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Panaji, 11th February, 2021 (Magha 22, 1942)

SERIES I No. 46

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2021-2023

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NOTES

There are five Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 45 dated 4-2-2021, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 4-2-2021 from pages 1927 to 1928 Notification No. 7/2/2021-LA regarding the Goa

Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2021 from Department of Law (Legal Affairs Division).

(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 4-2-2021 from pages 1929 to 1932, Notification No. 38/1/2017-Fin (R&C)(159)/1094

regarding Value Added Tax Act, 2005 from Department of Finance, Notification No. 1/10/2017-HD(G)/335 regarding

discontinuation of Goa Traffic Sentinel Scheme, 2017 from Department of Home and Notification No. 120/03/JERC-

FPPCA/CEE/Tech regarding Levy of Fuel & Power Purchase Cost Adjustment from Department of Power.

(3) Extraordinary (No. 3) dated 5-2-2021 from pages 1933 to 1934 Notification No. 4/5/2005-Fin(R&C)(158)/1093

regarding Specification to retail outlets of Petrol from Department of Finance.

(4) Extraordinary (No. 4) dated 5-2-2021 from pages 1935 to 1936, Corrigendum from Department of Printing &

Stationery.

(5) Extraordinary (No. 5) dated 10-2-2021 from pages 1937 to 1940 Notification No. 7/1/2021-LA from Department of

Law regarding The Goa Appropriation Act, 2021.

INDEX

Department

Order/Notification

Subject

Pages

Agriculture

Not.- 3/1/Agri.Mech/AD(AE)/

Amendment to the Scheme–Mechanizing 1942

Dir. & ex off. Jt. Secy.

2020-21/D.Agri/380

Agriculture in the State of Goa.

2.a. Education, Art & Culture

Not.- DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/

Amendment to “Scheme to provide

1942

Dir. & ex officio

2019-20/PART FILE-I/3358

special Financial Grants for Organising

Addl. Secretary

Cultural Events”.

b. —do—

Not.- DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/

Amendment to “Scheme to provide

1943

2019-20/PART FILE-I/3359

Grant in aid to cultural Organisation”.

c. —do—

Not.- DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/

Amendment to “Scheme to provide Grant 1943

2019-20/PART FILE-I/3360

to the Institution for Long Term Project

in the field of Art & Culture (Sarjansheel).

d. —do—

Not.- DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/

Amendment to the Scheme “Kalakar

1944

2019-20/PART FILE-I/3361

Kritadnyata Nidhi”.

e. —do—

Not.- DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/

Amendment to “D. D. Kosambi

1944

2019-20/PART FILE-I/3362

Research Fellowship Scheme”.

Information & Publicity

Ord.- DI/ADMN/AMR/2017-18/

Creation of posts.

1944

Director

18-19/3843

4.a. Law

Not.- 10/4/2019-LA

The Chit Funds (Amendment) Act, 2019.

1945

Joint Secretary

b. —do—

Not.- 10/6/2020-LA/14

The National Capital Territory of Delhi

1947

Laws (Special Provisions) Second

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.

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

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Goa vide U.O. No. 1400077244 dated

05-01-2021.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Nevil Alphonso, Director & ex officio Joint

Secretary (Agriculture).

Tonca-Caranzalem, 3rd February, 2021.

———ttt———

Department of Education, Art and Culture

Directorate of Art and Culture

––

Notification

DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/2019-20/PART

FILE-I/3358

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme

1. Read:-“Scheme to provide Special

Financial Grants for organizing

Cultural Events” published in

Official Gazette, Series I No. 22

dated 31-08-2006, Series I No. 13

dated 28-06-2012 & Series I No. 18

dated 31-07-2014.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Scheme to provide Special Financial Grants

for organizing Cultural Events” vide

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Agriculture

Directorate of Agriculture

Notification

3/1/Agri.Mech/AD(AE)/2020-21/D.Agri/380

Short title and commencement.— The

scheme shall be called “Mechanizing

Agriculture in the State of Goa”.

Read Notification: No. 3/1/AD(AE)/2017-18/

/D.Agri/120 dated 07-09-2017, Series I No. 23.

Amendment

The condition No. 3(v) of Pattern of

Assistance in the above referred Notification

is as amended below;

“The subsidy shall be paid as per the

standard cost of the machine or as per the

actual cost (including Taxes) whichever is

less”.

Other contents of the Notification

remains the same.

This issues with the approval of the

Government and concurrence of the Finance

(Expenditure) Department, Government of

c. Law

Not.- 10/2/2021-LA-29

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation

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Joint Secretary

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2021.

d. —do—

Not.- 10/4/2019-LA

The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes

1950

(Production, Manufacture, Import,

Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution,

Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019.

e. —do—

Not.- 10/4/2019-LA

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman 1954

and Diu (Merger of Union territories)

Act, 2019.

5.a. Personnel

Ord.- 7/2/2020-PER/421

Revival of post.

1958

Under Secretary

b. —do—

Not.- 6/4/2006-PER/252

Self Financing Management Education

1958

Joint Secretary

Programme Scheme to Group “A”

Officers of Goa, 2020.

c. —do—

Not.-1/14/2014-PER (Part)

R.R.— Senior Stenographer & Junior

1960

Under Secretary

Stenographer (Secretariat).

Settlement and

Ord.- 1/DSLR/EST/33/2020/358

Redesignation of post.

1963

Land Records

Director

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notification dated 25-08-2006 & 08-06-2012,

and published in the Official Gazette, Series

I No. 22 dated 31-08-2006, Series I

No. 13 dated 28-06-2012 & Series I No. 18

dated 31-07-2014.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “Scheme to provide

Special Financial Grants for organizing

Cultural Events” in public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Scheme to provide Special Financial Grants

for organizing Cultural Events” is amended

to read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette and shall remain in force upto 31st

March, 2022”.

By order and in the name of Governor

of Goa.

Sagun Velip, Director (Art & Culture) & ex

officio Addnl. Secretary.

Panaji, 8th February, 2021.

________

Notification

DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/2019-20/PART

FILE-I/3359

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme

1. Read:- “Scheme to provide Grant in aid

Cultural

Organization”

published in Official Gazette,

Series I No. 5 dated 02-05-2008 &

Series I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Scheme to provide Grant in aid to Cultural

Organization” vide notification dated

15-04-2008, and published in the Official

Gazette, Series I No. 5 dated 02-05-2008 &

Series I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “Scheme to provide

Grant in aid to Cultural Organization” in

public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Scheme to provide Grant in aid to Cultural

Organization” is amended to read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the

Official Gazette and shall remain in force

upto 31st March, 2022”.

By order and in the name of Governor

of Goa.

Sagun Velip, Director (Art & Culture) & ex

officio Addnl. Secretary.

Panaji, 8th February, 2021.

