or other person who is a party in the appeal before such panel. (2) If a Member appointed to a panel under sub-rule (1) is unwilling or unable, for whatever reason, to hear the appeal, the Chairperson or in his absence, the Vice-Chairperson, may appoint a new panel within a reasonable time. (3) The parties to the appeal may, in case of any potential conflict of interest of any Member of the panel under sub- rule (1), challenge the composition of the panel, and any such challenge shall be decided by a Member of the Appeal Panel, not forming part of the said panel. (4) Upon constitution of a panel under sub-rule (1), each Member of such panel shall sign a declaration of impartiality in terms of Form B of Schedule II, and a copy of the said declaration shall be made available to the parties to the appeal. 20. Hearing before Appeal Panel.—(1) A panel constituted under sub-rule (1) of rule 19 shall, upon its assessment of the appeal filed under rule 17, issue a notice to the relevant parties, specifying the date for hearing of the appeal. (2) A notice shall be served to the parties in the following manner, at the address for service specified in the pleadings before the Appeal Panel, namely:- (a) by delivering or tendering the notice to that person or his duly authorised representative through email correspondence; or (b) by sending the notice by registered post with acknowledgment due to the address of his place of residence, or his last known place of residence, or the place where he carried on or last carried on business or personally works or last worked for gain; or (c) by affixing it on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of the premises in which the person resides, or is known to have last resided, or carried on business or personally works or last worked for gain and that written report thereof shall be witnessed by two persons; or (d) if the notice cannot be served under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c), by publishing in a leading newspaper, both in vernacular and in English, having wide circulation of area or jurisdiction in which the person resides, or is known to have last resided or carried on business or personally works or last worked for gain. (3) The parties to the appeal may engage authorised representatives to appear, plead and act on their respective behalf before the appropriate panel on the date for hearing specified in the notice under sub-rule (1), or such other date to which the hearing may be adjourned. (4) Where it appears to the panel that an athlete or other person appearing before it does not have sufficient means to engage a pleader, the panel may assign a pleader for his defence at the expense of the Appeal Panel. (5) The panel shall, prior to making any decision, give a reasonable opportunity to the parties— (a) for hearing; (b) to access and present relevant evidence; (c) to submit written and oral submissions; and (d) to call and examine witnesses. (6) The parties to the hearing may submit their written submissions, not later than twenty days from the issuance of notice under sub-rule (1), and as far as practicable, in the manner specified in Schedule III: Provided that where submission in the manner specified under sub-rule (6) is not possible, the parties to the hearing shall make their written submissions with sufficient details and documentation in support of the averments made in such written submission. (7) Upon failure to appear before the panel under sub-rule (3), the panel shall proceed to decide the appeal on the basis of the written submissions of the relevant parties, if any, the order of the Agency or the Disciplinary Panel, as the case may be, being appealed against, and the material on record. (8) Representatives of the concerned International Federation, the concerned National Sports Federation, the Indian Olympic Association or the Paralympic Committee of India, and the World Anti-Doping Agency shall have the right to attend hearings of the Appeal Panel as observers. (9) The Appeal Panel shall complete hearings as expeditiously as possible and endeavour to dispose of appeals within a period of three months from the date of the order so appealed: Provided that in case the hearing is in connection with an event or an athlete or other person in respect of such event, the Appeal Panel may provide for a shorter timeline to dispose of such matter. (10) Subject to the provisions of the Act and this Chapter, the Appeal Panel shall have the power to regulate its own procedure and shall endeavour to hear and determine appeals in accordance with the Code and the International Standard for Results Management. 21. Decision of Appeal Panel.