GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Home

Home—General Division

Office of the District Magistrate,

South Goa

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Order

No. 31/15/2019/ELECTION/ARM/2138

Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973

Whereas, the Election Commission of India may

announce the schedule for ensuing Election 2019

shortly and the Code of Conduct would come into

force on announcement of the said schedule. As

required by the directions of the Election Commission

of India, New Delhi, District Administration is

required to ensure free, fair and peaceful conduct of

Election 2019 in the South Goa District;

And whereas, in my considered opinion there is

sufficient ground for proceeding under sub-section

(1) of Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973,

to impose ban for carrying of all type of arms, firearms

and other lethal weapons, within the South Goa

District, to ensure free, fair, peaceful and orderly

conduct of the Election process and to prevent

obstruction, annoyance or injury to any person

lawfully employed or danger to human life, or safety,

or disturbance of public tranquillity or riot, of any

affray during the electioneering period.

And whereas, I am satisfied that the circum-

stances do not permit serving of the notices

individually in time to all the licensed arms holders

in South Goa District.

Now therefore, I, Shri Agnelo A. J. Fernandes,

District Magistrate, South Goa District, Margao, in

exercise of the powers vested in me under Section

Panaji, 20th February, 2019 (Phalguna 1, 1940)

SERIES III No. 46

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20

EXTRAORDINARY

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144 of Cr. P.C., 1973 do hereby prohibit the carrying

of all type of arms, firearms, ammunition lethal

weapons, in any public place, street, road squares,

thoroughfare, by lanes, or in any open place in

entire District of South Goa with immediate effect

until further orders;

Further, all the arm license holders in South Goa

District are hereby directed to deposit all their

firearms at the nearest Police Station of their

respective Jurisdiction on or before 20th February,

2019. All the firearms deposited will be returned to

the license holder after five days from counting i.e.

after the Election process is over;

Further, it is also made known that, if any person

has a real threat to his or her person/property, he/

/she should approach the Director General of Police

for providing necessary security by the Police, but

under no circumstances will any person be allowed

to carry his own personal licensed firearm/s or

otherwise except with special permission or

exemption granted by the undersigned.

However, the above restrictions shall not apply

to Public Servants/Police/Defence Personnel and

Security Personnel on duty/Sports persons who are

members of National Rifle Association of India and

to those members of the community who are

entitled to display weapons by long standing law,

custom and usage, unless they are found to be

indulging in violence or posing a threat to the

maintenance of law and order and peaceful

Conduct of Elections.

Given under my hand and seal of this office on

this 13th day of February, 2019.

Agnelo A. J. Fernandes,

District Magistrate &

District Election Officer,

South Goa Assembly Election,

Margao.

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