1975
Panaji, 18th February, 2021 (Magha 29, 1942)
SERIES I No. 47
Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2021-2023
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NOTES
There are two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 46 dated 11-2-2021, namely:—
(1) Extraordinary dated 15-2-2021 from pages 1965 to 1968 Notification No. DMA/ENGG/TS POWERS/2018-19/F.14/
/5812 regarding Goa Municipalities (Competent Authorities for granting technical sanction) (Sixth Amendment)
Rules, 2021 from Department of Urban Development.
(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 17-2-2021 from pages 1969 to 1974, from Department of Law, Notifications regarding
various Acts.
INDEX
Department
Order/Notification
Subject
Pages
1
2
3
4
1.
Agriculture
Not.- 3/5/EXT/137/2020-21/
Interest subsidy on loans for Agriculture
1975
Dir. & ex off. Jt. Secy.
D.Agri/893
& Allied Activities.
2.
Captain of Ports
Ord.- COP/2012/2/Corresp.
Reduction in Level of the Pay Matrix.
1982
Captain & ex officio
(PER)/Part-III/Part(1)/458
Joint Secretary
3.
Law
Not.- 10/4/2019-LA
The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019.
1982
Joint Secretary
4.
Public Works
Not.- 16-22-PCE-PWD-EO/
Revised rates for unloading Night Soil at
1985
Principal Chief Engineer
2020-21/139
Sewage Treatment Plant.
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: dir–[email protected]
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Agriculture
__
Notification
3/5/EXT/137/2020-21/D.Agri/893
Name of the Scheme: Interest Subsidy on
Loans for Agriculture and Allied Activities.
Ref: 1) Notification No. 3/4/ISA/2008-09/
D.Agri/353 dated 2-3-2009 published
in Official Gazette, Series I No. 51
dated 19-3-2009.
2) Notification No. 3/4/Agron/ISA/8/
2012-13/D.Agri/130 dated 5-9-2012
published in Official Gazette,
Series I No. 24 dated 13-9-2012.
3) Notification No. 3/4/Agron/8/2013-
-14/D.Agri,
dated
18-6-2013
published in Official Gazette,
Series I No. 12 dated 20-6-2013.
4) Notification No. 3/4/Agron/8/2013-
-14/D.Agri,
dated
3-7-2014
published in Official Gazette,
Series I No. 15 dated 10-7-2014.
5) Notification No. 3/4/Agron/8/2015-
-16/D.Agri/86, dated 8-6-2015
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published in Official Gazette,
Series I No. 12 dated 08-6-2015.
6) Notification No. 3/5/EXTN/137/
/2016-17/D.Agri/383,
dated
20-09-2016 published in Official
Gazette, Series I No. 26 dated
29-09-2016.
7) Notification No. 3/5/EXTN/137/
/2016-17/D.Agri/382,
dated
20-09-2016 published in Official
Gazette, Series I No. 26 dated
29-09-2016.
8) No. 3/5/EXTN/137/2017-18/D.Agri/
/407 dated 22-09-2017 published in
Official Gazette, Series I No. 25 dated
22-09-2017.
9) No. 3/5/EXTN/137/2017-18/D.Agri/
/387 dated 28-08-2018 published in
Official Gazette, Series I No. 23 dated
06-07-2018.
10) No. 3/5/EXTN/137/2019-20/D.Agri/
/762 dated 6-03-2020 published in
Official Gazette, Series I No. 50 dated
12-03-2020.
Government is pleased to notify the
scheme, “Interest subsidy on loans for
Agriculture and Allied Activities (Revised)”
for period of five year w.e.f. 1-04-2020. The
scheme is Revised as under
Government desires to facilitate farmers to
access concessional loans by providing
interest subsidy on loans for Agriculture and
Allied Activities availed from banks on prompt
repayment. The scheme is intended to help
farmers to take up Agriculture as a viable
activity, in pursuance of Government’s
commitment to promote Agriculture in the
State.
1. Duration.— The scheme will remain
operative for a period of five years from 1st
April, 2020 to 31st March, 2025 and will be
reviewed for continuation on completion of
five years. All loans for Agriculture and Allied
Activities sanctioned during the period of the
scheme shall be eligible for interest subsidy.
2. Loan amount eligible for interest
subsidy.— (1) Short term crop loan upto
Rs. 3.0 lakhs is eligible for Interest subvention
under Government of India scheme.
