Offshore Areas Mineral Conservation and Development Amendment Rules, 2026
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The Offshore Areas Mineral Conservation and Development Amendment Rules, 2026
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The Ministry of Mines amends the Offshore Areas Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2024. These amendments align the penalty provisions with the Offshore Areas Mineral Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026. The rules now require authorities to initiate adjudication for contraventions under the new 2026 adjudication framework. References to specific penalty amounts previously listed in the Second Schedule are removed. The rules also omit the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule from the principal rules. These changes take effect on August 1, 2026.
- Who is affected
- Entities or persons subject to the Offshore Areas Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2024.
- Required action
- Authorities must initiate adjudication of penalties for rule contraventions under the Offshore Areas Mineral Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026.
- Key dates
- Commencement date — 31 Jul 2026
- Consequences
- Contravention of the rules results in liability for penalties determined under the Offshore Areas Mineral Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026.
Source details
- Source
- Gazette of India (e-Gazette)
- Type
- statutory gazette instrument
- Published by source
- 30 Jul 2026
- Document number
- G.S.R. 687(E)
- Issuing division
- Ministry of Mines
- Effective date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Coverage area
- gazette
Document text
5867 GI/2026 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
xxxGIDHxxx xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण् ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार से प्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
सं. 625] नई दिल्ली, नृहस्ट् पजतिार, िुलाई 30, 2026/श्रािण 8, 1948
No. 625] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026/SHRAVAN 8, 1948
सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-31072026-274997 CG-DL-E-31072026-274997
खान मंत्रालय अजधसूचना नई दिल्ली, 30 िुलाई, 2026 सा.का.जन. 687(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, अपतट क्षेत्र खजनि (जिकास और जिजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 2002 (2003 का 17) की धारा 35 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, अपतट क्षेत्र खजनि संरक्षण और जिकास जनयम, 2024 का संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम ननाती है, अर्ाात्:—
- संजक्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ.- (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम अपतट क्षेत्र खजनि संरक्षण और जिकास (संिोधन) जनयम, 2026 है। (2) ये जनयम 1 अगस्ट्त, 2026 को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
- अपतट क्षेत्र खजनि संरक्षण और जिकास जनयम, 2024 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उि जनयम कहा गया है) के, जनयम 48 में,- (i) उप-जनयम (4) में, खंड (ii) के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अर्ाात्:- “(ii) अपतट क्षेत्र खजनि (िन जिश्वास) जनयम, 2026 के अनुसार जनयम के उल्लंघन के जलए िाजस्ट्त के न्यायजनणायन की िुरुआत करने के जलए कारािाई करें;”; (ii) उप-जनयम (5) में, (क) खंड (ii) में, उप-खंड (क) में, "िूसरी अनुसूची में जिजनर्दिष्ट रकम" िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर, "अपतट क्षेत्र खजनि िाजस्ट्त का न्यायजनणायन जनयम, 2026 के अनुसार िाजस्ट्त" िब्ि रखे िाएंगे; (ख) खंड (iii) में, “िूसरी अनुसूची में जिजनर्दिष्ट रकम" िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर, “अपतट क्षेत्र खजनि िाजस्ट्त का न्यायजनणायन जनयम, 2026 के अनुसार िाजस्ट्त" िब्ि रखे िाएंगे।
- उि जनयमों में, जनयम 60 के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अर्ाात्:- “60. िाजस्ट्त.- िो कोई भी इन जनयमों के उपनंधों का उल्लंघन करेगा, िह धारा 28 और उसके अधीन ननाए गए जनयमों (अर्ाात; अपतट क्षेत्र खजनि िाजस्ट्त का न्यायजनणायन जनयम, 2026) के उपनंधों के अनुसार िाजस्ट्त के जलए उत्तरिायी होगा।”
- उि जनयमों में, “अनुसूची-2” और “अनुसूची-3” का लोप दकया िाएगा।
[फा. सं. एम.VI.-16/51/2026-खान VI (भाग-5)] कुलिीर ससह यािि, संयुि सजचि टटप्पण.— मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 791(अ), तारीख 31 दिसंनर, 2024 में प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।
MINISTRY OF MINES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th July, 2026 G.S.R. 687(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 35 of the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 (17 of 2003), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Offshore Areas Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2024, namely: —
- Short title and commencement: — (1) These rules may be called the Offshore Areas Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of August, 2026.
In the Offshore Areas Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 48, —
(a) in sub-rule (4), for clause (ii), following clause shall be substituted, namely: –
“(ii) take action to initiate adjudication of penalty for contravention in accordance with Offshore Areas Mineral Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026;”;
(b) in sub-rule (5), –
(i) in clause (ii), in sub-clause (a), for the words “such amount as specified in the Second Schedule”, the words “penalty in accordance with Offshore Areas Mineral Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026 “shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (iii), for the words “such amount as specified in the Second Schedule”, the words “penalty in accordance with Offshore Areas Mineral Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026 “shall be substituted.
In the said rules, for rule 60, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: –
“60. Penalty. – Whoever contravenes the provisions of these rules shall be liable to penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 28 of the Act and the rules made thereunder (i.e., the Offshore Areas Mineral Adjudication of Penalties Rules, 2026).”.
In the said rules, “THE SECOND SCHEDULE” and “THE THIRD SCHEDULE” shall be omitted.
[F. No. M.VI -16/51/2026-Mines VI (Part 5)] KULVEER SINGH YADAV, Jt. Secy.
Note: – The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 791 (E) dated the 31st December, 2024.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2026.07.31 01:40:04 +05'30'
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