________

Notification

DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/2019-20/PART

FILE-I/3360

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme

1. Read:- “Scheme to provide Grant to the

institution for Long Term Project

in the field of Art & Culture

(Sarjansheel)” published in Official

Gazette, Series I No. 5 dated

02-05-2008 & Series No. 43 dated

22-01-2009 & Series I No. 18 dated

31-07-2014.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Scheme to provide Grant to the institution

for Long Term Project in the field of Art &

Culture (Sarjansheel)” vide notification dated

15-04-2008 & 14-01-2009 and published in

the Official Gazette, Series I No. 5 dated

02-05-2008, Series I No. 43 dated 22-01-2009

& Series I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “Scheme to provide

Grant to the institution for Long Term Project

in the field of Art & Culture (Sarjansheel)” in

public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Scheme to provide Grant to the institution

for Long Term Project in the field of Art &

Culture (Sarjansheel)” is amended to read as

under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the

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Official Gazette and shall remain in force

upto 31st March, 2022”.

By order and in the name of Governor

of Goa.

Sagun Velip, Director (Art & Culture) & ex

officio Addnl. Secretary.

Panaji, 8th February, 2021.

––––––––

Notification

DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/2019-20/PART

FILE-I/3361

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme

1. Read:- “Kalakar

Kritadnyata

Nidhi”

published in Official Gazette,

Series I No. 43 dated 22-01-2009 &

Series I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi” vide notification

dated 14-01-2009, and published in the

Official Gazette, Series I No. 43 dated

22-01-2009 & Series I No. 18 dated

31-07-2014.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “Kalakar

Kritadnyata Nidhi” in public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi” is amended to

read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the

Official Gazette and shall remain in force

upto 31st March, 2022”.

By order and in the name of Governor

of Goa.

Sagun Velip, Director (Art & Culture) & ex

officio Addnl. Secretary.

Panaji, 8th February, 2021.

_________

Notification

DAC/IT CELL/24-SCHEMES/2019-20/PART

FILE-I/3362

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme

1. Read:- “D. D. Kosambi Research Fellow-

ship Scheme” published in Official

Gazette, Series I No. 43 dated

22-01-2009 & Series I No. 18 dated

31-07-2014.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“D. D. Kosambi Research Fellowship Scheme”

vide notification dated 14-01-2009, and

published

the

Official

Gazette,

Series I No. 43 dated 22-01-2009 & Series I

No. 18 dated 31-07-2014.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “D. D. Kosambi

Research Fellowship Scheme” in public

interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“D. D. Kosambi Research Fellowship Scheme”

is amended to read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the

Official Gazette and shall remain in force

upto 31st March, 2022”.

By order and in the name of Governor

of Goa.

Sagun Velip, Director (Art & Culture) & ex

officio Addnl. Secretary.

Panaji, 8th February, 2021.

———ttt———

Department of Information and Publicity

——

Order

DI/ADMN/AMR/2017-18/18-19/3843

Sanction of the Government is hereby

accorded for creation of 01 post of Editor and

08 other positions at appropriate level on

contract basis to revive ‘Nave Parv’ magazine

in order to run it on full professional basis.

The expenditure on the above contractual

post should be met from the Budget Head

Demand No. 56, 2220—Information &

Publicity; 60—Others; 106—Field Publicity;

01—Field Publicity (NP); 01—Salaries.

This issues with the approval of the High

Level Empowered Committee (H.L.E.C.)

constituted with the approval of the Council

of Ministers in the XXth meeting held in

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08-11-2017 vide Order No. 1/1/2017-Addl.

Secy (PER) dated 22-11-2017 issued by

Department of Personnel.

Approval of the High Level Empowered

Committee (H.L.E.C.) is conveyed by the

Department of Administrative Reforms,

Secretariat, Porvorim vide Order No. 9/10/

/HLEC/2018-ARD dated 14-08-2018.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sudhir S. Kerkar, Director (Information &

Publicity).

Panaji, 2nd February, 2021.

———ttt———

Department of Law

Legal Affairs Division

––

Notification

10/4/2019-LA

The Chit Funds (Amendment) Act, 2019

(Central Act No. 41 of 2019), which has been

passed by Parliament and assented to by the

President on 05-12-2019 and published in the

Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,

Section 1, dated 05-12-2019, is hereby

published for the general information of the

public.

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

Porvorim, 21st May, 2020.

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THE CHIT FUNDS (AMENDMENT)

ACT, 2019

ACT

further to amend the Chit Funds Act, 1982.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the

Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

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

Act may be called the Chit Funds

(Amendment) Act, 2019.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as

the Central Government may, by notification

in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Amendment of section 2.— In

the Chit Funds Act, 1982 (hereinafter

referred to as the principal Act), in

section 2,—

(i) in clause (b), after the word “kuri”,

the words “, fraternity fund, Rotating

Savings and Credit Institution” shall be

inserted;

(ii) clause (d) shall be omitted;

(iii) clause (h) shall be omitted;

(iv) after clause (j), the following clauses

shall be inserted, namely:—

‘(ja) “gross chit amount” means the

sum-total of the subscriptions payable by

all the subscribers for any instalment of

a chit without any deduction of discount

or otherwise;

(jb) “net chit amount” means the

difference between the gross chit amount

and the discount, and in the case of a

fraction of a ticket means the difference

between the gross chit amount and the

discount proportionate to the fraction of

the ticket, and when the net chit amount

is payable otherwise than in cash, the

value of the net chit amount shall be the

value at the time when it becomes

payable;’;

(v) clause (m) shall be omitted;

(vi) after clause (p), the following clause

shall be inserted, namely:—

‘(pa) “share of discount” means the

share of the subscriber in the amount of

discount available under the chit

agreement for rateable distribution

among

the

subscribers

each

instalment of the chit;’.

3. Substitution of words to certain

expressions by certain other expressions.—

Throughout the principal Act,—

(i) for the words “chit amount”, the

words “gross chit amount” shall be

substituted;

(ii) for the word “dividend”, the words

“share of discount” shall be substituted;

and

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(iii) for the words “prize amount”, the

words “net chit amount” shall be

substituted.

4. Substitution of new section for section

11.— For section 11 of the principal Act, the

following section shall be substituted,

namely:—

“11. Use of words “chit”, “chit fund”,

“chitty”, “kuri”, “fraternity fund” or

“Rotating

Savings

and

Credit

Institution”.— (1) No person shall carry on

chit business unless he uses as part of his

name any of the words “chit”, “chit fund”,

“chitty”, “Kuri”, “fraternity fund” or

“Rotating Savings and Credit Institution”

and no person other than a person carrying

on chit business shall use as part of his

name any such word.

