RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410 Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-2020
Panaji, 9th July, 2020 (Asadha 18, 1942) SERIES I No. 15 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NOTE
There is an Extraordinary issue to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 14 dated 02-07-2020, namely, Extraordinary dated 03-07-2020 from pages 457 to 458, Notification No. 38/1/2017-Fin(R&C)(153) regarding the Goa Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 from Department of Finance (R&C).
INDEX
Department Notification Subject Pages
1. Civil Supplies & Consumer Not.- DCS/S/KER/PF/ Revised fixation of superior kerosene oil. 459 Affairs /2020-21//117 Director & ex offi. Jt. Secy.
2. Education, Art & Culture Not.- DE/Amendment/ The Goa School Education (Amendment) 460 Dte. of Education 2012/1381 Rules, 2016. Director
3.a. Law Not.- 10/6/2020-LA-109 The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of 460
Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020.
Legal Affairs Joint Secretary
b. -do- Not.- 10/6/2020-LA-110 The Salary, Allowances and Pension of 464
Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.
4. Personnel Not.- 1/2/2015-PER The Government of Goa, Secretariat, Goa 465 Special Secretary
General Service, Group 'A', Gazetted posts in the Law Department (Legal Affairs) (Other Conditions of Service) (First Amendment) Rules, 2020.
5.a. Science, Technology and Not.- 230-10-2016/STE- Amendment to Scheme. 465 Waste Management DIR/341 Dir. & ex offi. Jt. Secy.
b. -do- Not.- 230-10-2016/STE- Amendment to Scheme. 466
DIR/342
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
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Notification
DCS/S/KER/PF/2020-21/117
In pursuance of clause 3 read with sub-clause (d)(i) of clause 2 of Kerosene Fixation of Ceiling Price Order (1993), the Government of Goa hereby directs that maximum wholesale & retail price for domestic purpose of Superior Kerosene Oil stands revised as under with effect from 01-07-2020. This notification supersedes earlier Notification No. DCS/S/KER/PF/2020-21/56 dated 06-05-2020.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 15 9TH JULY, 2020
Sr. Taluka Wholesale Price Wholesale Price Retail Price per Retail Price per
No. per Kilo litre including per Kilo litre including litre including litre including
GST & Green Cess GST & Green Cess GST & Green Cess GST & Green Cess
Existing Revised Existing Revised
1 Tiswadi Rs. 14288.69 Rs. 25135.76 Rs. 19.06 Rs. 29.32
Chorao Rs. 14320.19 Rs. 25167.26 Rs. 19.06 Rs. 29.32
Diwar Rs. 14320.19 Rs. 25167.26 Rs. 19.06 Rs. 29.32
2 Salcete Rs. 13714.97 Rs. 24562.04 Rs. 18.56 Rs. 28.82
3 Bardez Rs. 14496.85 Rs. 25343.91 Rs. 19.31 Rs. 29.57
Corjuvem Rs. 14496.85 Rs. 25343.91 Rs. 19.31 Rs. 29.57
4 Mormugao Rs. 13527.10 Rs. 24374.16 Rs. 18.31 Rs. 28.57
5 Ponda Rs. 13818.63 Rs. 24665.69 Rs. 18.56 Rs. 28.82
6 Quepem Rs. 13967.79 Rs. 24814.86 Rs. 18.81 Rs. 29.07
7 Bicholim Rs. 14514.19 Rs. 25361.26 Rs. 19.31 Rs. 29.57
8 Pernem Rs.14904.48 Rs. 25751.54 Rs. 19.56 Rs. 29.82
9 Canacona Rs. 14366.75 Rs. 25213.81 Rs. 19.06 Rs. 29.32
10 Sanguem Rs. 14158.60 Rs. 25005.66 Rs. 19.06 Rs. 29.32
11 Sattari Rs. 14366.75 Rs. 25213.81 Rs. 19.06 Rs. 29.32
12 Dharbandora Rs. 14158.60 Rs. 25005.66 Rs. 19.06 Rs. 29.32
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Siddhivinayak S. Naik, Director & ex officio Joint Secretary (Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs).
Panaji, 1st July, 2020.
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Department of Education, Art & Culture
Directorate of Education __
Notification
DE/Amendment/2012/1381
RULES
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Goa, Daman and Diu School Education Act, 1984 (Act 15 of 1985) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules so as to further amend the Goa, Daman and Diu School Education Rules, 1986, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa School Education (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date
of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of rule 88.— In rule 88 of the Goa, Daman and Diu School Education Rules, 1986—
(i) in proviso to sub-rule (1), for the word "August", the word "November" shall be substituted;
(ii) sub-rule (2) shall be omitted.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Vandana Rao, IAS, Director (Education).
Porvorim, 8th July, 2020.
