Panaji, 15th March, 2024 (Phalguna 25, 1945)

SERIES I No. 50

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Mines

Directorate of Mines & Geology

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Notification

04/207/2023/Minor/Mines/3579

In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 15 of the Mines and Minerals

(Development and Regulation) Act, 1957

(Central Act 67 of 1957) and all other powers

enabling it in this behalf, the Government of

Goa hereby makes the following rules so as

to further amend the Goa Minor Mineral

Concession Rules, 1985, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These rules may be called the Goa Minor

Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules,

2024.

(2) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of rule 19.— In rule 19 of

the Goa Minor Mineral Concession Rules,

1985 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal

Rules), for sub-rule (1), following sub-rule

shall be substituted, namely:—

“(1) The period for which a quarrying

lease may be granted shall not, except with

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the approval of the Government, exceed

thirty years. Any renewal of the lease

granted under these rules shall not exceed

thirty years.”.

3. Amendment of rule 47.— For rule 47 of

the principal Rules, the following rule shall

be substituted, namely:—

“47. Application to Competent Officer to

bring minor mineral from outside Goa.—

(1) Any person who intends to bring any

minor mineral into the State of Goa from

outside the State of Goa, shall apply to the

Competent Officer or to the Inspecting

Officer as authorized by the Competent

Officer to issue a permit, stating the nature,

quantity and origin of the minor mineral.

(2) The applicant shall pay the processing

fee as specified in the Table below along

with the application under sub-rule (1).

TABLE

Sr.

Type of Motor

Processing

No.

Vehicle

Fee

(1)

For transportation of minor

Rupees 800/- per

mineral by a motor vehicle

motor vehicle.

having wheels not excee-

ding six

(2)

For transportation of minor

Rupees 1,500/- per

mineral by a motor vehicle

motor vehicle.

having wheels exceeding six

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(3) The Competent Officer or Inspecting

Officer, as the case may be, after

conducting such inquiry as he deems fit,

issue a permit and transit pass which shall

remain in force only for the date specified

therein.

(4) The Inspecting Officer only upon

production of a valid permit and transit pass

issued under sub-rule (3) at the check post,

allow the motor vehicle used for

transportation of minor mineral to enter into

the State of Goa.

4. Amendment of rule 53.— In rule 53 of

the principal rules, after the words “opening

of wells”, the expression “or dredging of

water bodies with permission from concerned

authorities,” shall be inserted.

5. Amendment of rule 62.— In rule 62 of

the principal Rules,—

(i) in sub-rule (1), for the words “one year”

and “rupees five thousand”, the words “two

years” and “rupees five lakh” shall be

respectively substituted;

(ii) in sub-rule (2), for the words “one year”,

“five thousand” and “five hundred”, the

words “two years”, “five lakh” and “fifty

thousand” shall be respectively substituted.

6. Amendment of rule 63.— In rule 63 of

the principal Rules, for sub-rule (3), the

following sub-rule shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(3) Whenever any person raises without

any lawful authority, any minor mineral

from any land, in addition to the sum paid

under sub-rule (1) of this rule, the

Competent Officer or the Inspecting Officer

shall also recover from such person, royalty

on the mineral so raised, or where such

mineral has already been disposed,

dispatched or consumed, 10 times the

royalty payable on such mineral for the first

offence and in case of second or

subsequent offence, 20 times the royalty

payable on such mineral.”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Narayan Gad, Director & ex officio Joint

Secretary (Mines & Geology).

Panaji, 15th March, 2024.

Department of Revenue

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Notification

16/8/3/2018-Rev-I/276

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-

-section (6A) of section 32 of the Goa Land

Revenue Code, 1968 (Goa Act No. 9 of 1969)

(hereinafter referred to as the “said Code”)

and in supersession of the Government

Notification No. 16/8/3/2018-REV-I/8063

dated 19-04-2021, published in the Official

Gazette, Series I No. 4 dated 22-04-2021, the

Government of Goa hereby amends the Table

specified in clause (ii) of sub-section (6) of

section 32 of the said Code as follows,

namely:—

For the Table specified in clause (ii) of sub-

-section (6) of section 32 of the said Code,

the following Table shall be substituted,

namely:—

TABLE

Serial