(2) Where at the commencement of this

Act,—

(a) any person is carrying on chit

business without using as part of his

name any of the words specified in sub-

-section (1); or

(b) any person not carrying on chit

business is using any such word as part

of his name,

he shall, within a period of one year from

such commencement, add as part of his

name any such word or, as the case may

be, delete such word from his name:

Provided that the State Government may,

if it considers necessary in the public

interest or for avoiding any hardship, extend

the said period of one year by such further

period or periods not exceeding one year

in the aggregate.”.

5. Amendment of section 13.— In Section

13 of the principal Act,—

(i) in sub-section (1), for the words

“rupees one lakh”, the words “rupees

three lakhs” shall be substituted;

(ii) in sub-section (2),—

(a) in clause (a), for the words “rupees

six lakhs”, the words “rupees eighteen

lakhs” shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (b), for the words “rupees

one lakh”, the words “rupees three

lakhs” shall be substituted.

6. Amendment of section 16.— In section

16 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),

after the words “two subscribers”, the words

“present in person or through video

conferencing duly recorded by the foreman”

shall be inserted.

7. Amendment of section 17.— In section

17 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—

(a) after the words “at least two other

subscribers who are present”, the words

“in person or through video conferencing”

shall be inserted;

(b) the following proviso shall be

inserted, namely:—

“Provided that where two subscribers

required to be present under sub-section

(2) of section 16 are present through

video conferencing, the foreman shall

have the minutes of the proceedings

signed by such subscribers within a

period of two days of the date of the

draw.”.

8. Amendment of section 21.—In section

21 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—

(i) in clause (b), for the words “five

percent.”, the words “seven percent.” shall

be substituted;

(ii) in clause (f), the word “and” shall be

omitted;

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

shall be inserted, namely:—

“(fa) to exercise his right to lien

against the credit balance in other non-

prized chits; and”.

9. Amendment of section 85.— In section

85 of the principal Act, in clause (b), for the

words “one hundred rupees”, the words

“such amount as may be specified, by

notification in the Official Gazette, by the State

Government” shall be substituted.

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Notification

10/6/2020-LA/14

The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws

(Special Provisions) Second (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2020 (Ordinance No. 15 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 30-12-2020, is hereby

published for the general information of the

public.

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

Porvorim, 19th January, 2021.

________

MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 30th December, 2020/

Pausha 09, 1942 (Saka)

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF

DELHI LAWS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS)

SECOND (AMENDMENT)

ORDINANCE, 2020

No. 15 of 2020

Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-

first Year of the Republic of India as

follows:–

An Ordinance further to amend the

National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws

(Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011.

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:–

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

This Ordinance may be called the National

Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special

Provisions) Second (Amendment) Ordinance,

2020.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of long title.— In

the National Capital Territory of

Delhi Laws (Special Provisions)

Second Act, 2011 (hereinafter

referred to as the principal Act), in

the long title for the words, figures

and letters “for a further period up

to the 31st day of December, 2020”,

The words, figures and letters “for

a further period upto to the 31st day

of December, 2023” shall be

substituted.

3. Amendment of Preamble.— In the

principal Act, in the Preamble,—

(a) for fourth paragraph to eighth, the

following paragraphs shall be substituted,

namely:—

“And whereas the exercise to formulate

the Master Plan for Delhi with the

perspective for the year 2041 is under

progress;

And whereas the National

Capital

Territory

Delhi

(Recognition of Property Rights of

Residents

Unauthorised

Colonies) Act, 2019 was enacted

to recognise and confer rights of

ownership

transfer

mortgage to the residents of

unauthorised colonies as one time

special measure;

And whereas in supersession of the

Regulations

for

Regularisation

Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi notified on

24th March, 2008, the National Capital

Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property

Rights of Residents in Unauthorised

Colonies) Regulations, 2019 notified in the

Gazette of India on 29th October, 2019.

And whereas the process of conferring

the ownership rights to the residents of

unauthorised colonies and the finalization

of the Development Control Norms for

unauthorised colonies as provided in the

National Capital Territory of Delhi

(Recognition of Property Rights of

Residents in Unauthorised Colonies)

20 of 2011.

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Regulations, 2019 is under progress and

will take time;

And whereas based on the

policy finalised by the Central

Government regarding village

abadi area and their extensions,

the Building Regulations for

Special

Area,

Unauthorised

Regularised Colonies and Village

Abadis, have been made by the

Delhi Development Authority

under sub-section (1) of section

57 of the Delhi Development Act,

1957 notified in the Gazette of

India vide S.O. 97(E), dated the

17th January, 2011;

And whereas more time is required for

completion of action envisaged for

unauthorised colonies, village abadi area

and their extensions and special areas;”;

(b) for eleventh paragraph, the following

paragraph shall be substituted, namely:—

“And whereas the revised policy

regarding farm houses is being prepared

by the Delhi Development Authority and

its finalization is likely to take more time;”;

and figures “the Master Plan for Delhi,

2021”, the words “the Master Plan” shall

be substituted;

(d) after thirteenth paragraph, the

following paragraph shall be inserted,

namely:—

“And whereas the policy with respect

to the norms for godown clusters existing

in non-conforming areas has been notified

by the Central Government on 21st June,

2018;”;

(e) in twenty-first paragraph,–

(i) for the words and figures “the

Master Plan for Delhi, 2021”, the words

“the Master Plan” shall be substituted;

(ii) for the words, figures and letters

“the 31st day of December, 2020”, the

words, figures and letters “the 31st day

of December, 2023” shall be substituted.

4. Amendment of section 1.— In the

principal Act, in section 1, in sub-section (4),

in the opening portion, for the words, figures

and letters “It shall cease to have effect on

the 31st day of December, 2020”, the words,

figures and letters “It shall cease to have

effect on the 31st day of December, 2023”

shall be substituted.

5. Amendment of section 2.— In the

principal Act, in section 2, in sub-section (1),

for clause (e), the following clause shall be

substituted, namely:—

‘(e) “Master Plan” means the

Master Plan for Delhi as notified

under the Delhi Development Act,

1957;’.

6. Amendment of section 3.— In the

principal Act, in section 3,—

(a) in sub-section (1),—

(i) in clause (a), for the words and

figures “the Master Plan for Delhi, 2021”,

the words “the Master Plan” shall be

substituted;

(ii) for clause (c), the following clause

shall be substituted, namely:–

“(c) orderly arrangements

in accordance with the

provisions of the National

Capital Territory of Delhi

(Recognition of Property

Rights of Residents in

Unauthorised Colonies) Act,

2019, the National Capital

Territory

Delhi

(Recognition of Property

Rights of Residents in

Unauthorised

Colonies)

Regulations, 2019 and the

regulations for village abadi

area

(including

urban

villages) and their extensions

as per the following cut-off

dates:—

(i)for unauthorised colonies as

provided in the National Capital

Territory of Delhi (Recognition of

61 of 1957.