—(1) Upon completion of hearing under rule 20, the Appeal Panel shall issue its order in writing, stating the reasons for the decision, while taking into consideration the relevant provisions of the Act, the Code, and the principles set forth in the International Standard for Results Management. (2) Any order issued under sub-rule (1) shall, to the extent applicable, be comprising of following- (a) Jurisdictional basis and applicable rules and regulations; (b) Detailed factual background; (c) Anti-doping Rule Violations committed; (d) Applicable consequences; and (e) Appeal routes and deadlines to appeal for the athlete or other person. (3) The Appeal Panel shall promptly notify the decision under sub-rule (1) to— (a) the relevant parties; (b) the National Sports Federation of the concerned athlete or other person; (c) other bodies having the right to appeal as specified under sub-section (9) of section 23 of the Act; and (d) the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System established under the Code. (4) The Agency shall publicly disclose the decision under sub-rule (1), as required under Article 14.3 of the Code. (5) All hearings and determinations of consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations under this Part shall be in accordance with the Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder. CHAPTER 5 DOPE TESTING LABORATORIES PART A ESTABLISHMENT AND RECOGNITION OF DOPE TESTING LABORATORIES 22. National Dope Testing Laboratory.—(1) The National Dope Testing Laboratory established and functioning as such prior to the commencement of the Act, and recognised as the principal dope testing laboratory under sub-section (1) of section 26, shall be governed by these rules from the date of notification thereof. (2) The Central Government may establish additional national dope testing laboratories, anywhere in the territory of India, and each such laboratory shall obtain and maintain the requisite accreditations of the World Anti-Doping Agency and of such other accrediting bodies, in accordance with International Standard for Laboratories. 23. Recognition of dope testing laboratories. —The Central Government may, by notification, also recognise one or more laboratories located within India, as dope testing laboratories, subject to such laboratory obtaining and maintaining requisite accreditations or approval as an Athlete Biological Passport Laboratory by World Anti-Doping Agency, in accordance with International Standard for Laboratories. Explanation. For the purpose of this rule, Athlete Biological Passport Laboratory is a specialised laboratory approved by World Anti-Doping Agency to conduct blood analyses for the Athlete Biological Passport programme. PART B PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DOPE TESTING LABORATORIES 24. Functions of dope testing laboratory.—Every dope testing laboratory shall perform the following functions, namely:- (a) analyse, test and submit reports of test results relating to samples of athletes in accordance with the rule 25; (b) promote and support the prevention of, and the fight against, doping in sports in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 30; (c) maintain quality control system of analytical tests, accreditation process and the Code of Ethics in accordance with International Standard for Laboratories and International Organisation for Standardisation/ International Electrotechnical Commission 17025 (ISO/IEC 17025) that are accepted and adopted by the World Anti- Doping Agency; (d) maintain professional ethics and public credibility in conducting analytical tests in accordance with rule 29; (e) implementing policies, control and prevention programmes to comply with the principles of the Code, International Standard for Laboratories and measures set out in the Convention; (f) collaborate with other dope testing laboratories, international dope testing laboratories having accreditation or approval from World Anti-Doping Agency, signatories to the Code, and other relevant stakeholders, for the purposes of acquiring knowledge of latest developments in the field of anti-doping; (g) implementing research programs in the field of anti-doping and establishing research collaborations with research institutions and other dope testing laboratories, international dope testing laboratories having accreditation or approval from World Anti-Doping Agency; and (h) any other function consistent with the Code and International Standard for Laboratories, which may be specified by the Central Government. 25. Testing of samples of athletes.—(1) Every dope testing laboratory may receive samples of athletes, which have been collected, sealed and transported to it in the manner specified in the International Standard for Testing and Investigations. (2) Every dope testing laboratory shall analyse the samples received pursuant to sub-rule (1), in accordance with the procedure specified in the International Standard for Laboratories. (3) Every dope testing laboratory shall complete the analysis of samples within the time period specified in the International Standard for Laboratories, or as may be agreed between the Anti-Doping Organisation and the dope testing laboratory. (4) After processing, analysing and investigating the sample, the dope testing laboratory shall- (a) arrive at the final conclusion based upon negative, positive or atypical finding or not analysed result and submit the report of the analytical test and investigation to the concerned signatory and World Anti- Doping Agency through Anti-Doping Administration Management System in accordance with the International Standard for Laboratories; and (b) store the sample and maintain the analytical data and information in accordance with the standards set out by the International Standard for Laboratories, and the Code. (5) A dope testing laboratory may, with the prior approval of the Anti-Doping Organisation, and in accordance with the International Standard for Laboratories, sub-contract analytical testing of samples, to other dope testing laboratories or international dope testing laboratories accredited by World Anti-Doping Agency, where under limited circumstances such dope testing laboratory may not have the methodology or capability to undertake the specific test. 26. Standards for dope testing laboratories. (1) Every dope testing laboratory shall follow such procedure in all its activities, including analytical and custodial standards, as specified in the International Standard for Laboratories. (2) Every dope testing laboratory shall produce valid test results which are based on reliable evidentiary data as specified in the International Standard for Laboratories. 