Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
SERIES I No. 27
Panaji, 8th October, 2024 (Asvina 16, 1946) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
No. 2
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Law Legal Affairs Division
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Notification
7/23/2024-LA-179
The Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 2024 (Goa Act 20 of 2024), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 07-08-2024 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 02-10-2024, is hereby published for the general information of the public.
Sudhir R. Volvoikar, Joint Secretary (Law).
Porvorim, 8th October, 2024.o
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The Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 2024
(Goa Act 20 of 2024) [02-10-2024]
AN
ACT
further to amend the Goa Land Revenue
Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969).
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State 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 Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 2024.
(2) It shall come into force on such date, as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint.
2. Amendment of section 32.— In section 32 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969),
(i) in sub-section (1),—
(a) for the words "If an occupant of land or a tenant of such land", the expression "If an occupant of land or a tenant of land, which is certified by the Director of Agriculture as not covered under the definition of the term "agricultural land" as defined in the Goa Restriction on Transfer of Agricultural Land Act, 2023 (Goa Act 18 of 2023)" shall be substituted;
(b) the following explanation and note
shall be inserted at the end, namely:—
"Explanation.— For the purposes of this section the "Director of Agriculture" means the Director of the Directorate of Agriculture to the Government of Goa.
Note:— The application for permission for conversion of use of land from one purpose to another under this sub-section shall be OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 27 (EXTRAORDINARY No. 2) 8TH OCTOBER, 2024 accompanied with a certificate issued by the
Director of Agriculture certifying that the land
is not covered under the definition of the term
"agricultural land" as defined in the Goa
Restriction on Transfer of Agricultural Land Act,
2023 (Goa Act 18 of 2023).
(ii) in sub-section (2), in clause (c), for the
expression "refuse the permission applied
for,", the expression "refuse the permission
applied for, if the certificate issued by the
Director of Agriculture certifying that the land
is not covered under the definition of the term
"agricultural land" as defined in the Goa
Restriction on Transfer of Agricultural Land
Act, 2023 (Goa Act 18 of 2023) is not produced
by the applicant, or" shall be substituted.
SANDIP JACQUES,
Secretariat, Secretary to the Government Porvorim, Goa. of Goa, Law Department 08th October, 2024. (Legal Affairs).
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Department of Transport
Directorate of Transport
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Notification
D.Tpt/EST/3185/2024/2344
Whereas, the draft Rules, namely, the Goa
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2024
which the Government of Goa proposed to
make in exercise of the powers conferred by
sections 26, 28, 38, 65, 95, 96, 107, 111, 138,
159, 176 and 213 of the Motor Vehicles Act,
1988 (Central Act No. 59 of 1988), so as to
further amend the Goa Motor Vehicles Rules,
1991, were pre-published as required by
sub-section (1) of section 212 of the said Act
vide Government Notification No. D.Tpt/EST/ /3185/2024/1874 dated 16-08-2024, of the
Directorate of Transport, Panaji, in the Official
Gazette, Series I No. 21 dated 22-08-2024,
inviting objections and suggestions from all
persons likely to be affected thereby within
fifteen days from the date of publication of
the said Notification in the Official Gazette;
And whereas, the said Official Gazette was
made available to the public on 22-08-2024;
And whereas, objections and suggestions
received from the public on the said Draft
Rules have been considered by the
Government.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers
conferred by sections 26, 28, 38, 65, 95, 96,
107, 111, 138, 159, 176 and 213 of the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act No. 59 of 1988)
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
Motor Vehicles Rules, 1991, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1)
These rules may be called the Goa Motor
Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of
their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Insertion of new rule 5A.— In the Goa
Motor Vehicles Rules, 1991 (hereinaf ter
referred to as "Principal Rules"), after rule 5,
the following rule shall be inserted, namely:—
"5A. Other evidence as to the correctness
of address.— In the absence of the
documents prescribed under rule 4 of the
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, as
evidence of address, any one or more of
the following documents, in original or
relevant extracts thereof duly self-attested,
shall be produced as evidence of address,
namely:—
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 27 (EXTRAORDINARY No. 2) 8TH OCTOBER, 2024Sr. No. Particulars of the Applicant Particulars of the document(s) required
to be submitted
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2
3
(I) Proprietorship
(i) Registration certificate obtained to establish a Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise, under the provisions of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Central Act No. 27 of 2006) or
(ii) Registration certificate issued under Goa Shops and Establishments Act, 1973 (Goa Act 13 of 1974).
(II) Partnership (i) Registration certificate issued by the Registrar of Firms under the provisions of the Partnership Act, 1932 (Central Act No. 9 of 1932) or
(ii) Registration certificate obtained to establish a Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise under the provisions of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Central Act No. 27 of 2006) or
(iii) Registration certificate issued under Goa Shops and Establishments Act, 1973 (Goa Act 13 of 1974) and
(iv) Letter of authorization of the authorized signatory.