(2) Agriculture Term loan upto Rs 5.00 lakhs.
Thus, farmers availing agriculture loans up
to Rs 5.00 lakhs, whether crop loan or
working capital for Animal husbandry and
Fisheries activities or Agricultural term loan
for investments in agriculture and allied
activities, will be getting the benefit of
interest subsidy under this scheme.
3. Institutions entitled to extend loan.—
Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance
Banks, Goa State Co-operative Bank and
Primary Agricultural Co-operatives (PAC ’s)
4. Rate of interest and subsidy.—
A. Rate of Interest Subsidy on Short Term
loans: The Government of Goa will provide
interest subsidy of 4% to those farmers who
repay their loans promptly.
B. Rate of Interest Subsidy on Long Term
Loans: The Government of Goa will provide
interest subsidy to the extent of the
difference between rate of interest of 4%
and the normal rate of interest charged by
the eligible banks as per their policy,
subject to a maximum of 8%.
The Government of Goa will provide
interest subsidy only to the loans repaid
promptly. The banks should stop claiming
interest subsidy on loans from the point
they become irregular.
The Government shall stop release of
subsidy in case of any default in repayment
by the farmer and the bank branch shall
not claim interest subsidy in such cases
from the month the default takes place. In
such cases, the banks while recovering
their dues as per laid down procedure of
respective banks, shall also recover the
entire interest subsidy released by the
Government to the banks and refund the
subsidy component to the Government.
However if the loanee regularizes his/
her loan in the meantime, he/she shall be
eligible for interest subsidy for the
defaulting period, but in such cases penal
interest charged by bank shall not be
considered for interest subsidy.
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5. Eligible Activities.— The interest subsidy
will be available on both short term and long
term agricultural loans.
I. Short Term Loans:
B. Eligibility.— With respect to short
term agriculture loans, all loans
conforming to Government of India
Interest Subvention Scheme shall be
eligible for interest subsidy. In addition
Krishi card is mandatory for Agriculture
and Animal Husbandry farmers.
Further, as per Government of India
announcement, banks have to extend the
facilities of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to
Animal Husbandry farmers and Fisheries
(AH & F) also to help them meet their
working capital requirements. The
working capital components in fisheries,
under the scale of finance, may include
recurring cost towards seed, feed,
organic and inorganic fertilisers, lime/
other soil conditioners, harvesting and
marketing charges, fuel/electricity
charges, labour, lease rent (if leased
water area) etc. For capture fisheries,
working capital may include the cost of
fuel, ice, labour charges, mooring/
landing charges form part of the scale of
finance. The working capital components
in Animal Husbandry, under the scale of
finance, may include recurring cost
towards feeding, veterinary aid, labour,
water and electricity supply. The Scale
of Finance/Quantum of Working Capital
fixed by State Level Technical Committee
would be the basis for lenders to
determine the quantum of finance.
The ceiling for working capital loans
eligible for interest subsidy is up to
Rs. 2 lakh, within the overall ceiling of
Rs. 3 lakh per farmer for short term crop
loan.
The criteria for eligible beneficiaries
under KCC for Animal Husbandry and
Fisheries will be as under:
a. Poultry and small ruminant.—
Farmers, poultry farmers either
individual or joint borrower, Joint
Liability Groups or Self Help Groups
including tenant farmer of sheep/goats/
pigs/poultry/birds/rabbit and having
owned/rented/leased sheds.
b. Dairy
Farmers and Dairy farmers either
individual or joint borrower, Joint
Liability Groups or Self Help Groups
including tenant farmers having owned/
/rented/leased sheds.
c. Fishery
• Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fishers, Fish Farmers (individual &
groups/partners/share/croppers/tenant
farmers). Self Help Groups, Joint Liability
Groups and women groups. The
beneficiaries must own or lease any of
the fisheries related activities such as
pond, tank, open water bodies, raceway,
hatchery,
rearing
unit,
possess
necessary license for fish farming and
fishing related activities, and any other
State specific fisheries and allied
activities.