27. Laboratory facilities and instruments for testing.—(1) Every dope testing laboratory, in accordance with the International Standard for Laboratories, shall have the facilities, including- (a) sufficient laboratory and administrative space, to allow separate, restricted and dedicated areas for analytical and administrative operations; (b) dedicated and restricted sample handling and sample storage areas; (c) execution of firewalls and other cyber security measures; (d) information technology infrastructure; (e) execution of data and information management system; (f) central server of internet which allows secure data handling; and (g) conditions for technical support and instrument maintenance services. (2) Every dope testing laboratory shall be equipped with such suitable instruments including measuring instruments, software, measurement standards, reference materials, reference collections, chemicals, reagents, consumables or auxiliary apparatus in accordance with the International Standard for Laboratories, to ensure accuracy and traceability in performance of laboratory activities. (3) Every dope testing laboratory shall prepare its quality manual and conduct all procedures as per the requirement of International Organisation for Standardisation/ International Electrotechnical Commission 17025 (ISO/IEC 17025), International Standard for Laboratories and related Technical Documents and Technical Letters that are accepted and adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency. (4) Every dope testing laboratory shall ensure appropriate environmental conditions for all laboratory instruments and equipment critical to laboratory operations, in accordance with the International Standard for Laboratories. (5) Any relocation of a dope testing laboratory and its associated facilities shall be done in accordance with International Organisation for Standardisation/ International Electrotechnical Commission 17025 (ISO/IEC 17025) and the International Standard for Laboratories. 28. Impartiality, confidentiality and security.—(1) Every dope testing laboratory shall ensure impartiality and confidentiality of data, information and operation in its practices, in accordance with the International Standard for Laboratories. (2) Subject to the provisions of the Act or rules or regulations made thereunder, or any other law for the time being in force, all personnel engaged by the dope testing laboratory, including any service provider, personnel of any external body or an individual acting on behalf of any such laboratory, shall keep the information obtained or created during the performance of laboratory activities or otherwise, confidential. (3) Every dope testing laboratory shall implement measures, including technical and organisational safeguards consistent with the best practices, to prevent and to detect unauthorised access and copying of data and information, and ensure compliance with the International Standard for Laboratories. 29. Professional ethics and public credibility in sample testing.—(1) In order to maintain professional ethics and public credibility in conducting analytical tests, every dope testing laboratory shall observe the principles of the International Standard for Laboratories, including the code of ethics specified therein. (2) Without prejudice to sub-rule (1) every dope testing laboratory shall- (a) carry out its professional duties competently and with integrity; (b) test the sample in accordance with the procedure laid down by the World Anti-Doping Agency to only obtain analytical evidence so as to prove that the athlete has made use of Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method; (c) ensure the sample testing and submission of its report in accordance with the procedure laid down in the International Standard for Laboratories; (d) maintain and promote athletes' confidentiality and privacy; (e) not use results of the analyses to the detriment of an athlete, to benefit itself or any other person; (f) make available to Disciplinary Panel or the Appeal Panel, as the case may be, the scientific evidence of the analytical test whenever required; (g) not accept samples directly from athlete; (h) not provide to an athlete, information about test method which could be used to avoid the detection of doping in sports; and (i) not advise any athlete in avoiding collection of a representative sample including advice on masking strategies or detection windows. 30. Acceptance and utilisation of funds.