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RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

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

Civil Supplies & Consumer

Not.- DCS/S/KER/PF/

Revised fixation of superior kerosene oil.

459

Affairs

/2020-21//117

Director & ex offi. Jt. Secy.

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

Legal Affairs

Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020.

Joint Secretary

b. -do-

Not.- 10/6/2020-LA-110

The Salary, Allowances and Pension of

464

Members of Parliament (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2020.

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

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.

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Sr.

Taluka

Wholesale Price

Retail Price per

No.

per Kilo litre including

litre including

GST & Green Cess

Existing

Revised

Existing

Revised

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

Salcete

Rs. 13714.97

Rs. 24562.04

Rs. 18.56

Rs. 28.82

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

Mormugao

Rs. 13527.10

Rs. 24374.16

Rs. 18.31

Rs. 28.57

Ponda

Rs. 13818.63

Rs. 24665.69

Rs. 18.56

Rs. 28.82

Quepem

Rs. 13967.79

Rs. 24814.86

Rs. 18.81

Rs. 29.07

Bicholim

Rs. 14514.19

Rs. 25361.26

Rs. 19.31

Rs. 29.57

Pernem

Rs.14904.48

Rs. 25751.54

Rs. 19.56

Rs. 29.82

Canacona

Rs. 14366.75

Rs. 25213.81

Rs. 19.06

Rs. 29.32

Sanguem

Rs. 14158.60

Rs. 25005.66

Rs. 19.06

Rs. 29.32

Sattari

Rs. 14366.75

Rs. 25213.81

Rs. 19.06

Rs. 29.32

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.

———ttt———

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.

———ttt———

Department of Law

Legal Affairs Division

——

Notification

10/6/2020-LA-109

The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation

of Certain 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

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31-3-2020, is hereby published for the general

information of the public.

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

Porvorim, 19th June, 2020.

_______

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-

(i) the Wealth-tax Act, 1957;

(ii) the Income-tax Act, 1961;

(iii) the Prohibition of Benami

Property Transactions Act,

1988;

(iv) Chapter VII of the

Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004;

(v) Chapter VII of the Finance

Act, 2013;

(vi)

the

Black

Money

(Undisclosed Foreign Income

and Assets) and Imposition of

Tax Act, 2015;

(vii) Chapter VIII of the

Finance Act, 2016; or

(viii) the Direct Tax Vivad se

Vishwas Act, 2020;

(b) “notification” means the notification

published in the Official Gazette.

(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—

27 of 1957.

43 of 1961.

45 of 1988.

22 of 2004.

17 of 2013.

22 of 2015.

28 of 2016.

3 of 2020.

1 of 1944.

52 of 1962.

51 of 1975.

32 of 1994.

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(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

Act is the Income-tax Act, 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

(ii) beginning of manufacture

or production of articles or

things

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

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, specify 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

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

43 of 1961.

28 of 2005.

43 of 1961.

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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

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;

51 of 1975.

32 of 1994.

1 of 1944.

52 of 1962.

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(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.

__________

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.

________

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

necessary for him to take immediate

action;

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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:—

1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the

Salary,

Allowances

and

Pension

Members of Parliament (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2020.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 3.— In

the Salary, Allowances and Pension

of Members of Parliament Act,

1954, in section 3, after sub-

-section (1), the following sub-

-section

shall

inserted,

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.

———ttt———

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.

———ttt———

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,

30 of 1954.

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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.)

Department

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.)

Department

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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