• Marine Fisheries
Beneficiaries who own or lease
registered fishing vessel/boat, possess
necessary fishing license/permission for
fishing in estuary and sea, fish farming/
mariculture activities in estuaries and
open sea and any other State specific
fisheries and allied activities.
ii. Interest Subsidy on Agricultural Long
Term Loans:
A. Eligibility.— With respect to long term
agriculture loans, all agricultural term loans
up to Rs. 5 lakh, provided directly to
farmers in case of scheduled commercial
banks/Small Finance Banks and provided
either directly to farmers or to farmers
through Primary Agricultural Co-operative
Societies by Goa State Co-operative Bank
Ltd., eligible to classified under priority
sector lending as per the guidelines of
Reserve Bank of India, are eligible for
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interest subsidy from the Government of
Goa. For the purpose of loan ceiling of
Rs. 5 lakh, the crop loan amount, if any,
would also be added. Further, a farmer can
avail more than one eligible loan also,
within the overall ceiling of Rs. 5 lakh. This
ceiling is with respect to loan amount
sanctioned and not outstanding. For
example, if a farmer has availed a term loan
of Rs. 4 lakh and has repaid Rs. 1 lakh over
a period of two years, he would be eligible
for taking another agricultural term loan of
Rs. 1 lakh and not Rs. 2 lakh.
B. Tenure of subsidy: The Government of
Goa will provide interest subsidy on all
eligible agricultural loans for the tenure of
the loan as per normal repayment
schedule,
subject
to
a
maximum
repayment period of 5 years. Thus, if any
eligible term loan is sanctioned during the
period the scheme is in operation, the
interest subsidy will be provided for a
maximum repayment period of 5 years,
subject to satisfying other conditions
relating to prompt repayment.
6. Eligibility of interests charged.— The
interest subsidy claims have to be submitted
to the Government of Goa by banks in respect
interest applied and recovered, on half yearly
basis. Banks should not claim interest subsidy
on notionally accrued interest on agricultural
loans outstanding, even if the interest has
not become due to be paid.
The pending claims already submitted by
the banks will be settled as per old pattern.
7. Receipt of application and disbursal of
loan.— Farmers under Agriculture and
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services shall
directly approach banks with requisite
documentation (Krishi card). In case of loans
for Fisheries, applicants will apply through
the nearest office of Directorate of Fisheries
which will scrutinize the applications and
forward them to the nearest bank branch as
per preference indicated by the farmer within
15 days of receipt of application. Banks will
sanction loans as per usual norms including
approved scales of finance.
8. Format for claiming interest subsidy.—
All eligible banks have to claim interest
subsidy on eligible agricultural loans,
separately for short term loans (separately
for crop loans [Part A(1)], working capital for
animal husbandry activities [Part A(2)], and
working capital for fisheries [Part A(3)]) and
for long term loans (separately for agricultural
loans [Part B(1)], animal husbandry loans
[Part B(2)], and fishery loans [Part B(3)]) in
the format given in Annexure.
9. Routing of interest subsidy claims.— The
branches of eligible banks have to route their
interest subsidy claims through their
Controlling Office/Regional Office in Goa. The
branches of Goa State Cooperative Bank Ltd.,
have to route their interest subsidy claims
through their Head Office. If the controlling
offices can generate the interest subsidy
claims directly from their Core Banking
Solution (CBS), without involving their
branches, the claims can be submitted
directly by such controlling offices to the
Government of Goa. The eligible Primary
Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS)/
Vividh Karyakari Sahakari Saunsthas (VKSS)
have also to route their claims through the
Head Office of Goa State Cooperative Bank
Ltd.
The interest subsidy claims have to be
submitted at half yearly intervals by
controlling offices banks to Agriculture
Department, who will retain claims in respect
of agricultural loans [Part A(1) and Part B(1)]
for processing at their level and pass on the
interest subsidy claims in respect of animal
husbandry activities to Department of Animal
Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences [Part A(2)
and Part B(2)] and in respect of fisheries
activities to Fisheries Department [Part A(3)
and Part B(3)]. The interest subsidy will be
released to controlling offices of the banks by
respective Departments directly, keeping
Agriculture Department informed of the date
and amount of interest subsidy released.
10. Utilization of interest subsidy.— Banks
have to credit the interest subsidy amount to
the accounts of the beneficiaries within seven
days from the date of receipt of interest
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subsidy and provide an Utilisation Certificate
as per format attached to Agriculture
Department, about having credited the
subsidy amount to the beneficiary accounts.
In case any utilised amount remains with the
bank, the bank concerned should immediately
return the amount to Agriculture Department,
giving full details thereof, specifying reasons
for not utilising the amount. This practice will
be followed, till the Government is able to
evolve system to credit the interest subsidy
directly to the beneficiary accounts.
