Goa Gazette, No. 2122-28, 08 October 2021

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

SERIES I No. 28

Panaji, 8th October, 2021 (Asvina 16, 1943) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

No. 2

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law

Legal Affairs Division

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Notification

7/22/2021-LA

The Goa Waste Management (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Goa Act 31 of 2021), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 29-07-2021 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 16-09-2021, is hereby published for general information of the public.

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

Porvorim, 8th October, 2021.

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The Goa Waste Management (Amendment) Act, 2021

(Goa Act 31 of 2021) [16-09-2021]

AN

ACT

to amend the Goa Waste Management

Corporation Act, 2016.

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Waste Management (Amendment) Act, 2021.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 1.— In section 1 of the Goa Waste Management Corporation Act, 2016 (Goa Act 19 of 2016), (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"), for the expression ""The Goa Waste Management Corporation Act, 2016"", the expression "the Goa Waste Management Act, 2016" shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of section 2.— In section 2 of the principal Act, for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

(e) "Corporation" means the Goa Waste Management Corporation established under section 3;".

Secretariat, CHOKHA RAM GARG, Porvorim, Goa. Secretary to the Dated: 08-10-2021. Government of Goa,

Law Department

(Legal Affairs).

Notification

7/32/2021-LA

The Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Goa Act 32 of 2021), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 30-07-2021 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 16-09-2021, is hereby published for the general information of the public.

Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary

(Law).

Porvorim, 8th October, 2021.

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The Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2021

(Goa Act 32 of 2021) [16-09-2021]

AN

ACT

further to amend the Goa Panchayat Raj Act,

1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of 1994).

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy second Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2021.

(2) It shall come into force on such date, as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Amendment of Section 2.— In section 2 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"),—

(i) clauses (1), (1-A) and (1-B) shall be renumbered as (1-A), (1-B) and (1-C) and before clause (1-A) so renumbered, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(1) "alteration" means a structural change, such as removal of part of a building or a change to the structure of the building such as construction of roof with R.C.C. material;";

(ii) after clause (17), the following clause

shall be inserted, namely:-

"(17-A) "Registered Structural Engineer" means a Structural Engineer as defined in clause (129) of regulation 2 of the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010. Such Engineer shall be registered with the Town and Country Planning Department under the said Regulations;";

(iii) after clause (20A), the following

clause shall be inserted, namely:-

"(20-B) "Single dwelling unit" means an independent housing unit with facility of living, cooking and sanitary requirements;".

3. Amendment of section 7.— In section 7 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the "said Act"),—

(i) in sub-section (3), for the word "Director" the expression, "State Election Commission in consultation with the Government," shall be substituted;

(ii) in first proviso to sub-section (4) and sub-section (5), for the word "Government", wherever it occurs, the expression, "State Election Commission in consultation with the Government," shall be substituted.

3A. Amendment of section 12.— In section 12 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the expression "clause (b) or clause (c)", the expression "clause (b), clause (c) or clause (d)" shall be substituted.

3B. Amendment of section 15.— In section 15 of the principal Act, after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided further that nothing contained

in this section shall apply if,—

(a) the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is less than one year; or

(b) the State Election Commission in consultation with the Government certifies that it is difficult to hold the bye- -election within the said period.

4. Amendment of section 66.— In section 66 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

"Provided that alteration of a building which consists of a single dwelling unit constructed or in existence before the commencement of this Act shall be permitted to the extent of replacement of tiles roofing with the R.C.C. slab roofing upon production of certificate of stability of such building issued by the Registered Structural Engineer.".

5. Amendment of section 119.— In section 119 of the said Act, for the word "Government", the expression "State Election Commission in consultation with the Government," shall be substituted.

6. Amendment of section 153.— In section 153 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1) the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-

"(1A) The tax as aforesaid shall also be levied on buildings constructed without authorization within the limits of Panchayat area:

Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall amount to regularization of unauthorized construction of such building:

Provided further that nothing in this sub- -section shall prevent any competent authority from taking any action against such building in accordance with law.".

Secretariat, CHOKHA RAM GARG Porvorim, Goa. Secretary to the Dated: 08-10-2021. Government of Goa,

Law Department

(Legal Affairs).

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