—(1) Every dope testing laboratory shall, in compliance with the code of ethics specified under the International Standard for Laboratories, accept grants, sponsorship, donations, subscription, aid or testing fees. (2) The amounts collected under sub-rule (1) may be utilised by the dope testing laboratory for activities such as— (a) supporting research efforts in the field of anti-doping; and (b) organising and participating in workshops, seminars, symposiums and conferences to raise awareness of doping and dope testing in sports. 31. Operational and administrative independence of dope testing laboratory.—(1) The officers and employees of each dope testing laboratory shall have operational and administrative independence from the Board, the Agency, an Anti-Doping Organisation, any other sport organisation, or Government or Department of Sport, or other Government body responsible for sport performance, and shall conduct its affairs and decision-making processes without any interference from such entities. (2) No officer and employee of a dope testing laboratory shall be appointed from amongst— (a) the members, officers, employees and consultants of the Board; (b) the members, officers, employees and consultants of the Agency; and (c) the members and staff of the Indian Olympic Association, the Paralympic Committee of India, National Sports Federations or their respective boards and affiliates. 32. Ability of dope testing laboratories to undertake sample analysis other than for athletes.—(1) A dope testing laboratory may accept samples for forms of analysis, other than in respect of athletes as provided in rule 25, that are not under the scope of the accreditation from World Anti-Doping Agency, including animal sports testing, forensic testing, clinical testing, and drugs of abuse testing. (2) The dope testing laboratories undertaking testing as referred to in sub-rule (1), shall not declare or represent any such testing as being covered under their World Anti-Doping Agency accreditation status. 33. Secondary use or disposal of samples. Each dope testing laboratory shall adhere to the standards in respect of secondary use or disposal of samples as specified under the International Standard for Laboratories. CHAPTER 6 PROTECTED PERSON, RECREATIONAL ATHLETE AND MINOR 34. Definitions for Chapter 6. For the purposes of this Chapter, the expressions— (a) "minor" means a natural person who has not reached the age of eighteen years; (b) "protected person" means an athlete or other natural person who at the time of Anti-Doping Rule Violation- (i) has not reached the age of sixteen years; or (ii) has not reached the age of eighteen years and is not included in any Registered Testing Pool and has never competed in any international event in an open category; or (iii)for reasons other than age has been determined to lack legal capacity, as supported by proper documentation, in accordance with the laws for the time being in force in India; and (c) "recreational athlete" means an athlete who participates or engages in sports for the purposes of fitness but does not compete otherwise in any event: Provided that the term shall not include any person who, within the five years prior to committing any Anti- Doping Rule Violation, has been an International-Level Athlete, as defined by each International Federation consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, or National-Level Athlete, as defined by each National Anti-Doping Organisation consistent with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations, has represented any country in an international event in an open category or has been included within any Registered Testing Pool or other whereabouts information pool maintained by any International Federation or National Anti-Doping Organisation. 35. Scope and applicability. This Chapter shall apply to protected persons, recreational athletes and minors. 36. Sample collection, testing and investigation and hearing in relation to protected person.—(1) A protected person who is an International-Level Athlete, or a National-Level Athlete shall be subject to testing and investigation in accordance with the rules and regulations framed under the Act. (2) The parent, legal guardian or other authorised representative of the protected person may be present throughout the process of sample collection, and the proceedings, if any, before the Disciplinary Panel or the Appeal Panel: Provided that if such persons fail to appear before the Disciplinary Panel or the Appeal Panel, as the case may be, within the time period specified, the relevant panel shall proceed to decide the matter in accordance with the applicable rules or regulations made under the Act. (3) The collection of samples of a Protected Person shall be in accordance with the International Standard for Testing and Investigations as applicable to all athletes, unless modifications are necessary due to the Protected Person's legal capacity without compromising the integrity of the process of sample collection. (4) Where a protected person is found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation, the Agency shall conduct an investigation against the athlete support personnel associated with such protected person. 37. Consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations.—(1) The consequences of Anti-Doping Rule Violations in respect of protected persons and recreational athletes, other than the violations specified in the table below, shall be such as specified in regulations made by the Agency in this regard- 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No. D. L.