11. Recovery of loan:— Recovery of loan is
the responsibility of the banks and there will
not be any Government guarantee for the
loans provided by the banks under this
scheme.
12. Release of subsidy.— Interest subsidy
will be released on half yearly basis. For this
purpose, every bank branch shall send their
claim to the Director of Agriculture in the
prescribed format, within one month of half
yearly period. i.e., by 31st August and 28th
February.
The office of Director of Agriculture or
Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
Services or Director of Fisheries as the case
may be, will scrutinize and approve the
claims. It will be the responsibility of Branch
Manager to ensure that the subsidy released
towards interest subsidy shall be credited to
borrowers account. Certificate to this effect
should be submitted by concerned bank
branch to the Government.
13. Monitoring Mechanism.— A State Level
Monitoring Committee (SLMC) notified with
Secretary (Agriculture) as Chairperson will
monitor implementation of the scheme on
regular basis. The committee shall comprise
Heads of implementing Departments and
senior representatives of various banks with
Director of Agriculture as Member Secretary.
The committee shall monitor the entire gamut
of implementation of the scheme including
the time frame set for release of loans to the
farmers. The monitoring committee shall also
ensure that the interest subsidy liability is
not in excess of the budget provision available
under the Scheme. The Committee will evolve
necessary procedure and format required for
monitoring implementation of the scheme.
The Committee will also get test checks done
in branches through Zonal Agriculture
Officers and the taluka level officials of Animal
Husbandry & Veterinary Services Department
and Fisheries Department.
14. Field Visits.— Both Banks and
representative of SLMC shall undertake
sample field visits either jointly or separately
to verify utilization of loan sanctioned and
submit report to the monitoring committee
on regular basis.
15. Relaxation.— The comments shall be
empowered to relax any or all clauses or
conditions of the scheme in genuine cases.
However in such cases release of financial
assistance will be considered only with the
approval of the Finance (Exp.) Department.
16. Interpretation.— If any question arises
regarding interpretation of any clause, word,
expression of the scheme, the decision shall
lie with the Government, which shall be final
and binding on all concerned.
17. Redressal of grievances and disputes.—
Grievances if any, arising out of the
implementation of the scheme shall be heard
and decided by the Minister for Agriculture
and the decision of the minister for
Agriculture in this regard shall be final and
binding on all the concerned.
18. Budget Head.— The Directorate of
Agriculture, Directorate of Animal Husbandry
and Veterinary Services and Directorate of
Fisheries shall make necessary budget
provision under their “Demand” for debiting
the expenditure on subsidy.
This issues with the concurrence of the
Finance Department vide their U.O.
No. 1400076714 dated 08-01-2020.
By order and in the name of Governor of
Goa.
Nevil Alphonso, Director (Agriculture) & ex
officio Joint Secretary.
Tonca-Caranzalem.
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Format for claiming Interest Subsidy on Agricultural Loans from Government of Goa
Interest Subsidy Claim for the Half yearly ending (31st Aug/28th Feb)
Part—A(1) (Interest Subsidy on Short Term Loans–Crop Loans)
Part A(2)
Format for claiming Interest Subsidy on Agricultural Loans from Government of Goa
Interest Subsidy Claim for the Half yearly ending (31st Aug/28th Feb)
Part—A(2) (Interest Subsidy on Short Term Loans–working Capital for Animal Husbandry Activities)
Part A(3)
Format for claiming Interest Subsidy on Agricultural Loans from Government of Goa
Interest Subsidy Claim for the Half yearly ending (31st Aug/28th Feb)
Part—A(3) (Interest Subsidy on Short Term Loans–Working Capital for Fisheries Activities)
Sr. No.
Name of beneficiary
Krishi Card No.
Aadhar No.
Village
KCC No.
Mobile No.
Survey No.
Date of Sanction
Block
District
Nature of Activity
Canoe/vessel Size
or Area in Ha.
Amount of Working
Capital Loan (`)
Date of
Disbursement
Amount of Interest
Subsidy claimed(`)
SB A/c. No.
IFSC
Branch Name
KCC No.
Sr. No.
Name of
beneficiary
Krishi Card No.
Aadhar No.
Village
Mobile No.
Survey No.
Date of Sanction
Block
District
Activity Undertaken
Unit size (No. of
Animals)
Amount of Working
Capital Loan (`)
Date of
Disbursement
Amount of Interest
Subsidy claimed(`)
SB A/c. No.
