Panaji, 4th February, 2021 (Magha 15, 1942) SERIES I No. 45 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Law Legal Affairs __
Notification
7/2/2021-LA
The Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Goa Act 1 of 2021), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 28-01-2021 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 04-02-2021, is hereby published for the general information of the public.
Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary
(Law).
Porvorim, 4th February, 2021.
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The Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2021
(Goa Act 1 of 2021) [04-02-2021]
AN
ACT
further to amend the Goa Municipalities Act,
1968 (Act 7 of 1969).
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2021.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 2.— In section 2 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Act 7 of 1969) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"), clause (55a) shall be re-numbered as clause (55b) and before clause (55b) as re- numbered, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"(55a) "Voters" means all the voters whose names are entered in the list of voters prepared and maintained under section 11."
3. Amendment of section 9.— In section 9 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), in clause (a),-
(i) in item (i),-
(a) for the figures "15" and "3000", the figures "20" and "2,500" shall be respectively substituted;
(b) for the word "population", the words "voters in the municipal area" shall be substituted;
(ii) in item (ii),- OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 45 (EXTRAORDINARY) 4TH FEBRUARY,, 2021 (b) for the word "population", the words "voters in the municipal area" shall be substituted.
3. Amendment of section 10.— In section 10 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
"Provided that such order shall be issued at least seven days before the date of notification of the general election".
4. Amendment of section 11.— In section
11 of the principal Act.-
(i) in sub-section (1), for the expression, "Goa Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly", the expression "Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa" shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (3), for the words "one month", the words "ten days" shall be substituted.
Secretariat, CHOKHA RAM GARG Porvorim, Goa Secretary to the Dated: 04-02-2021 Government of Goa,
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