-33004/99", "The Gazette of India", "CG-DL-E-21072026-274680", "EXTRAORDINARY", "PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)", "PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY", "No. 582]", "NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026", and "5497 GI/2026". The Hindi dates and corresponding Hindi lines were skipped. * **Skip Hindi Body:** The entire main Hindi body text from Page 1 (after the initial masthead) through Page 26 was completely ignored. * **Extract English Body:** The English body text, starting with the "[F. No. J/13/2026-SP-V]" and "MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS NOTIFICATION" on Page 27, was extracted in its entirety, including all rules, sub-rules, clauses, explanations, and content within schedules. * **Formatting Preservation:** Paragraph structure, line breaks, and indentation have been maintained. * **Table Formatting:** The table on page 37 has been formatted using `+`, `-`, `|`, and spaces for alignment. * **Header/Footer Handling:** Repetitive navigational headers/footers (like page numbers and recurring "THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)]" headers) were excluded on subsequent pages once the main English body began, as per instruction 5. Similarly, Hindi headers/footers were ignored. * **Accuracy:** High fidelity in character extraction. Here is the extracted text: ``` REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21072026-274680 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 582] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026 5497 GI/2026 [F. No. J/13/2026-SP-V] VINEEL KRISHNA RAVELLA, Jt. Secy. MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (Department of Sports) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th July, 2026 G.S.R. 641(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the National Anti- Doping Act, 2022 (15 of 2022), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the National Anti-Doping Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. (3) The National Anti-Doping Rules, 2021, and all orders, made or purported to have been made thereunder shall continue in force unless and until they are superseded by any rules, regulations or orders made under the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022. (4) These rules shall not override the actions taken by the National Anti-Doping Agency prior to the commencement of the Act. (5) These rules shall not override the actions taken by the National Dope Testing Laboratory prior to the commencement of the Act, but shall, from the date of notification of these rules, supersede all existing practices, procedures and guidelines relating to analytical testing of samples undertaken by it. 2. Definitions.—(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, — (a) "Act" means the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 (15 of 2022); (b) "Court of Arbitration for Sport" means an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration whose headquarter is in Lausanne, Switzerland; (c) "International Standard for Laboratories" mean the standards relating to laboratories, adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency, including revisions and modifications thereof; (d) "International Standard for Results Management" means the standards relating to results management, adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency, including revisions and modifications thereof; (e) “International Standard for Testing and Investigations” mean the standards relating to testing and investigations, adopted by the World Anti-Doping Agency, including revisions and modifications thereof; (f) "laboratory activities” mean the activities undertaken by dope testing laboratory including the acceptance, handling, storing and conduct of analytical testing of samples, its review, submission of results, management system and support services; (g) "National Dope Testing Laboratory" means the laboratory specified under sub-section (1) of section 26 of the Act and any other National Dope Testing Laboratory established by the Central Government under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Act; and (h) "Schedule” means the schedule annexed to these rules. (2) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined herein, but defined in the Act or the Code, shall have the meaning as assigned to them in the Act or the Code, as the case may be. CHAPTER 2 NATIONAL BOARD FOR ANTI-DOPING IN SPORTS 3. Definitions for Chapter 2.—For the purposes of this Chapter, the expressions— (a) "Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board appointed in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act; and (b) "Member” means a Member of the Board appointed in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Act and includes the Chairperson thereof. 4. Term of office of Chairperson and Members.—(1) The Chairperson and Members shall be appointed on a part-time basis in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of section 7 of the Act. (2) No person who has held office, within a period of two years prior to the date of his appointment in any International Federation, National Sports Federation, Major Event Organisation, National Olympic Committee, National Paralympic Committee or is in the Government Department with responsibility for sport or anti-doping, shall be appointed as the Chairperson or Member of the Board. (3) The Chairperson and Members shall hold office for a term of three years or till they attain the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier. (4) Subject to the age-limit specified under sub-rule (3), the Chairperson and Members shall be eligible for appointment for a maximum of two terms. 