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Department of Law
Legal Affairs Division ——
Notification
10/6/2020-LA-109
The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Cer tain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 (Ordinance No. 2 of 2020), which has been promulgated by the President in the Seventy- -first Year of the Republic of India and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section I, dated OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 15 9TH JULY, 2020 31-3-2020, is hereby published for the general information of the public.
D. S. Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).
Porvorim, 19th June, 2020.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 31st March, 2020/Chaitra 11, 1942 (Saka)
THE TAXATION AND OTHER LAWS (RELAXATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE, 2020
No. 2 of 2020
Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-
first year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance to provide relaxation in the provisions of certain Acts and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whereas, in view of the spread of pandemic COVID-19 across many countries of the world including India, causing immense loss to the lives of people, it has become imperative to relax certain provisions, including extension of time limit, in the taxation and other laws;
And whereas, Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:—
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020.
(2) Save as otherwise provided, it shall
come into force at once.
2. Definitions.— (1) In this Ordinance,
unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "specified Act" means-
27 of 1957.
(i) the Wealth-tax Act, 1957;
(ii) the Income-tax Act, 1961; 43 of 1961.
45 of 1988.
(iii) the Prohibition of Benami Proper ty Transactions Act, 1988;
(iv) Chapter VII of the
22 of 2004.
Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004;
(v) Chapter VII of the Finance
Act, 2013;
17 of 2013.
22 of 2015.
(vi) the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015;
(vii) Chapter VIII of the
Finance Act, 2016; or
28 of 2016.
(viii) the Direct Tax Vivad se
Vishwas Act, 2020;
3 of 2020.
(b) "notification" means the notification
published in the Official Gazette.
1 of 1944.
52 of 1962.
51 of 1975.
32 of 1994.
(2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined, but defined in the specified Act, the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Customs Act, 1962, the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 or the Finance Act, 1994, as the case may be, shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in that Act.
CHAPTER II
Relaxation of certain provisions of specified Act
3. Relaxation of certain provisions of specified Act.— (1) Where, any time limit has been specified in, or prescribed or notified under, the specified Act which falls during the period from the 20th day of March, 2020 to the 29th day of June, 2020 or such other date after the 29th day of June, 2020 as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, for the completion or compliance of such action as—
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 15 9TH JULY, 2020(a) completion of any proceeding or passing of any order or issuance of any notice, intimation, notification, sanction or approval or such other action, by whatever name called, by any authority, commission or tribunal, by whatever name called, under the provisions of the specified Act; or
(b) filing of any appeal, reply or application or furnishing of any report, document, return, statement or such other record, by whatever name called, under the provisions of the specified Act; or
(c) in case where the specified Act is the Income-tax Act, 1961,— 43 of 1961.
(i) making of investment, deposit, payment, acquisition, purchase, construction or such other action, by whatever name called, for the purposes of claiming any deduction, exemption or allowance under the provisions contained in—
(I) sections 54 to 54GB or under any provisions of Chapter VI-A under the heading "B.— Deductions in respect of certain payments" thereof; or
(II) such other provisions of that Act, subject to fulfillment of such conditions, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify; or
28 of 2005.
(ii) beginning of manufacture or production of articles or things or providing any services referred to in section 10AA of that Act, in a case where the letter of approval, required to be issued in accordance with the provisions of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, has been issued on or before the 31st day of March, 2020,
and where completion or compliance of such action has not been made within such time, then, the time limit for completion or compliance of such action shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the specified Act, stand extended to the 30th day of June, 2020, or such other date after the 30th day of June, 2020, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf:
Provided that the Central Government may specify different dates for completion or compliance of different actions.
Provided further that such action shall not include payment of any amount as is referred to in sub-section (2).
(2) Where any due date has been specified in, or prescribed or notified under, the specified Act for payment of any amount towards tax or levy, by whatever name called, which falls during the period from the 20th day of March, 2020 to the 29th day of June, 2020 or such other date after the 29th day of June, 2020 as the Central Government may, by notification, specif y in this behalf, and such amount has not been paid within such date, but has been paid on or before the 30th day of June, 2020, or such other date after the 30th day of June, 2020 as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, then, notwithstanding anything contained in the specified Act,—
(a) the rate of interest payable, if any, in respect of such amount for the period of delay shall not exceed three-fourth per cent. for every month or part thereof;
(b) no penalty shall be levied and no prosecution shall be sanctioned in respect of such amount for the period of delay.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this sub-section, "the period of delay" means the period between the due date and the date on which the amount has been paid.
CHAPTER III
Amendment to the Income-tax Act, 1961
43 of 1961.
