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Power to make rules

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Right to Public Services) Regulation, 2026
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Chapter VII MISCELLANEOUS

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  1. (1) The Administrator may, by notification, make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Regulation, for carrying out the purposes of this Regulation.
  2. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
    • (a) the other mechanism through which an appeal deemed to have been registered automatically on behalf of an eligible person, if a complaint or appeal is not disposed of within the time limit under clause (d) of section 2;
    • (b) the manner of generation of unique application number and tracking of applications under sub-section (2) of section 5;
    • (c) the manner in which the application to be entered in the electronic record and provide an acknowledgement to the applicant under sub-section (3) of section 5;
    • (d) the manner of receipt, enquiry and redressal of complaints under sub-section (1) of section 6;
    • (e) the level of officer designated as Grievance Redressal Officers under sub-section (2) of section 6;
    • (f) the other means of acknowledgement of complaints and appeals under section 7;
    • (g) the time limit within which grievances shall be redressed by the Grievance Redressal Officer under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 8;
    • (h) the time period for redressal of complaint or disposal of appeal under sub-section (2) of section 8;
      • (i) the other means of acknowledgement of an appeal under sub-section (4) of section 9;
    • (j) the time period within which the Designated Authority shall dispose of an appeal under sub-section (5) of section 9;
    • (k) the salary and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of, a member of the Appellate Authority under sub-section (2) of section 14;
    • (l) the other matters for which the Appellate Authority shall have the powers of a civil court under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 16;
    • (m) the manner of recovery of penalty under sub-section (3) of section 21;
    • (n) the manner of recovery of penalty under sub-section (4) of section 21;
    • (o) the manner and time period within which the public authority shall publish reports and other particulars to be mentioned therein under sub-section (2) of section 22;
    • (p) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
  3. (3) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

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