5. Independence and confidentiality of Members.—(1) Every Member shall, before entering upon his duties, sign a declaration of independence and confidentiality, in the form as specified in Schedule I. (2) The Members shall be operationally and institutionally independent from the Agency and the Central Government, and the Board shall conduct its proceedings without any interference from the Agency, the Central Government, or any other third-party. 6. Vacancy. Any vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or Member shall be filled in accordance with sub-section (6) of section 7 of the Act. 7. Conditions of service.—(1) The Chairperson and Members shall be entitled to receive a fee of rupees twenty-five thousand and rupees twenty thousand respectively, for attending a meeting of the Board. (2) The Chairperson and Members shall be entitled to the actual expenses on air-conditioned taxi charges incurred by him for attending a meeting of the Board and the reimbursement shall be claimed on self-certification basis, in case conveyance has not been provided by the Board. (3) In case the Chairperson or Member is called upon to go out of the ordinary place of his residence for discharging his duties, he shall be entitled to travelling allowance, daily allowance and accommodation at the same rate as are applicable to- (a) a Secretary to the Government of India, in case of the Chairperson; and (b) an Additional Secretary to the Government of India, in case of other Members. 8. Residuary provisions. For the purposes of the implementation of the provisions of these rules, the matters with respect to which no express provision has been made under this Chapter, shall be referred to the Central Government for its decision. CHAPTER 3 NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING AGENCY 9. Appointment of Director General.—(1) The Central Government shall appoint the Director General of the Agency from amongst the persons of integrity and outstanding ability possessing experience in the field of public administration. (2) The terms and conditions of appointment and service of the Director General shall be as per the National Anti-Doping Agency, Director General (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2026. CHAPTER 4 NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING APPEAL PANEL PART A APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE AND REMUNERATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-DOPING APPEAL PANEL 10. Definitions for Chapter 4.-For the purposes of this Chapter, the expressions— (a) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel appointed under section 12 of the Act; (b) "Member" means the Members of the Appeal Panel, and includes the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons; and (c) "Vice-Chairperson" means a Vice-Chairperson of the Appeal Panel appointed under section 12 of the Act. 11. Constitution and appointment of Appeal Panel.—(1) The Central Government shall constitute an independent Appeal Panel, comprising of the following, namely:- (a) a Chairperson, who is a retired Judge of a High Court; (b) a Vice-Chairperson, who is a legal expert, having not less than ten years of standing as legal practitioner; (c) two members, who are registered medical practitioners, having not less than ten years of standing; and (d) two members, who are, or have been, retired eminent athletes or sports administrators for not less than ten years. (2) No person who has held office, within a period of two years prior to the date of his appointment in any International Federation, National Sports Federation, Major Event Organisation, National Olympic Committee, or National Paralympic Committee, shall be appointed as the Chairperson or Member of the Appeal Panel. (3) The Central Government shall, in respect of Members other than the Chairperson, take into consideration their anti-doping experience for appointment referred to in sub-rule (1). (4) Upon appointment to the Appeal Panel under sub-rule (1), each Member shall submit a declaration of independence and impartiality in terms of Form A of Schedule II, and such declaration shall be updated in cases where certain facts and circumstances bringing into question any impartiality arises during the hearing process. 12. Term of office, reappointment and remuneration.—(1) The Members of the Appeal Panel shall be part-time Members and hold office for a term of two years from the date they enter upon their respective office, and shall be eligible for reappointment for a maximum of two more terms. (2) The Chairperson and other Members shall be entitled to receive remuneration by way of a fee of rupees twenty- five thousand and rupees twenty thousand respectively, for attending each meeting and hearing of the Appeal Panel. 13. Resignation. The Chairperson or any other Member may, by notice in writing addressed to the Central Government, resign from his office, and on such resignation being accepted by the Central Government, the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have vacated his office. 