Publication of Notification in the Gazette of India regarding amendments in Central Waqf Council Rules, 1998
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-21082026-275665
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 687] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026/SHRAVAN 30, 1948
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th August, 2026
G.S.R. 753(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 12 of the Unified
Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 (43 of 1995), the Central Government
hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Waqf Council Rules, 1998, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Central Waqf Council (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Waqf Council Rules, 1998, in rule 7, for sub-rule(1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted,
namely:-
“(1) There shall be a Secretary to the Council”.
[F.No. Waq-18/1/2025-Coord.MoMA]
MOHAMMAD AFZAL, 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. 593(E) dated the 30th September, 1998 and subsequently amended, vide numbers G.S.R
240 (E), dated the 22nd March, 2012, G.S.R 693 (E), dated the 25th September, 2014, G.S.R. 532(E), dated the 2nd
July, 2015 and G.S.R. 344(E), dated the 9th May, 2022
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