IFSC
Branch Name
Sr. No.
Name of
beneficiary
Krishi Card No.
Aadhar No.
Village
KCC No.
Mobile No.
Survey No.
Date of Sanction
Block
District
No. of Acres
Crop cultivated
Amount of crop
Loan (`)
Date of
Disbursement
Amount of
Interest Subsidy
claimed(`)
SB A/c. No.
IFSC
Branch Name
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ANNEXURE
Part B(1)
Format for claiming Interest Subsidy on Agricultural Loans from Government of Goa
Interest Subsidy Claim for the Half yearly ending (31st Aug/28th Feb)
Part—B(1) (Interest Subsidy on Long Term Loans–For Agriculture purpose
Part B(2)
Format for claiming Interest Subsidy on Agricultural Loans from Government of Goa
Interest Subsidy Claim for the Half yearly ending (31st Aug/28th Feb)
Part—B(2) (Interest Subsidy on Long Term Loans–For Animal Husbandry Activities)
Part B(3)
Format for claiming Interest Subsidy on Agricultural Loans from Government of Goa
Interest Subsidy Claim for the Half yearly ending (31st Aug/28th Feb)
Part—B(3) (Interest Subsidy on Short Term Loans–For Fisheries Activities)
KCC No.
Sr. No.
Name of beneficiary
Krishi Card No.
Aadhar No.
Mobile No.
Survey No.
SB A/c. No.
IFSC
Branch Name
Village
Date of Sanction
Block
District
No. of Acres
Purpose of Loan/
Nature of investment
Amount of term
Loan (`)
Date of
Disbursement
Amount of term Loan
Outstanding (`)
Amount of Interest
Subsidy claimed (`)
KCC No.
Sr. No.
Name of beneficiary
Krishi Card No.
Aadhar No.
Mobile No.
Survey No.
SB A/c. No.
IFSC
Branch Name
Village
Date of Sanction
Block
District
Nature of Activity
Canoe/vessel Size or
Area in Ha.
Amount of term
Loan (`)
Date of
Disbursement
Amount of Term
Loan Outstanding (`)
Amount of Interest
Subsidy claimed (`)
KCC No.
Sr. No.
Name of beneficiary
Krishi Card No.
Aadhar No.
Mobile No.
Survey No.
SB A/c. No.
IFSC
Branch Name
Village
Date of Sanction
Block
District
Activity undertaken
Unit size (No. of
Animals)
Amount of term
Loan (`)
Date of
Disbursement
Amount of Term
Loan Outstanding (`)
Amount of Interest
Subsidy claimed (`)
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CERTIFICATE
Certified that the loan sanctioned by this branch
for which Interest Subsidy is claimed as per the
scheme notified by Government vide notification
No. 3/5/EXT/137/2020-21/D.Agri/ dated_________ .
The same are examined and recommended for
release of Interest subsidy.
Stamp
Branch Manager
(Certificate to be enclosed after all formats Part
A(1), (2), (3) and Part B (1), (2), (3).
———ttt———
Department of Captain of Ports
__
Order
COP/2012/2/Corresp.(PER)/Part-III/
/Part(1)/458
Sanction of the Government is hereby
accorded for reduction in Level of the Pay
Matrix of the newly created post of
Superintendent [Aids to Marine Navigation
(ATON)], Group ‘B’ Gazetted from Level 10 of
the Pay Matrix (pre-revised scale of PB 3
Rs. 15600-39100+Rs. 5400 G.P.) to Level 9 of
the Pay Matrix (pre-revised scale of PB 2
Rs. 9300-34800+5400 G.P.).
This is issued as per the concurrence of
the Finance (R&C) Department and approval
of the Hon’ble Chief Minister/Finance Minister
vide U.O. No. 1226/F dated 18-05-2020.
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Goa.
Capt. James Braganza, Captain of Ports and
ex officio Joint Secretary.
Panaji, February, 2021.
———ttt———
Department of Law
Legal Affairs Division
–––
Notification
10/4/2019-LA
The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Central
Act No. 48 of 2019), which has been passed
by Parliament and assented to by the
President on 13-12-2019 and published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 1 dated 13-12-2019, is hereby
published for the general information of the
public.
D. S. Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).
Porvorim, 21st May, 2020.
––––––––
The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019
An
Act
further to amend the Arms Act, 1959.