4. Amendment of sections 10 and 80G of Act 43 of 1961.— In the Income-tax Act, 1961, with effect from the 1st day of April, 2020,—
(i) in section 10, in clause (23C), in sub- -clause (i), after the word "Fund", the OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 15 9TH JULY, 2020 words and brackets "or the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES FUND)" shall be inserted;
(ii) in section 80G, in sub-section (2), in clause (a), in sub-clause (iiia), after the word "Fund", the words and brackets "or the Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES FUND)" shall be inserted.
CHAPTER IV
Amendments to the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act
5. Amendment of section 3 of Act 3 of 2020.— In section 3 of the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020,—
(a) in third column, in the heading, for the figures, letters and words "31st day of March, 2020", the figures, letters and words "30th day of June, 2020" shall be substituted;
(b) in fourth column, in the heading, for the figures, letters and words "1st day of April, 2020", the figures, letters and words "1st day of July, 2020" shall be substituted.
CHAPTER V
Relaxation of time limit under certain indirect tax laws
1 of 1944.
52 of 1962.
51 of 1975.
32 of 1994.
6. Relaxation of time limit under Central Excise Act, 1944, Customs Act, 1962, Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and Finance Act, 1994.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Customs Act, 1962 (except sections 30, 30A, 41, 41A, 46 and 47), the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 or Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994 as it stood prior to its omission vide section 173 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 with effect from the 1st day of July, 2017, the time limit specified in, or prescribed or notified under, the said Acts which falls during the period from the 20th day of March, 2020 to the 29th day of June, 2020
or such other date after the 29th day of June, 2020 as the Central Government may, by notification, specify, for the completion or compliance of such action as-
(a) completion of any proceeding or issuance of any order, notice, intimation, notification or sanction or approval, by whatever name called, by any authority, commission, tribunal, by whatever name called; or
(b) filing of any appeal, reply or application or furnishing or any report, document, return or statement, by whatever name called,
shall, notwithstanding that completion or compliance of such action has not been made within such time, stand extended to the 30th day of June, 2020 or such other date after the 30th day of June, 2020 as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf:
Provided that the Central Government may specify different dates for completion or compliance of different actions under clause (a) or clause (b).
CHAPTER VI
Amendment to the Finance Act (No. 2), 2019
7. Amendment of section 127 of Act 23 of 2019.— In section 127 of the Finance Act (No. 2), 2019,—
(i) in sub-section (1), for the words "within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of the said declaration", the words, figures and letters "on or before the 31st day of May, 2020" shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (2), for the words "within thirty days of the date of receipt of the declaration", the words, figures and letters "on or before the 1st day of May, 2020" shall be substituted;
(iii) in sub-section (4), for the words "within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of the declaration", the words, figures and letters "on or before the 31st day of May, 2020" shall be substituted;
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 15 9TH JULY, 2020(iv) in sub-section the words "within a period of thirty days from the date of issue of such statement", the words, figures and letters and letters "on or before the 30th day of June, 2020" shall he substituted.
CHAPTER VII
Amendment to the Central Goods and Services
Tax Act, 2017
8. Insertion of new section 168A in Act 12 of 2017.— After section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the following section shall he inserted, namely:—
'168A. Power of Government to extend time limit in special circumstances.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may, on the recommendations or the Council, by notification, extend the time limit specified in, or prescribed or notified under, this Act in respect of actions which cannot be completed or complied with due to force majeure.
(2) The power to issue notification under sub-section (1) shall include the power to give retrospective effect to such notification from a date not earlier than the date of commencement of this Act.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, the expression "force majeure" means a case of war, epidemic, flood, drought, fire, cyclone, earthquake or any other calamity caused by nature or otherwise affecting the implementation of any of the provisions of this Act.'.
RAM NATH KOVIND, President.
Dr. G. NARAYANA RAJU, Secretary to the Goverment of India.
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Notification
10/6/2020-LA-110
The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (Ordinance No. 3 of 2020), which has been promulgated by the President in the Seventy-first Year of the Republic of India and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section I, dated 7-4-2020, is hereby published for the general information of the public.
D. S. Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).
Porvorim, 19th June, 2020.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 7th April, 2020/Chaitra 18, 1942 (Saka)
THE SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND PENSION OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2020
No. 3 of 2020
Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-
-first Year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance further to amend the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954.
Whereas India, as the rest of the world, is grappling with Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic which has severe health and economic ramifications for the people of the country;
And whereas the Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic has shown the importance of expeditious relief and assistance and therefore, it is necessary to take certain emergency measures to prevent and contain the spread of said pandemic;
And whereas in order to manage and control such situation, it has become necessary to raise resources by reduction of salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament;
And whereas Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessar y for him to take immediate action;
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 15 9TH JULY, 2020Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:—
1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
30 of 1954.