14. Vacancy.-Any vacancy occurring in the office of any of the Members of the Appeal Panel, whether by reason of death, resignation or removal from office, shall be filled by the Central Government by making a fresh appointment within a period of six months from the date on which such vacancy occurs and the Member so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the person in whose place he is so appointed. 15. Removal of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Member.—(1) The Central Government shall remove any Member of the Appeal Panel from office, who has— (a) been adjudged an insolvent; (b) been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves moral turpitude; (c) become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a Member; (d) acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a Member; or (e) if the Member has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office as prejudicial to the public interest. (2) A Member proposed to be removed on the grounds specified in clauses (c) to (e) of sub-rule (1), shall be informed of the charges against him and given an opportunity of being heard in respect of such charges. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Chairperson of the Appeal Panel shall not be removed from his office on the grounds specified therein unless the Chief Justice of India or his nominee Judge, on a reference being made to him in this behalf by the Central Government, has on inquiry held in accordance with such procedure as he may specify in this behalf, recommended the removal. 16. Operational and institutional independence of Appeal Panel.—(1) The Members of the Appeal Panel shall have operational and institutional independence, as defined under the Code, from the Board and the Agency. (2) No Member of the Appeal Panel shall be appointed from amongst- (a) the Members, officers, employees and consultants of the Board; (b) the Members, officers, employees and consultants of the Agency or its affiliates; and (c) the Members and staff of the Indian Olympic Association, the Paralympic Committee of India, National Sports Federations or their respective boards and affiliates. (3) The Appeal Panel shall not in any way be administered by, connected or subject to the Agency and shall conduct its hearing and decision-making processes without any interference from the Board, Agency, the Central Government, or any other third-party. PART B PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPEALS 17. Appealable decisions.—(1) The Appeal Panel shall hear an appeal filed by any person aggrieved by any decision under the Act, in respect of the following, namely:— (a) a refusal to grant Therapeutic Use Exemption under section 5 of the Act; (b) imposition or non-imposition of consequences for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under section 6 of the Act; (c) a decision that an Anti-Doping Rule Violation was committed, or a decision that no Anti-Doping Rule Violation was committed; (d) a decision that an Anti-Doping Rule Violation proceeding cannot go forward for procedural reasons, including prescription; (e) a decision by the Agency not to bring forward an Adverse Analytical Finding or an Atypical Finding as an Anti-Doping Rule Violation, or a decision not to go forward with an Anti-Doping Rule Violation after an investigation in accordance with the International Standard for Results Management; (f) a decision to impose, or lift, a Provisional Suspension as a result of a Provisional Hearing; (g) the Agency's failure to comply with Article 7.4 of the Code; (h) a decision that the Agency lacks authority to rule on an alleged Anti-Doping Rule Violation or its consequences; (i) a decision to suspend, or not suspend, consequences or to reinstate, or not reinstate, consequences under Article 10.7.1 of the Code; (j) failure to comply with Article 7.1.5 of the Code; (k) failure to comply with Article 10.8.1 of the Code; (l) a decision under Article 10.14.3 of the Code; (m) a decision by the Agency not to implement another Anti-Doping Organisation's decision under Article 15 of the Code; and (n) a decision under Article 27.3 of the Code. (2) In terms of sub-section (9) of section 23 of the Act, an appeal against the decision of the Appeal Panel under this Chapter, may be preferred before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (3) Any person aggrieved by decisions as referred to in sub-rule (1), may file an appeal against such decisions in the manner as specified in Form C of Schedule II. 18. Time for filing appeals.—(1) An aggrieved person shall file an appeal in accordance with rule 17 within a period of twenty-one days from the date of receipt of the decision. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where a person who was not a party to the proceedings leading to an appealable decision as referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 17, is aggrieved by such decision and seeks to file an appeal, the following procedure shall apply, namely:— (a) within fifteen days from notice of the appealable decision, such person shall have the right to request a copy of the full case file pertaining to such decision from the Agency or the Disciplinary Panel, as the case may be; and (b) if a request under clause (a) is made within the period specified therein, then, the person making such request shall file an appeal before the Appeal Panel within a period of twenty-one days from the date of receipt of such case file. (3) The World Anti-Doping Agency shall file an appeal, if any, in respect of appealable decisions as referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 17, by the later of twenty-one days after the expiry of the last day on which an aggrieved person could have filed their appeal under sub-rule (2) or twenty-one days after the World Anti-Doping Agency's receipt of the complete case file relating to the decision. 19. Appeal Panels.—(1) The Chairperson, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairperson, shall, pursuant to sub-section (5) of section 12 of the Act, constitute a panel of three members from amongst the persons appointed to the Appeal Panel under sub-rule (1) of rule 11, to hear the appeals under rule 17, and each such panel shall be comprising of— (a) the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson as its Chairperson; (b) one Member who is a registered medical practitioner; and (c) one Member who is a sports administrator or a retired eminent athlete: Provided that a Member in a panel shall be a person who has not previously been involved in the investigation, Therapeutic Use Exemption decision, pre-adjudication or Results Management, including at the level of the Disciplinary Panel or the Appeal Panel, relating to an athlete or other person who is a party in the appeal before such panel. (2) If a Member appointed to a panel under sub-rule (1) is unwilling or unable, for whatever reason, to hear the appeal, the Chairperson or in his absence, the Vice-Chairperson, may appoint a new panel within a reasonable time. (3) The parties to the appeal may, in case of any potential conflict of interest of any Member of the panel under sub- rule (1), challenge the composition of the panel, and any such challenge shall be decided by a Member of the Appeal Panel, not forming part of the said panel. (4) Upon constitution of a panel under sub-rule (1), each Member of such panel shall sign a declaration of impartiality in terms of Form B of Schedule II, and a copy of the said declaration shall be made available to the parties to the appeal. 20. Hearing before Appeal Panel.—(1) A panel constituted under sub-rule (1) of rule 19 shall, upon its assessment of the appeal filed under rule 17, issue a notice to the relevant parties, specifying the date for hearing of the appeal. (2) A notice shall be served to the parties in the following manner, at the address for service specified in the pleadings before the Appeal Panel, namely:- (a) by delivering or tendering the notice to that person or his duly authorised representative through email correspondence; or (b) by sending the notice by registered post with acknowledgment due to the address of his place of residence, or his last known place of residence, or the place where he carried on or last carried on business or personally works or last worked for gain; or (c) by affixing it on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of the premises in which the person resides, or is known to have last resided, or carried on business or personally works or last worked for gain and that written report thereof shall be witnessed by two persons; or (d) if the notice cannot be served under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c), by publishing in a leading newspaper, both in vernacular and in English, having wide circulation of area or jurisdiction in which the person resides, or is known to have last resided or carried on business or personally works or last worked for gain. (3) The parties to the appeal may engage authorised representatives to appear, plead and act on their respective behalf before the appropriate panel on the date for hearing specified in the notice under sub-rule (1), or such other date to which the hearing may be adjourned. (4) Where it appears to the panel that an athlete or other person appearing before it does not have sufficient means to engage a pleader, the panel may assign a pleader for his defence at the expense of the Appeal Panel. (5) The panel shall, prior to making any decision, give a reasonable opportunity to the parties— (a) for hearing; (b) to access and present relevant evidence; (c) to submit written and oral submissions; and (d) to call and examine witnesses. (6) The parties to the hearing may submit their written submissions, not later than twenty days from the issuance of notice under sub-rule (1), and as far as practicable, in the manner specified in Schedule III: Provided that where submission in the manner specified under sub-rule (6) is not possible, the parties to the hearing shall make their written submissions with sufficient details and documentation in support of the averments made in such written submission. (7) Upon failure to appear before the panel under sub-rule (3), the panel shall proceed to decide the appeal on the basis of the written submissions of the relevant parties, if any, the order of the Agency or the Disciplinary Panel, as the case may be, being appealed against, and the material on record. (8) Representatives of the concerned International Federation, the concerned National Sports Federation, the Indian Olympic Association