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 Arms (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 Arms Act, 1959 (hereinafter
referred to as the principal Act), in
section 2, after clause (e), the
following clause shall be inserted,
namely:—
‘(ea) “licence” means a licence issued
in accordance with the provisions of this
Act and rules made thereunder and
includes a licence issued in the electronic
form;’,
3. Amendment of section 3.— In section 3
of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),—
(i) for the words “three firearms”, the
words “two firearm” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the proviso, the following provisos
shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided that a person who has in
his possession more firearms than two
at the commencement of the Arms
(Amendment) Act, 2019, may retain with
him any two of such firearms and shall
deposit, within one year from such
commencement, the remaining firearm
with the officer in charge of the nearest
police station or, subject to the conditions
54 of 1959.
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prescribed for the purposes of sub-
section (1) of section 21, with a licensed
dealer or, where such person is a
member of the armed forces of the Union,
in a unit armoury referred to in that sub-
section after which it shall be delicensed
within ninety days from the date of expiry
of aforesaid one year:
Provided further that while granting
arms licence on inheritance or heirloom
basis, the limit of two firearms shall not
be exceeded.”.
4. Amendment of section 5.— In section 5
of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), in
clause (a), for the word “manufacture,”, the
words “manufacture, obtain, procure,” shall
be substituted.
5. Amendment of section 6.— In section 6
of the principal Act, after the words “convert
an imitation firearm into a firearm”, the
words and figures “or convert from any
category of firearms mentioned in the Arms
Rules, 2016 into any other category of
firearms” shall be inserted.
6. Amendment of section 8.— In section 8
of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for
the word “firearm”, the words “firearm or
ammunition” shall be substituted.
7. Amendment of section 13.— In section
13 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), in
clause (a), in sub-clause (ii), for the words
and figures “point 22 bore rifle or an air rifle”,
the word “firearm” shall be substituted.
8. Amendment of section 15.— In section
15 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—
(a) for the words “period of three years”,
the words “period of five years” shall be
substituted;
(b) after the proviso, the following
proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided further that the licence
granted under section 3 shall be subject
to the conditions specified in sub-clauses
(ii) and (iii) of clause (a) of sub-section
(1) of section 9 and the licensee shall
produce the licence along with the
firearm or ammunition and connected
document before the licensing authority
after every five years from the date on
which it is granted or renewed.”.
9. Amendment of section 25.— In section
25 of the principal Act,—
(i) in sub-section (1),—
(a) in clause (a), for the word
“manufactures,”,
the
words
“manufactures, obtains, procures,” shall
be substituted;
(b) in clause (b), after the words
“convert an imitation firearm into a
firearm”, the words and figures “or
convert from any category of firearms
mentioned in the Arms Rules, 2016 into
any other category of firearms” shall be
inserted;
(c) in the long line, for the words
“three years but which may extend to
seven years”, the words “seven years
but which may extend to imprisonment
for life” shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (1A),—
(a) for the words “five years but which
may extend to ten years”, the words
“seven years but which may extend to
fourteen years” shall be substituted;
(b) the following proviso shall be
inserted, namely:—
“Provided that the Court may, for
any adequate and special reasons to
be recorded in the judgment, impose
a sentence of imprisonment for a term
of less than seven years.”;
(iii) after sub-section (1A), the following
sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
“(1AB) Whoever, by using force, takes
the firearm from the police or armed
forces shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which shall not
be less than ten years but which may
extend to imprisonment for life and shall
also be liable to fine.”;
(iv) in sub-section (1AA), for the words
“seven years”, the words “ten years” shall
be substituted;
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(v) in sub-section (1B),—
(a) in the long line, for the words “one
year but which may extend to three
years”, the words “two years but which
may extend to five years and shall also
be liable to fine” shall be substituted;
(b) in the proviso, for the words “one
year”, the words “two years” shall be
substituted;
(vi) after sub-section (5), the following
sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:-
‘(6) If any member of an organised
crime syndicate or any person on its
behalf has at any time has in his
possession or carries any arms or
ammunition in contravention of any
provision of Chapter II shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term
which shall not be less than ten years
but which may extend to imprisonment
for life and shall also be liable to fine.