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Property Rights of Residents

Unauthorised

Colonies)

Regulations, 2019;

(ii) for village abadi area

(including urban villages) and their

extensions as existed on the 31st

day of March, 2002 and where

construction took place even

beyond that date and upto 1st day

of June, 2014”;

(b) in sub-section (2), for clause (ii), the

following clause shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(ii) in respect of unauthorised

colonies identified under the National

Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of

Property Rights of Residents in

Unauthorised Colonies) Regulations,

2019, in respect of village abadi area

(including urban villages) and their

extensions, which existed on the 31st

day of March, 2002, and in aforesaid

categories, where construction took

place upto 1st day of June, 2014, as

mentioned in sub-section (1);”;

figures and letters “till the 31st day of

December, 2020”, the words, figures and

letters “till the 31st day of December, 2023”

shall be substituted;

(d) in sub-section (4), for the words,

figures and letters “at any time before the

31st day of December, 2020”, the words,

figures and letters “at any time before the

31st day of December, 2023” shall be

substituted.

RAM NATH KOVIND,

President.

DR. G. NARAYANA RAJU,

Secretary to the Government of India.

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Notification

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The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 (Ordinance

No. 1 of 2021), 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 7-1-2021, is hereby published

for the general information of the public.

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

Porvorim, 1st February, 2021.

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 07th January, 2021/

/Pausha 17, 1942 (Saka)

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR

REORGANISATION (AMENDMENT)

ORDINANCE, 2021

No. 1 of 2021

Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-

first Year of the Republic of India.

An Ordinance to amend the Jammu and

Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

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:–

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

Ordinance may be called the Jammu and

Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2021.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 13.— In

section 13 of the Jammu and

Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019

(hereinafter referred to as the

principal Act), after the words,

figures and letter “in article 239A”,

the words “or any other article

containing reference to elected

members

the

Legislative

Assembly of the State” shall be

inserted.

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3. Amendment of section 88.— In section

88 of the principal Act, for sub-sections (2) to

(6), the following sub-sections shall be

substituted, namely:—

“(2) The members of the Indian

Administrative Service, Indian Police

Service and Indian Forest Service for the

existing cadre of Jammu and Kashmir, shall

be borne and become part of the

Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and

Union territories cadre, and all future

allocations of All India Services Officers for

the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

and Union territory of Ladakh shall be made

to Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and

Union territories cadre for which necessary

modifications

may

made

corresponding cadre allocation rules by the

Central Government.

(3) The officers so borne or allocated on

Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union

territories cadre shall function in accordance

with the rules framed by the Central

Government.”.

RAM NATH KOVIND,

President.

Dr. G. NARAYANA RAJU,

Secretary to the Government of India.

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Notification

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The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes

(Production, Manufacture, Import, Export,

Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and

Advertisement) Act, 2019 (Central Act

No. 42 of 2019), which has been passed by

Parliament and assented to by the President

on 05-12-2019 and published in the Gazette

of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 1 dated

05-12-2019, is hereby published for the

general information of the public.

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

Porvorim, 21st May, 2020.

THE PROHIBITION OF ELECTRONIC

CIGARETTES (PRODUCTION,

MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, EXPORT,

TRANSPORT, SALE, DISTRIBUTION,

STORAGE AND ADVERTISEMENT)

ACT, 2019

ACT

to prohibit the production, manufacture,

import,

export,

transport,

sale,

distribution, storage and advertisement of

electronic cigarettes in the interest of public

health to protect the people from harm and

for matters connected therewith or

incidental thereto.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the

Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

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

Act may be called the Prohibition of

Electronic

Cigarettes

(Production,

Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale,

Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act,

2019.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into

force on the 18th day of September, 2019.

2. Declaration as to expediency of control

by Union.— It is hereby declared that it is

expedient in the public interest that the

Union should take under its control the

electronic cigarettes industry.

3. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the

context otherwise requires,—

(a) “advertisement” means any audio or

visual

publicity,

representation

pronouncement made by means of any

light, sound, smoke, gas, print, electronic

media, internet or website or social media

and includes through any notice, circular,

label, wrapper, invoice or other document

or device;

(b) “authorised officer” means—

(i) any police officer not below the

rank of sub-inspector; or

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(ii) any other officer, not below the

rank of sub-inspector, authorised by the

Central Government or the State

Government by notification;

way of samples, whether free or otherwise

and the expression “distribute” shall be

construed accordingly;

(d)

“electronic

cigarette”

means an electronic device that

heats a substance, with or

without nicotine and flavours, to

create an aerosol for inhalation

and includes all forms of

Electronic Nicotine Delivery

System, Heat Not Burn Products,

e-Hookah and the like devices, by

whatever name called and

whatever shape, size or form it

may have, but does not include

any product licensed under the

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this

clause, the expression “substance”

includes any natural or artificial substance

or other matter, whether it is in a solid

state or in liquid form or in the form of gas

or vapour;

(e) “export” with its grammatical

variations and cognate expressions, means

taking out of India to a place outside India;

(f) “import” with its grammatical

variations and cognate expressions, means

bringing into India from a place outside

India;

(g) “manufacture” means a process for

making or assembling electronic cigarettes

and any part thereof, which includes any

sub-process, incidental or ancillary to the

manufacture of electronic cigarettes and

any part thereof;

(h) “notification” means a notification

published in the Official Gazette;

(i) “person” includes—

(i) any individual or group of

individuals;

(ii) a firm (whether registered or not);

(iii) a Hindu Undivided Family;

(iv) a trust;

(v) a limited liability partnership;

(vi) a co-operative society;

(vii) any corporation or company or

body of individuals; and

(viii) every artificial juridical person

not falling within any of the preceding

sub-clauses;

(j) “place” includes any house, room,

enclosure, space, conveyance or the area

in like nature;

(k) “production” with its grammatical

variations and cognate expressions,

includes the making or assembling of

electronic cigarettes and any part thereof;

(l) “sale” with its grammatical variations

and cognate expressions, means any

transfer of property in goods (including

online transfer) by one person to another,

whether for cash or on credit, or by way

of exchange, and whether wholesale or

retail, and includes an agreement for sale,

and offer for sale and exposure for sale.

4. Prohibition on production, manufac-

turing, import, export, transport, sale,

distribution, advertisement of electronic

cigarettes.— On and from the date of

commencement of this Act, no person shall,

directly or indirectly,—

(i) produce or manufacture or import or

export or transport or sell or distribute

electronic cigarettes, whether as a

complete product or any part thereof; and

(ii) advertise electronic cigarettes or take

part in any advertisement that directly or

indirectly promotes the use of electronic

cigarettes.

