Panaji, 3rd March, 2023 (Phalguna 12, 1944) SERIES I No. 48 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
No. 2
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Law
Legal Affairs Division
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Notification
7/11/2023-LA
The Goa (Mopa Airpor t Development Authority) (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Goa Act 12 of 2023), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 19-01-2023 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 27-02-2023, is hereby published for the general information of the public.
Pooja D. Phadte, Joint Secretary (Law).
Porvorim, 3rd March, 2023.
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The Goa (Mopa Airport Development Authority) (Amendment) Act, 2023
(Goa Act 12 of 2023) [27-02-2023]
AN
ACT
to amend the Goa (Mopa Airport Development Authority) Act, 2018 (Goa Act 10 of 2018).
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) The Act may be called the Goa (Mopa Airport Development Authority) (Amendment) Act, 2023.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Substitution of section 4.— For section 4 of the Goa (Mopa Airport Development Authority) Act, 2018 (Goa Act 10 of 2018) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"), the following section shall be substituted, namely:—
"4. Composition of Authority.— The Authority shall consist of a Chairperson to be appointed by the Government and the following members, namely:—
(i) Chief Secretary Member
(ii) Secretary (Finance) Member
(iii) Secretary (Civil Aviation) Member
(iv) Secretary (Town and Member
Country Planning)
(v) Secretary (Urban Member
Development)
(vi) Secretary (Panchayats) Member
(vii) Chief Town Planner Member
(Planning)
(viii) Principal Chief Conser- Member
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State Pollution Control Board
(xi) Director of Fire and Member
Emergency Services
(xii) Director (Civil Aviation) Member
Secretary". 3. Amendment of section 7.— In section 7 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1975 (Act 21 of 1975), for the Mopa International Airport Planning Area, the Authority shall be deemed to be a Planning and Development Authority under the said Act and it shall prepare an Outline Development Plan for the planning area within its jurisdiction, in accordance with the Concession Agreement dated 8-11-2016 which shall be, subject to the approval of the Government, final.
Explanation: "Concession Agreement dated 8-11-2016" means the Agreement for the Development of Greenfield International Airport on Public Private Partnership basis at Mopa in Goa entered into between the Government of Goa and GMR Goa International Airport Limited and any subsequent amendment, deviation, modification, etc. to the same as approved by the Government of Goa".
4. Amendment of section 8.— In section 8 of the principal Act, after sub-section (1), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:—
"(1A) The Authority shall appoint such personal staff to the Chairperson as specified by the Government, whose services shall be coterminous with the tenure of the Chairperson. The expenditure on salary of such staff shall be met by the Authority from its own funds.
(1B) The Authority may appoint staff on contract basis for its smooth functioning, expenditure on which shall be met by the Authority from its own funds".
Secretariat, SANDIP JACQUES Porvorim-Goa. Secretary to the Dated: 03-03-2023. Government of Goa,
Law Department (Legal Affairs).
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