(7) Whoever on behalf of a member of
an organised crime syndicate or a person
on its behalf,—
(i) manufactures, obtains, procures,
sells, transfers, converts, repairs, tests
or proves, or exposes or offers for sale or
transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof,
any arms or ammunition in contravention
of section 5; or
(ii) shortens the barrel of a firearm or
converts an imitation firearm into a
firearm or converts from any category of
firearms mentioned in the Arms Rules,
2016 into any other category of firearms
in contravention of section 6; or
(iii) brings into, or takes out of India,
any arms or ammunition of any class
or description in contravention of
section 11,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a
term which shall not be less than ten years
but which may extend to imprisonment for
life and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.— For the purposes of sub-
-sections (6) and (7),—
(a) “organised crime” means any
continuing unlawful activity by any person,
singly or collectively, either as a member
of an organised crime syndicate or on
behalf of such syndicate, by use of violence
or threat of violence or intimidation or
coercion, or other unlawful means, with
the objective of gaining pecuniary benefits,
or gaining undue economic or other
advantage for himself or any person;
(b) “organised crime syndicate” means
a group of two or more persons who,
acting either singly or collectively, as a
syndicate or gang indulge in activities of
organised crime.
(8) Whoever involves in or aids in the
illicit trafficking of firearms and ammunition
in contravention of sections 3, 5, 6, 7 and
11 shall be punishable with imprisonment
for a term which shall not be less than ten
years
but
which
may
extend
to
imprisonment for life and shall also be liable
to fine.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this
sub-section, “illicit trafficking” means the
import, export, acquisition, sale, delivery,
movement or transfer of firearms and
ammunition into, from or within the
territory of India, if the firearms and
ammunition are not marked in accordance
with the provisions of this Act or are being
trafficked in contravention of the provisions
of this Act including smuggled firearms of
foreign make or prohibited arms and
prohibited ammunition.
(9) Whoever uses firearm in a rash or
negligent manner or in celebratory gunfire
so as to endanger human life or personal
safety of others shall be punishable with
an imprisonment for a term which may
extend to two years, or with fine which
may extend to rupees one lakh, or with
both.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this
sub-section, “celebratory gunfire” means
the practice of using firearm in public
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gatherings, religious places, marriage
parties or other functions to fire
ammunition.’.
10. Amendment of section 27.— In section
27 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), for
the words “shall be punishable with death”,
the words “shall be punishable with
imprisonment for life, or death and shall also
be liable to fine” shall be substituted.
11. Amendment of section 44.— In section
44 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), in
clause (f),—
(a) for the words “firearm shall be
stamped or otherwise shown thereon”, the
words “firearm or ammunition shall be
stamped or otherwise shown thereon for
the purposes of tracing” shall be
substituted;
(b) the following Explanation shall be
inserted, namely:—
‘Explanation.— For the purposes of this
clause, “tracing” means the systematic
tracking of firearms and ammunition from
manufacturer to purchaser for the purpose
of detecting, investigating and analysing
illicit manufacturing and illicit trafficking;’.
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Department of Public Works
Office of the Principal Chief Engineer
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Notification
16-22-PCE-PWD-EO/2020-21/139
Whereas Government has approved the
proposal for permitting Private as well as
Municipal Tankers to unload Night Soil at
Sewage Treatment Plant at Tonca/Margao/
/Vasco at the rate of Rs. 500/- per tanker
vide order No. 2/16-12-80-CE-PWD-EO/339
dated 16-2-2001.
Now, the Government hereby revises the
rates for unloading of Night Soil at the
Government Sewage Treatment Plants based
on the capacity of the tanker as in the
schedule below.
SCHEDULE
Sr.
Capacity of Night
Rate for
No.
Soil Tanker
Unloading
1.
Upto 4000 litres
Rs. 500/- per
Tanker.
2.
Above 4000 litres up
Rs. 1000/- per
to 8000 litres
Tanker
3.
Above 8000 litres up
Rs. 1500/- per
to 12000 litres
Tanker
4.
Above 12,000 litres up
Rs. 2000/- per
to 16000 litres
Tanker
This Notification supersedes the existing
rates for unloading of Night Soil at
Government Sewage Treatment Plants
presently in force vide order No. 2/16-12-80-
-CE-PWD-EO/339 dated 16-2-2001.
The above rates shall be come into effect
from 12th February, 2021.
This is issued with the approval of
Government vide U.O. No. 5664/F dated
28-1-2021.
By order and in the name of Governor of
Goa.
U. P. Parsekar, Principal Chief Engineer
(PWD) & ex officio Addl. Secretary.
Panaji, 15th February, 2021.
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