2. Amendment of section 3.— In the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, in section 3, af ter sub- -section (1), the following sub- -section shall be inser ted, namely:—
"(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the salary payable to Members of Parliament under sub-section (1) shall be reduced by thirty per cent. for a period of one year commencing from the 1st April, 2020, to meet the exigencies arising out of Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic.".
RAM NATH KOVIND, President.
Dr. G. NARAYANA RAJU, Secretary to the Goverment of India.
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Department of Personnel __
Notification
1/2/2015-PER
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Goa hereby makes the following Rules so as to amend the Government of Goa, Secretariat, Goa General Service, Group 'A' Gazetted posts in the Law Department (Legal Affairs) (Other Conditions of Service) Rules, 2017, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Government of Goa, Secretariat, Goa General Service, Group 'A', Gazetted posts in the Law Department (Legal Affairs) (Other Conditions of Service) (First Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force with
immediate effect.
2. Insertion of new rule 3.— After rule 2 of the Government of Goa, Secretariat, Goa General Service, Group 'A' Gazetted posts in the Law Department (Legal Affairs) (Other Conditions of Service) Rules, 2017, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:—
3. Departmental Promotion/Upgradation Committee.— The Departmental Promotion/ Upgradation Committee to consider the entitlement of officials under these Rules for upgradation/promotion from one level to another and to all non-functional grades as specified in these rules shall be as under:—
(1) Chairman/Member, ... Chairman
Goa Public Service Commission
(2) Chief Secretary or his ... Member
nominee
(3) Administrative Secretary/ ... Member.".
/Head of Department.
These Rules are issued in consultation with the Goa Public Service Commission vide its letter No. COM/II/13/42(1)/94/2060 dated 23-06-2020.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Tariq Thomas, IAS, Special Secretary
(Personnel).
Porvorim, 26th May, 2020.
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Department of Science and Technology and Waste Management __
Notification
230-10-2016/STE-DIR/341
Read Notification No. 229-10-2016/STE-
DIR/1279 dated 27-03-2017
Government of Goa is pleased to insert the following clause so as to amend the scheme notified vide Notification read above, OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 15 9TH JULY, 2020 published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 1 dated 6th April, 2017.
4 (vii) Project Evaluation Committee:— "The proposals submitted by the applicants will be evaluated/appraised at the first instance, through Project Evaluation Committee consisting of:—
a) Prof. M. K. Janarthanam, Prof. Botany
Goa University — Chairperson.
b) Shri Vivek Belokar, Dy. Director, Directorate of Technical Education.
c) Dr. Mohan R. Girap, Scientist, Goa State
Pollution Control Board.
d) Shri Sujeet Kumar Dongre, Scientist,
CEE, Porvorim-Goa.
e) Shri Dominic Fernandes, General Manager, Goa Waste Management Corporation, Saligao-Goa — Member Convenor.
The Committee will submit appraisal report and the same will be placed before Project Review Committee alongwith the proposal for their recommendations.
The above Committee will meet in regular intervals on need basis to evaluate/appraise the proposals.
The quorum for the meeting will be atleast
4 members.
This issues with the administrative approval of the Government vide U.O. No. 037 dated 12-09-2019 and Finance (Exp.) Depar tment concurrence vide U.O. 1400072261 dated 12-03-2020.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Levinson J. Martins, Director & ex officio
Joint Secretary (S,T&WM).
Porvorim, 7th July, 2020.
Notification
230-10-2016/STE-DIR/342
Read Notification No. 230-10-2016/STE-
DIR/241 dated 26-05-2017.
Government of Goa is pleased to insert the following clause so as to amend the scheme notified vide Notification read above, published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 10 dated 8th June, 2017.
3 (ii) (a) Project Evaluation Committee:— "The proposals submitted by the applicants will be evaluated/appraised to the first instance, through Project Evaluation Committee consisting of:-
a) Prof. M. K. Janarthanam, Prof. Botany
Goa University — Chairperson.
b) Shri Vivek Belokar, Dy. Director, Directorate of Technical Education.
c) Dr. Mohan R. Girap, Scientist, Goa State
Pollution Control Board.
d) Shri Sujeet Kumar Dongre, Scientist,
CEE, Porvorim-Goa.
e) Shri Dominic Fernandes, General Manager, Goa Waste Management Corporation, Saligao-Goa — Member Convenor.
The Committee will submit appraisal report and the same will be placed before Project Review Committee alongwith the proposal for their recommendations.
The above Committee will meet in regular intervals on need basis to evaluate/appraise the proposals.
The quorum for the meeting will be atleast
4 members.
This issues with the administrative approval of the Government vide U.O. No. 037 dated 12-09-2019 and Finance (Exp.) Depar tment concurrence vide U.O. 1400072261 dated 12-03-2020.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Levinson J. Martins, Director & ex officio
Joint Secretary (S,T&WM).
Porvorim, 7th July, 2020.
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