5. Prohibition on storage of electronic

cigarettes.— On and from the date of

commencement of this Act, no person, being

the owner or occupier or having the control

or use of any place shall, knowingly permit

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it to be used for storage of any stock of

electronic cigarettes:

Provided that any existing stock of

electronic cigarettes as on the date of the

commencement of this Act kept for sale,

distribution,

transport,

export

advertisement shall be disposed of in the

manner hereinafter specified–

(a) the owner or occupier of the place

with respect to the existing stock of

electronic cigarettes shall, suo motu,

prepare a list of such stock of electronic

cigarettes in his possession and without

unnecessary delay submit the stock as

specified in the list to the nearest office of

the authorised officer; and

(b) the authorised officer to whom any

stock of electronic cigarettes is forwarded

under clause (a) shall, with all convenient

dispatch, take such measures as may be

necessary for the disposal according to the

law for the time being in force.

6. Power to enter, search and seize without

warrant.— (1) An authorised officer, if he has

reason to believe that any provision of this

Act has been, or is being contravened, may

enter and search any place where–

(a) any trade or commerce in electronic

cigarettes is carried on or electronic

cigarettes are produced, supplied,

distributed, stored or transported; or

(b) any advertisement of the electronic

cigarettes has been or is being made.

(2) After completion of the search referred

to in sub-section (1), the authorised officer

shall seize any record or property found as a

result of the search in the said place, which

are intended to be used, or reasonably

suspected to have been used, in connection

with any matter referred to in sub-section

(1) and if he thinks proper, take into custody

and produce, along with the record or

property so seized, before the Court of

Judicial Magistrate of the first class, any such

person whom he has reason to believe to

have committed any offence punishable

under this Act.

(3) Where it is not practicable to seize the

record or property, the officer authorised

under sub-section (1), may make an order in

writing to attach such property, stocks or

records maintained by the producer,

manufacturer, importer, exporter, transporter,

seller, distributor, advertiser or stockiest

about which a complaint has been made or

credible information has been received or a

reasonable suspicion exists of their having

been connected with any offence in

contravention of the provisions of this Act

and such order shall be binding on the person

connected with the said offence.

(4) All searches, seizures and

attachment under this section shall

be made in accordance with the

provisions of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973.

7. Punishment for contravention of

section 4.— Whoever contravenes the

provisions of section 4, shall be punishable

with imprisonment for a term which may

extend to one year or with fine which may

extend to one lakh rupees, or with both, and,

for the second or subsequent offence, with

imprisonment for a term which may extend

to three years and with fine which may extend

to five lakh rupees.

8. Punishment for contravention of

section 5.— Whoever contravenes the

provisions of section 5, shall be punishable

with imprisonment for a term which may

extend to six months or with fine which may

extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both.

9. Jurisdiction and trial of offences.— (1)

Any person committing an offence under

section 4 or section 5 shall be triable for such

offence in any place in which he is liable to

be tried under any law for the time being in

force.

(2) All offences under this Act

shall be tried by the Court of

Judicial Magistrate of the first class

in accordance with the procedure

provided for trials in the Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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10. Power to dispose of stock

seized.— After completion of the

proceedings before the Court and

if it is proved that the stock seized

by the authorised officer under the

provisions of this Act are stocks of

electronic cigarettes, such stocks

shall be disposed of in accordance

with the provisions contained in

Chapter XXXIV of the Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1973.

11. Offences by companies.— (1) Where an

offence under this Act has been committed

by a company, every person who, at the time

the offence was committed, was in charge

of, and was responsible to the company for

the conduct of, the business of the company,

as well as the company, shall be deemed to

be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to

be proceeded against and punished

accordingly:

Provided that nothing contained in this sub-

section shall render any such person liable

to any punishment provided in this Act, if he

proves that the offence was committed

without his knowledge or that he had

exercised all due diligence to prevent the

commission of such offence.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in

sub-section (1), where an offence under this

Act has been committed by a company, and

it is proved that the offence has been

committed with the consent or connivance

of, or is attributable to any neglect on the

part of any director, manager, secretary or

other officer of the company, such director,

manager, secretary or other officer shall also

be deemed to be guilty of the offence and

shall be liable to be proceeded against and

punished accordingly.

Explanation.— For the purpose of this

section—

(a) “company” means any body

corporate and includes a firm or other

association of individuals; and

(b) “director” means a whole-time

director in the company and in relation to

a firm, means a partner in the firm.

12. Cognizance of offences.— No court shall

take cognizance of an offence punishable

under this Act, except upon a complaint in

writing made by an authorised officer under

this Act.

13. Offences to be cognizable.—

Notwithstanding

anything

contained in the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973, an offence under

section 4 shall be cognizable.

14. Act to have overriding effect.— Save as

otherwise expressly provided in this Act, the

provisions of this Act shall have effect

notwithstanding anything inconsistent

therewith contained in any other law for the

time being in force.

15. Application of other laws not barred.—

The provisions of this Act shall be in addition

to and not in derogation of the provisions of

any other law for the time being in force

prohibiting production, manufacture, import,

export, transport, sale, distribution, storage

and advertisement of electronic cigarettes.

16. Protection of action taken in good

faith.— No suit, prosecution or other legal

proceeding shall lie against the Central

Government or any State Government or any

officer of the Central Government or any State

Government for anything which is in good

faith done or intended to be done under this

Act.

17. Power to remove difficulties.— (1) If any

difficulty arises in giving effect to the

provisions of this Act, the Central Government

may, by an order published in the Official

Gazette, make such provision not inconsistent

with the provisions of this Act, as may appear

to be necessary or expedient for removing

the difficulty:

Provided that no order shall be made under

this section after the expiry of two years from

the date of commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section

shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is

made, before each House of Parliament.

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18. Repeal and savings.— (1) The

Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes

(Production, Manufacture, Import,

Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution,

Storage

and

Advertisement)

Ordinance, 2019 is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything

done or any action taken under the said

Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done

or taken under the corresponding provisions

of this Act.

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Notification

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The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman

and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act,

2019 (Central Act No. 44 of 2019), which has

been passed by Parliament and assented to

by the President on 09-12-2019 and published

in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,

Section 1 dated 09-12-2019, is hereby

published for the general information of the

public.

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

Porvorim, 21st May, 2020.

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THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND

DAMAN AND DIU (MERGER OF UNION

TERRITORIES) ACT, 2019

ACT

to provide for merger of Union territories of

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and

Diu and for matters connected therewith.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the

Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as

follows:—

PART I

Preliminary

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

Act may be called the Dadra and Nagar

Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union

territories) Act, 2019.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as

the Central Government may, by notification

in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the

context otherwise requires,—

(a) “appointed day” means the day on

which the Central Government may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint;

(b) “existing Union territories” means

the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar

Haveli and Daman and Diu as existing

immediately before the appointed day;

Ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rule,

scheme, notification or other instrument

having a force of law in the whole or in

any part of the existing Union territories

immediately before the appointed day.