(III) Limited Liability Partnership (i) Certificate of incorporation issued under the provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (Central Act No. 6 of 2009) or
(ii) Registration certificate obtained to establish a Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise under the provisions of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Central Act No. 27 of 2006), or
(iii) Registration certificate issued under Goa, Shops and Establishments Act, 1973 (Goa Act 13 of 1974) and
(iv) Letter of authorization of the authorized signatory.
(IV) Company/Corporation (i) Registration certificate issued by the Registrar of
Companies, or
(ii) In case of branch office, the registered title documents evidencing proof of title and/or possession of the premises where the said branch office is located, or, the report on the accounts of such branch office as audited under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (Central Act No. 18 of 2013) or
(iii) Registration certificate obtained to establish a Micro, Small or Medium Enterprise under the provisions of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Central Act No. 27 of 2006) or
(iv) Registration certificate issued under Goa Shops and Establishments Act, 1973 (Goa Act 13 of 1974) and OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 27 (EXTRAORDINARY No. 2) 8TH OCTOBER, 2024 1
2
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(v) The proof of authorization of the authorized
signatory.
(V) Trust
(i) Registered deed of trust, and (ii) The letter of authorization of the authorized
signatory.
(VI) Society registered under the Societies (i) Registration certificate issued by the Registrar of Registration Act, 1979 (Act No. 6 of 1979) Societies and
(ii) The letter of authorization of the authorized
signatory.
3. Substitution of rule 310.— For rule 310 of the Principal Rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—
"310. Fees for choice numbers and for retention.— (1) The Assignment of a registration mark, of the choice of the applicant, for a motor vehicle, under non-transport or transport series, as specified in column (1) of the Table "A" below, in any available series of registration marks, shall be done only on payment of such amount, exceeding the upset fee/price in columns (2) and (3) of the Table "A" below, as bided by the highest bidder selected through public e-auction.
| Sr. No. | Registration Marks/Figures | Upset Fee/Price | Mode of Allotment | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| Non-Transport series | Transport series | |||||
| Four wheeled vehicles | Two wheeled vehicles | Four wheeled vehicles | Two wheeled vehicles | |||
| 1 | 0001 to 0009. | Rs. 1,00,000/- | Rs. 15,000/- | Rs. 50,000/- | Rs. 7,500/- | Through public e-auction on a Government portal. |
| 2 | Registration mark with last two identical figures after two '0' figures such as 0011, 0022, 0033, 0044, 0055, etc. | Rs. 40,000/- | Rs. 15,000/- | Rs. 20,000/- | Rs. 7,500/- | |
| 3 | Registration mark with last three identical figures after a '0' figure such as 0111, 0222, 0333, 0444, 0555, etc. | Rs. 75,000/- | Rs. 20,000/- | Rs. 37,500/- | Rs. 10,000/- | |
| 4 | Registration mark with four identical figures such as 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555, etc. | Rs. 80,000/- | Rs. 25,000/- | Rs. 40,000/- | Rs. 12,500/- | |
| 5 | Registration mark with a combination of two pairs of identical figures such as 1122, 1133, 2233, 9988, 7733, 8800, etc. | Rs. 40,000/- | Rs. 15,000/- | Rs. 20,000/- | Rs. 7,500/- | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| 6 7 8 9 | Registration mark with ascending figures such as 0123, 0345, 1234, 0456, 5678, etc. Registration mark with figures "0786". Registration mark with identical pair of figures such as 1212, 2323, 3434, 6565, etc. Assignment of registration mark in descending order of figures such as 9876, 8765, 7654, 3210, etc. | Rs. 25,000/- Rs. 1,00,000/- Rs. 40,000/- Rs. 25,000/- | Rs. 9,000/- Rs. 40,000/- Rs. 15,000/- Rs. 9,000/- | Rs. 12,500/- Rs. 50,000/- Rs. 20,000/- Rs. 12,500/- | Rs. 4,500/- Rs. 20,000/- Rs. 7,500/- Rs. 4,500/- | Through public e-auction on a Government portal. |
(2) The assignment of a registration mark of the choice of the applicant for a motor vehicle, in any available series of registration marks, or retention of a registration mark of a motor vehicle, under non-transport or transport series, as specified in column (1) of the Table "B" below, shall be done on payment of specific fee as specified in columns (2) and (3) of the Table "B" below.
