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Panaji, 6th July, 2023 (Asadha 15, 1945)

SERIES I No. 14

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

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EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law

Legal Affairs Division

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Notification

7/30/2022-LA

The Goa Public Health (Amendment) Act,

2022 (Goa Act 23 of 2023), which has been

passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa

on 22-07-2022 and assented to by the

Governor of Goa on 30-06-2023, is hereby

published for the general information of the

public.

Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary

(Law).

Porvorim, 6th July, 2023.

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The Goa Public Health (Amendment)

Act, 2022

(Goa Act 23 of 2023) [30-6-2023]

AN

ACT

further to amend the Goa Public Health Act,

1985 (Act No. 25 of 1985)

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly

of Goa in the Seventy-third Year of the

Republic of India as follows:—

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

Act may be called the Goa Public Health

(Amendment) Act, 2022.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 40.— In section

40 of the Goa Public Health Act, 1985 (Act

No. 25 of 1985) (hereinafter referred to as the

“principal Act”), in sub-section (6), for the

expression “simple imprisonment for a term

which may extend to 30 days or with fine

which may extend to Rs. 5000/-, or with

both”, the expression “fine which may

extend to Rs. 25,000/-” shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of section 50E.— In section

50E of the principal Act, for the expression

“imprisonment which may extend to three

months or with fine which may extend to

Rs. 5000/-, or with both”, the expression “fine

which may extend to Rs. 25,000/-” shall be

substituted.

4. Amendment of section 71.— In section 71

of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), in

clause (b), for the expression “imprisonment

which may extend to three months, or with fine

or with both”, the expression “fine which may

extend to Rs. 25,000/-” shall be substituted.

5. Amendment of section 87 F.— In section

87 F of the principal Act, for the expression

“imprisonment for a term which shall not be

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less than six months, but which may extend

to three years and with a fine which shall not

be less than ten thousand rupees”, the

expression “a fine which shall not be less than

ten thousand rupees, but which may extend

to Rs. 25,000/-” shall be substituted.

6. Amendment of section 94C.— In section

94C of the principal Act, for the expression

“liable to punishment with imprisonment for

a term which may extend to six months or a

fine which may extend to Rs. 50,000/- or both”,

the expression “punishable with a fine which

may extend to Rs. 50,000/-” shall be

substituted.

7. Amendment of section 111.— In section

111 of the principal Act, for the expression

“imprisonment which may extend to one year

or with fine which may extend to one

thousand rupees or with both”, the expression

“fine which may extend to one thousand

rupees” shall be substituted.

SANDIP JACQUES

Secretary to the

Secretariat,

Government of Goa,

Porvorim-Goa.

Law Department

Dated: 6-07-2023.

(Legal Affairs).

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