PART II

Merger of Union territories

3. Formation of Union territory of Dadra

and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.— On

and from the appointed day, there shall be

formed a new Union territory to be known as

the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

and Daman and Diu comprising the territory

of the existing Union territories, namely:—

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and

Diu,

and thereupon the said territories shall have

ceased to form part of the existing Union

territories.

Amendment

article

240

Constitution.— In article 240 of the

Constitution, in clause (1),—

(i) for entry (c), the following entry shall

be substituted, namely:—

“(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and

Daman and Diu;”;

(ii) entry (d) shall be omitted.

5. Amendment of First Schedule to

Constitution.— On and from the appointed

day, in the First Schedule to the Constitution,

Ord.

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under the heading “II. THE UNION TERRITORIES”, for entries 4 and 5 and the corresponding

entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:—

Name

Extent

“4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

The territory which immediately before the eleventh

and Daman and Diu

day of August, 1961 was comprised in Free Dadra and

Nagar Haveli and the territories specified in section 4

of the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987.”.

PART III

Representation in the House of the People

6. Allocation of seats in House of People.— On and from the appointed day, there

shall be allocated two seats to the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and

Daman and Diu in the House of the People and the First Schedule to the Representation

of the People Act, 1950 shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

7. Provisions as to sitting members.— (1) Every sitting members of the House of the People

representing any Parliamentary constituency, which, on the appointed day, by virtue of the

provisions of section 5, stands allotted, with or without alteration of boundaries, be deemed

to have been elected to that House by that constituency.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this sub-section “parliamentary constituency”

shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Representation of the People

Act, 1950.

(2) The term of office of such members shall remain unaltered.

PART IV

High Court

8. Extension of jurisdiction of High Court of Bombay.— On and from the appointed day, the

jurisdiction of the High Court of Bombay shall continue to extend to the Union territory of

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

PART V

Assets and Liabilities

9. Land and goods.— Subject to the other provisions of this Part, all land and all stores,

articles and other goods held immediately before the appointed day, by the existing Union

territories, shall, on and from that day, vest in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

and Daman and Diu.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, the expression “land” includes immovable

property of every kind and any rights in or over such property and the expression “goods”

does not include coins, bank notes and currency notes.

10. Cash balances.— The total of the cash balances in all treasuries, the Reserve Bank of

India, the State Bank of India and any nationalised bank, of the existing Union territories

immediately before the appointed day shall be merged in the Union territory of Dadra and

Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

11. Arrears of tax.— (1) The right to recover arrears of any tax or duty (including arrears

of land revenue) on any property situated in the existing Union territories shall vest in the

Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

(2) The right to recover arrears of any tax or duty, other than a tax or duty specified in sub-

section (1), shall belong to the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

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12. Right to recover loans and advances.—

The right to recover any loans or advances

made by the existing Union territories before

the appointed day to any local body, society,

agriculturist or other person shall belong to

the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

and Daman and Diu.

13. Assets and liabilities of Union territory

undertakings.— The assets and liabilities

relating to any commercial undertaking of the

existing Union territories shall vest in the

Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

and Daman and Diu.

14. Refund of taxes collected in excess.—

The liability of the Union to refund—

(a) any tax or duty on property, including

land revenue collected in excess shall go

to the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar

Haveli and Daman and Diu;

(b) any other tax or duty collected in

excess shall go to the Union territory of

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and

Diu.

PART VI

Provisions as to Services

15. Provisions relating to All India

Services.— The members of each of the All

India Services borne on the existing Union

territories cadre immediately before the

appointed day shall continue to be in the

cadre of the same service of the existing

Union territory in which they stand allocated

before the appointed day.

16. Provisions relating to other services.—

(1) Every person employed in connection

with the affairs of the existing Union territories

and serving immediately before the appointed

day in the existing Union territories shall, on

and from that day,—

(a) continue to serve in connection with

the affairs of the Union territory of Dadra

and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; and

(b) be deemed to be provisionally allotted

to serve in connection with the affairs of

the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar

Haveli and Daman and Diu:

Provided that nothing in clause (b) shall

apply to a person to whom the provisions

of section 15 apply or to a person on

deputation from any State.

(2) As soon as may be, after the appointed

day, the Central Government shall by general

or special order, determine whether every

person referred to in clause (b) of sub-section

(1) shall be finally allotted for service in the

Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

and Daman and Diu and the date with effect

from which such allotment shall take effect

or be deemed to have taken effect.

(3) As soon as may be after the Central

Government passes orders finally allotting an

employee in terms of sub-section (2), the

Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

and Daman and Diu shall take steps to

integrate the employee into the services

under its control in accordance with such

special or general orders or instructions as

may be issued by the Central Government

from time to time in this behalf.

(4) The Central Government may, by order

establish one or more Advisory Committees

for the purpose of assisting it in regard to

ensuring of fair and equitable treatment to

all persons affected by the provisions of this

section and proper consideration of any

representations made by such persons:

Provided that notwithstanding anything to

the contrary contained in any law for the time

being in force, no representation shall be

against any order passed by the competent

authority on matters arising out of the division

and integration of services under this Act,

on the expiry of three months from the date

of publication or service of such order,

whichever is earlier:

Provided further that, notwithstanding

anything contained in the preceding proviso,

the Central Government may suo motu or

otherwise and for reasons to be recorded,

reopen any matter and pass such order

thereon, as may appear to it to be appropriate

if it is satisfied that it is necessary so to do,

in order to prevent any miscarriage of justice

to any affected employee.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be deemed

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operation of the provisions of Chapter I of

Part XIV of the Constitution in relation to the

determination of the conditions of service of

persons serving in connection with the affairs

of the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar

Haveli and Daman and Diu:

Provided that the conditions of service

applicable immediately before the appointed

day to the case of any person referred to in

sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall not be

varied to his disadvantage except with the

previous approval of the Central Government.

(6) All services prior to the appointed day

rendered by a person allotted under sub-

-section (2) in connection with the affairs of

the existing Union territories shall, for the

purposes of the rules regarding his conditions

of service, be deemed to have been rendered

in connection with the affairs of the Union

territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and

Daman and Diu.

(7) The provisions of this section other than

clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall not apply in

relation to any person to whom the provisions

of section 16 apply.

PART VII

Legal and Miscellaneous Provisions

17. Extension of laws.— All laws which

immediately before the appointed day extend

to, or are in force in, existing Union territories

shall, on and from the appointed day,

continue to be in force in those areas in

respect of which they were in force

immediately before that day.

18. Power to construe laws.— Any court,

tribunal or authority required or empowered

to enforce any law extended to the Union

territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and

Daman and Diu by section 17 may, for the

purpose of facilitating its application in

relation to the Union territory of Dadra and

Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, construe

the law in such manner, without affecting

the substance, as may be necessary or proper

in regard to the matter before the court,

tribunal or authority.

