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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.

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The Goa Public Health (Amendment)

Act, 2019

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

AN

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:—

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

Act may be called the Goa Public Health

(Amendment) Act, 2019.

EXTRAORDINARY

(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 sanitary convenience or

without access to sanitary convenience

within the premises of the habitation

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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 inserted,

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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