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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2015-2017

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law & Judiciary

Legal Affairs Division

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Notification

8/3/2017-LA

The Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2017 (Ordinance No. 3 of 2017),

which has been promulgated by the Governor

of Goa on 09-06-2017, is hereby published for

general information of the public.

Sharad G. Marathe, Addl. Secretary (Law).

Porvorim, 9th June, 2017.

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The Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2017

(Ordinance No. 3 of 2017)

Promulgated by the Governor of Goa in the

Sixty-eight year of the Republic of

India.

An Ordinance further to amend the Goa

Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of

1994).

Panaji, 9th June, 2017 (Jyaistha 19, 1939)

EXTRAORDINARY

Whereas, the Legislative Assembly of Goa

is not in session and the Governor of Goa is

satisfied that circumstances exist which

render it necessary for her to take immediate

action.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers

conferred by clause (1) of article 213 of the

Constitution of India, the Governor of Goa is

pleased to promulgate the following

Ordinance, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This

Ordinance may be called the Goa Panchayat

Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Insertion of new sections 40A.— After

section 40 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994

(Goa Act 14 of 1994) the following section

shall be inserted, namely:—

“40A Grant of paid holiday to employees

on the day of poll.— (1) Every person

employed in any business, trade, industrial

undertaking or any other establishment

and entitled to vote at an election to

Panchayat shall, on the day of poll, be

granted a holiday.

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]

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(2) No deduction or abatement of the

wages of any such person shall be made

on account of a holiday having been

granted in accordance with sub-section (1)

and if such person is employed on the basis

that he would not ordinarily receive wages

for such a day, he shall nonetheless be

paid for such day the wages he would have

drawn had not a holiday been granted to

him on that day.

Raj Bhavan,

MRIDULA SINHA

Dona Paula, Goa.

Governor of Goa.

Date: 09-06-2017.

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