Goa Gazette, No. 1819-47, 22 February 2019

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410 Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20

Panaji, 22nd February, 2019 (Phalguna 3, 1940) SERIES I No. 47 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law & Judiciary

Legal Affairs Division

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Notification

7/3/2019-LA

The Goa Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Goa Act 3 of 2019), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 31-1-2019 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 14-2-2019, is hereby published for the general information of the public.

D. S. Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).

Porvorim, 22nd February, 2019.

———— The Goa Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2019

(Goa Act 3 of 2019) [14-2-2019]

ACT

further to amend the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Health Act, 1985 (Act 25 of 1985).

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Amendment of section 2.— In section 2 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Health Act, 1985 (Act 25 of 1985) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"), after clause (30A), the following clause shall be inserted, namely,—

"(30B) "sanitary convenience" means

latrine, toilet and facility for taking bath;".

3. Amendment of section 30.— In section 30 of the principal Act, the expression "latrine" wherever it occurs, shall be omitted.

4. Amendment of section 35.— In section 35 of the principal Act, for the word "owner", the words "owner or occupier" shall be substituted.

5. Amendment of section 37.— In section

37 of the principal Act,—

(i) in clause (7), the word "and" shall be

omitted;

(ii) in clause (8), the word "and" shall be

added at the end;

(iii) after clause (8), the following clause

shall be inserted, namely:—

"(9) any human habitation without adequate sanitar y convenience or without access to sanitary convenience within the premises of the habitation 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2019. 3087 Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: dir–[email protected] OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 47 (EXTRAORDINARY) 22ND FEBRUARY, 2019

rendering such place in such a state as to be prejudicial to health.".

6. Amendment of section 40.— In section 40 of the principal Act, in sub-section (4-A), for the expression "due to improper drainage or due to overflowing of septic tanks, etc.", the expression "due to improper drainage, overflowing of septic tank or lack of provision for adequate sanitary convenience, etc.," shall be substituted.

7. Amendment of section 94A.— In section

94A of the principal Act,—

(i) in sub-section (1) in clause (a), after the expression "electricity," the words "sanitary convenience" shall be inserted;

(ii) in sub-section (2), after clause (e), the following clauses shall be inser ted, namely:—

"(f) Director of Panchayats;

(g) Project Director of Rural

Development Agency

(h) Mission Director of Swachh

Bharat Mission;

(i) Any other authority as deemed fit

by the Government.".

Secretariat, CHOKHA RAM GARG Porvorim-Goa. Secretary to the

Government of Goa,

Dated: 21-2-2019. Law Department

(Legal Affairs).

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