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EXTRAORDINARY

Panaji, 22nd February, 2024 (Phalguna 3, 1945)

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law

Legal Affairs Division

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Notification

7/3/2024-LA-50

The Goa Town and Country Planning

(Amendment) Act, 2024 (Goa Act 3 of 2024),

which has been passed by the Legislative

Assembly of Goa on 07-02-2024 and assented

to by the Governor of Goa on 21-02-2024, is

hereby published for the general information

of the public.

Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary

(Law).

Porvorim, 22nd February, 2024.

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The Goa Town and Country Planning

(Amendment) Act, 2024

(Goa Act 3 of 2024) [21-02-2024]

AN

ACT

further to amend the Goa Town and Country

Planning Act, 1974 (Act 21 of 1975).

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly

of Goa in the Seventy-fifth Year of the

Republic of India as follows:—

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

Act may be called the Goa Town and Country

Planning (Amendment) Act, 2024.

(2) It shall come into force at once, except

section 2 which shall be deemed to have

come into force on the 3rd day of October,

2018.

2. Omission of section 16B.— In the Goa

Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (Act

21 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the

“principal Act”), section 16B shall be

omitted.

3. Insertion of new section 39A.— After

section 39 of the principal Act, the following

section shall be inserted, namely:—

“39A. Change of Zone.— (1) Notwith-

standing anything contained in this Act,

the Chief Town Planner (Planning) upon

direction of the Government or on receipt

of an application in this regard and with

approval of the Board, may, from time to

time, alter or modify the Regional Plan and/

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/or the Outline Development Plan to the

extent as specified in sub-section (2) for

carrying out change of zone of any land

therein, in such manner as prescribed,

after giving notice of 30 days inviting

suggestions from the public, provided the

change of zone shall not be in respect if

any eco sensitive land as may be

prescribed.

(2) The alteration or modification carried

out under sub-section (1) shall not alter the

overall character of the existing Regional Plan

and/or the Outline Development Plan.”.

SANDIP JACQUES

Secretary to the

Secretariat,

Government of Goa,

Porvorim-Goa.

Law Department

Dated: 22-02-2024.

(Legal Affairs).

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