19. Power to adapt laws.— For the purpose

of facilitating the application of any law in

relation to the Union territory of Dadra and

Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the Central

Government may, before the expiration of two

years from the appointed day, by order, make

such adaptations and modifications of the law,

whether by way of repeal or amendment, as

may be necessary or expedient, and

thereupon every such law shall have effect

subject to the adaptations and modifications

so made until altered, repealed or amended

by a competent Legislature or other

competent authority.

20.

Legal

proceedings.—

Where,

immediately before the appointed day, the

existing Union territories is a party to any

legal proceedings with respect to any

property, rights or liabilities transferred to the

Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and

Daman and Diu under this Act, the Union

territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and

Daman and Diu shall be deemed to be

substituted for the existing Union territories

as a party to those proceedings, or added as

a party thereto, as the case may be, and the

proceedings may continue accordingly.

21. Transfer of pending proceeding.— (1)

Every proceeding pending immediately before

the appointed day before any court (other than

a High Court), tribunal, authority or officer in

any area which on that day falls within the

existing Union territories shall, stand

transferred to the corresponding court,

tribunal, authority or officer in the Union

territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and

Daman and Diu.

(2) In this section,—

(a) “proceeding” includes any suit, case

or appeal; and

(b) “corresponding court, tribunal,

authority or officer”, in the Union territory

of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and

Diu, means—

(i) the court, tribunal, authority or

officer in which, or before whom, the

proceeding would have laid if the

proceeding had been instituted after the

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(ii) in case of doubt, such court,

tribunal, authority or officer in that Union

territory as may be determined after the

appointed day by the Administrator of

the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar

Haveli and Daman and Diu, or before the

appointed day by the existing Union

territories, to be the corresponding court,

tribunal, authority or officer.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this

sub-section, “Administrator” means the

administrator appointed by the President

under article 239 of the Constitution.

22. Effect of provisions inconsistent with

other laws.— The provisions of this Act shall

have effect notwithstanding anything

inconsistent therewith contained in any other

law for the time being in force.

23. Power to remove difficulties.— (1) If any

difficulty arises in giving effect to the

provisions of this Act, the President may, by

order published in the Official Gazette, make

such provisions, not inconsistent with the

provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be

necessary or expedient for removing the

difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made

after the expiry of three years from the

appointed day.

(2) Every order made under this section

shall be laid before each House of Parliament.

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Department of Personnel

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Order

7/2/2020-PER/421

Sanction is hereby accorded for revival of

one post of Junior Assistant in Pay Level—2

as per Central Civil Services (Revised Pay)

Rules, 2016, Goa Public Service Commission,

Panaji-Goa.

The expenditure on the above post shall be

debited to the Budget Head 2051—Public

Service Commission; 102—State Public

Service Commission; 01—State Public Service

Commission (Charged); 01—Salaries.

This issues with the approval of the

Government and concurrence of Finance

(Revenue & Control) Department vide their

U.O. No. 1400077278 dated 16-01-2021.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Maya

Pednekar,

Under

Secretary

(Per-II).

Porvorim, 10th February, 2021.

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Notification

6/4/2006-PER/252

The Government of Goa is pleased to notify

the following scheme,—

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

scheme shall be called “Self Financing

Management Education Programme Scheme

to Group “A” Officers of Goa, 2020”.

(2) The scheme shall come into force with

immediate effect, in supersession of the earlier

scheme

viz.

Management

Education

Programme Scheme to Group ‘A’ Officers of the

State of Goa, 2006.

2. Introduction.— (1) Multi dynamics of

Governance require that the senior level

officers should be well acquainted with modern

management techniques, to ensure better

service delivery and achieve a level of

competence on par with the modern day

industries.

(2) A scheme was earlier introduced by the

Government to sponsor the officers for the

Executive

M.B.A.

programme

being

conducted by Goa Institute of Management,

notified vide Notification No. 6/4/2006-PER

dated 07-12-2006 published in the Official

Gazette, Series I No. 40 dated 04-01-2007.

(3) It is necessary that the officers at various

levels in Group “A” require to learn modern

management techniques to improve service

delivery and achieve a level of competence on

par with the modern day industries. Therefore,

this scheme is framed to allow Group “A”

officers to study Executive M.B.A. (Post-

Graduate Diploma in Business Management-

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Part Time) Programme at the Goa Institute of

Management, Sankhalim-Goa on self financing

basis.

3. Objectives.— The main objectives of the

scheme are as follows:

(1) To enhance the managerial skills of the

Senior Officers of Goa.

(2) To equip the Senior Officers of Goa with

modern day management techniques, thus

enabling them to efficiently and effectively

utilize various resources at hand.

(3) To increase the level of competence of

Senior Officers of Goa in each specialized field

of management to make them more responsive

to the demands of the industry and the

changing level and scenario of corporate and

secretarial governance.

(4) To ensure high level of performance on

par with the best in corporate/industry.

4. Eligibility and other condition.— The

eligibility and other conditions under the

scheme are as follows:

(1) Every year, ten (10) Group “A” Officers

of Goa shall apply to study the Executive MBA

(Post Graduate Diploma in Business

Management-Part Time) Programme at the

Goa Institute of Management, Sankhalim, Goa

on self financing basis. This is however subject

to Officers clearing the screening test being

conducted by the Goa Institute of Management

for the purpose of selection.

(2) The study programme shall be

conducted

the

Goa

Institute

Management, Sankhalim-Goa and the Officers

who apply to study said programme are

required to adhere to the academic schedule

prescribed by the Institute and follow the

instructions issued by the Dean/Faculty

(incharge) from time to time.

(3) Only those Officers who have secured

50% and above marks at their Graduate/Post

Graduate level examination shall be eligible

to be considered under the scheme.

(4) Only those Officers, who are below

the age of 50 years as on the date of

commencement of the course, are eligible to

be considered under this scheme.

(5) All the Fees payable towards this study

programme and other expenditure towards

purchase of reading material, books,

stationery, etc. are to be borne by the officers

from their own sources, as it is a self financing

study programme.

(6) The study programme is normally

scheduled on weekends or after office hours

during the week, which will be decided by the

Institute in consultation with the Government.

If any of the classes, are required to be

conducted during working hours, than special

casual leave shall be granted to the Officers.

This leave shall not exceed more than 30 days

in a year, including examination days.

However, no TA/DA shall be paid to the Officers

to attend the classes.

(7) The Officers are expected to complete

the programme within the time period of two

years. However, extension of additional three

years may be granted for passing examination.

(8) The Officer is required to execute a bond

stating that he/she will not leave the job for 5

years from the date of admission to the above

course.

5. Application Procedure.— (1) The

Department of Personnel, shall issue a circular

every year, inviting self contained applications

from the eligible Group ‘A’ Officers of Goa,

within the time limit prescribed.