TABLE "B"
| Sr. No. | Registration Mark/Figures | Specific Fee | Mode of Allotment | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| Non-Transport Series | Transport Series | |||||
| 1. | Any other regis- tration mark, which is not mentioned in Table "A" above, sought by a person as a regis- tration mark of choice by jumping the chronological order of numbers or figures in a series of registration marks | Rs. 25,000/- | Rs. 10,000/- | Rs. 25,000/- | Rs. 10,000/- | The allotment shall be made on payment of fee specified under column 2 and 3, on first come first serve basis. |
| 2. | Retention of exist- ing registration mark on purchase of new vehicle/ /other vehicle owned by the same person | 25% of the specific fee of the cate- gory of the number to be retained or Rs. 10,000/- | 25% of the specific fee of the cate- gory of the number to be retained or Rs. 5,000/- | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | The retention shall be optional at the discretion of owner and allowed on pay- ment of fee speci- fied under column |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||
| whichever is higher | whichever is higher | 2 and 3. | ||||
| The retention of the registration mark will be allowed, only if the registration mark is registered in the name of the applicant for a minimum period of three years, as on the date of application for retention. |
(2) Application Fee.— The interested Bidder shall submit their application alongwith non-refundable fee of Rs. 500/- for Two Wheeled Vehicles and Rs. 1000/- for Four Wheeled Vehicles for participating in each e-auction.
(3) In case of fee specified in Table "A" above, the successful bidder is required to deposit the entire bid amount for the registration mark within a period of seven days through Government portal.
(4) In case a bidder fails to deposit the bid amount within the time limit, specified in sub-rule (2), such bidder shall be declared as unsuccessful and shall not be allowed to participate in the re-auctioning of the same registration mark and such registration mark shall be re-auctioned.
(5) Any deposit made or fee paid by a successful bidder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
(6) After deposit of the bid amount, the registration mark shall be reserved for a period of ninety days for the purpose of registration of a motor vehicle in the name of the successful bidder. If the application for registration of a motor vehicle is not made within ninety days from the date of reservation of the registration mark, such reservation shall be cancelled and the registration mark shall be re-auctioned as per sub-rule (4).
(7) The choice numbers which are not claimed by any applicant shall be free to be released without payment of any extra amount only after the series is exhausted.
(8) In case the registration mark of old vehicle is retained to a new vehicle as per the entry against Sr. No. 2 of the Table "B" above, the old vehicle shall be assigned new registration mark from running series."
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Goa.
P. Pravimal Abhishek, I.A.S., Director of
Transport & ex officio Addl. Secretary.
Panaji, 8th October, 2024.o
Note:- The Principal Rules, namely, the Goa Motor Vehicles Rules, 1991 were published vide Government Notification No. 5/5/90- TPT dated 23rd October, 1991, in the Official Gazette, Extraordinary, Series I No. 49 dated 06-03-1992 and subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely:—
(1) Notification No. 6/27/95-TPT dated 21-01-1997, published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 43 dated 21-01-1997.
(2) Notification No. 5/16/95-TPT-PF/375 dated 02-03-2000, published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 49 dated 03-03-2000.
(3) Notification No. 6/699-TPT/487 dated 14-03-2003, published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 50 dated 14-03-2003.
(4) Notification No. D.TPT/EST1508/2002 dated 23-07-2003 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 17 dated 24-07-2003.
(5) Notification No. 6/6/99-TPT/2301 dated 22-12-2003, published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 38 dated 22-12-2003.
(6) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1508/2004/ /2339 dated 30-12-2004 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 41 dated 06-01-2005.
(7) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1508/2005/ /268 dated 14-02-2005 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 46 dated 14-02-2005.
(8) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1654/2005/ /1726 dated 14-09-2005 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 24 dated 15-09-2005.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 27 (EXTRAORDINARY No. 2) 8TH OCTOBER, 2024(9) Notification No. 5/1/2007-TPT dated 27-06-2007 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 15 dated 12-07-2007.
(10) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1508/2008 dated 06-10-2008 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 27 dated 06-10-2008.
(11) Notification No. D.TPT/1508/2008 dated 05-11-2008 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 33 dated 13-11-2008.
(12) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1508/2010 dated 08-11-2008 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 34 dated 18-11-2008.
(13) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/SLP-Coach/2013/ /4021 dated 28-10-2013 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 30 dated 29-10-2013.
(14) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1508/2015/1387 dated 22-04-2015 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 4 dated 23-04-2015.
(15) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1508/2232/ /2015/1736 dated 19-05-2015 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 8 dated 21-05-2015.
(16) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/2306/2015/3820 dated 26-11-2015 published in Official
Gazette, Series I No. 36 dated 04-12-2015.
(17) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/2427/2018/2873
dated 29-08-2016 published in Official
Gazette, Series I No. 21 dated 29-08-2016.
(18) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1508/2010
(Part file)/2017/5115 dated 22-11-2017
published in Official Gazette, Series I
No. 34 dated 23-11-2017.
(19) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/2731/2018/5782
dated 21-11-2018 published in Official
Gazette, Series I No. 35 dated 29-11-2018.
(20) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/1508/2010
(Part file)/2019/3710 dated 01-11-2019
published in Official Gazette, Series I
No. 31 dated 01-11-2019.
(21) Notification No. D.TPT/EST/3119/2023/
/1717 dated 21-07-2023 published in Official
Gazette, Series I No. 11 dated 21-07-2023.
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