(2) The application of the Officer should

contain all relevant information and a brief

statement of purpose including a profile on his/

her desire to join and study the programme.

(3) In case there are more than 10 Officers

applying, preference would be given based on

their seniority/date of birth.

(4) The Department of Personnel shall

intimate the concerned officer about his

nomination for the programme after which he/

she is expected to answer and clear the

screening test being conducted by the

Institute.

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6. Miscellaneous and Residuary matters.—

(1) The Government of Goa, shall execute a

Memorandum of Understanding/Agreement

with the Goa Institute of Management,

Sankhalim-Goa, for this purpose.

(2) In case any dispute arises out of

implementation of this scheme then the

decision of the Government of Goa on the

dispute shall be final.

(3) The Government of Goa, may relax any

of the conditions prescribed under the scheme,

if deemed to be necessary.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Meghana V. Shetgaonkar, Joint Secretary

(Personnel).

Porvorim, 18th January, 2021.

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Notification

1/14/2014-PER (Part)

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of

India and in supersession of the recruitment

rules published vide Government Notifications

specified in rule 7 hereto, the Governor of

Goa hereby makes the following rules to

regulate the recruitment to the Group ‘C’,

Ministerial, Non-Gazetted, Common posts

(outside Secretariat) under the Government

of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called the

Government of Goa, Group ‘C’, Ministerial,

Non-Gazetted, Common posts (outside

Secretariat), Recruitment Rules, 2021.

(2) They shall apply to the posts specified

in column (2) of the Schedule to these rules

(hereinafter called as the “said Schedule”).

(3) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Number, classification and level in the

pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said posts and the level

in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be

as specified in columns (3) to (5) of the said

Schedule.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and

other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said posts, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

(6) to (14) of the said Schedule.

4. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with a

person having a spouse living or who, having

a spouse living, has entered into or contracted

a marriage with any person, shall be eligible

for appointment to the service:

Provided that the Government may, if

satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to such

person and the other party to the marriage

and that there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this

rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where the Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

expedient so to do, it may, by order, for

reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any

of the provisions of these rules with respect

to any class or category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall

affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and

other concessions required to be provided

for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other

Backward Classes, Ex servicemen and Other

Special Categories of persons in accordance

with the orders issued by the Government

from time to time in that regard.

7. These rules are issued in supersession

of,— (1) The Government Notification No. 1/

/6/83-PER (Vol. II) (Pt. II) dated 01-02-2010,

published in the Official Gazette, Series I

No. 46 dated 11-02-2010, for the post of Senior

Stenographer;

(2) The Government Notification No. 1/6/

/83-PER dated 22-03-2006, published in the

Official Gazette, Series I No. 51 dated

23-03-2006 for the post of Junior Stenographer.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Vishal C. Kundaikar, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 29th January, 2021.

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SCHEDULE

Name/

/desig-

nation of

post

Age

limit

for

direct

recruits

Period of

probation, if

any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct

recruitment or

by promotion

or by

deputation/

/transfer/

contract and

percentage

of the

vacancies

to be filled by

various

methods

In case of

recruit-

ment by

promotion/

/deputation/

/transfer,

grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/transfer is

to be made

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct

recruits

Classifi-

cation

Whether age & educational

qualifications prescribed for the

direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotees

Number

posts

Level in

the pay

matrix

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

composi-

tion

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selection

post

Circumstances

in which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

Serial No.

sanc-

tioned in

each

Depart-

ment

from time

to time

depen-

dent on

workload).

Selec-

tion.

Group ‘C’,

Minis-

terial,

Non-

-Gazetted.

L-6

Not exceeding

years

(Relaxable for

Government

servants upto

five years in ac-

cordance with

the instructions

or orders issued

by the Govern-

ment from time

to time.

Essential:

(1) Higher Secondary

School Certificate

from a recognized

Board or All India

Council for Technical

Education approved

Diploma awarded by

a recognized State

Board of Technical

Education.

(2) Speed of 120

words per minute in

Short Hand and 40

words per minute in

typing.

(3) Minimum three

months certificate

course in Compu-

ters.

(4) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

Knowledge of

Marathi.

Two

years.

Senior

Steno-

grapher.

Promotion:

Junior

Stenographer

with three

years regular

service in the

grade.

Transfer on

deputation:

Official

holding

analogous

post under

State

Government.

Group

‘C’,

D.P.C./

D.S.C.

N.A.

By promo-

tion, failing

which, by

transfer on

deputation,

failing both,

by direct

recruitment.

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1962

sanc-

tioned in

each

Depart-

ment

from time

to time

depen-

dent on

workload).

Selec-

tion.

Group ‘C’,

Minis-

terial,

Non-

-Gazetted.

L-4

Not exceeding

45 years

(Relaxable for

Government

servants upto

five years in

accordance

with the

instructions or

orders issued

by the Govern-

ment from time

to time).

Essential:

(1) Higher Secondary

School Certificate

from a recognized

Board or All India

Council for Technical

Education approved

Diploma awarded by

a recognized State

Board of Technical

Education.

(2) Speed of 100

words per minute in

Short Hand and 35

words per minute in

typing.

(3) Minimum three

months certificate

course in Compu-

ters.

(4) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

Knowledge of

Marathi.

N.A.

Two

years.

Junior

Steno-

grapher.

Transfer on

deputation:

Official

holding

analogous

post under

State

Government.

Group

‘C’,

D.P.C./

D.S.C.

N.A.

By direct

recruitment,

failing

which, by

transfer on

deputation.

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Department of Settlement and Land

Records

Directorate of Settlement and Land Records

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Order

1/DSLR/EST/33/2020/358

In pursuance to the Office Memorandum

vide No. 1/2/2012-PER dated 21-11-2016

issued by the Department of Personnel,

Government of Goa and the approval of the

Under Secretary (Revenue-I), Revenue

Department, Secretariat, Porvorim conveyed

vide letter No. 26/0/03/2020-RD/4 dated

11-12-2020, Staff Holder, Group ‘D’ post in the

Directorate of Settlement & Land Records,

www.goaprintingpress.gov.in

Printed and Published by the Director, Printing & Stationery,

Government Printing Press,

Mahatma Gandhi Road, Panaji-Goa 403 001.

PRICE – Rs. 23.00

PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING PRESS, PANAJI-GOA—351/160—2/2021.

Panaji stand upgraded to Group ‘C’ in the

Level 1 of Pay Matrix as per the CCS (Revised

Pay) Rules, 2016 (Pre-revised Scale in Pay

Band-1,

Rs.

5,200-20,200+Grade

Pay

Rs. 1,800/-) and have been re-designated as

“Multi Tasking Staff”.

Pay and allowances of the above post after

re-designation shall be debited to the Budget

Head under which said post were initially

created.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Johnson B. Fernandes, Director (Settlement

& Land Records).

Panaji, 29th January, 2021.