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SERIES I No. 27

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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EXTRAORDINARY

No. 2

Panaji, 8th October, 2024 (Asvina 16, 1946)

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]

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

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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).

———ttt———

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 (hereinafter

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:—

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Sr. No.

Particulars of the Applicant

Particulars of the document(s) required

to be submitted

(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

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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.

TABLE “A”

Sr.

Registration

Upset Fee/Price

Mode of

No.

Marks/Figures

Allotment

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Non-Transport series

Transport series

Four wheeled

Two wheeled

Four wheeled

Two wheeled

vehicles

0001 to 0009.

Rs. 1,00,000/-

Rs. 15,000/-

Rs. 50,000/-

Rs. 7,500/-

Registration mark

Rs. 40,000/-

Rs. 15,000/-

Rs. 20,000/-

Rs. 7,500/-

Through public

with last two

e-auction on a

identical figures

Government

after two ‘0’ figures

portal.

such as 0011,

0022, 0033, 0044,

0055, etc.

Registration mark

Rs. 75,000/-

Rs. 20,000/-

Rs. 37,500/-

Rs. 10,000/-

with last three

identical figures

after a ‘0’ figure

such as 0111,

0222, 0333, 0444,

0555, etc.

Registration mark

Rs. 80,000/-

Rs. 25,000/-

Rs. 40,000/-

Rs. 12,500/-

with four identical

figures such as

1111, 2222, 3333,

4444, 5555, etc.

Registration mark

Rs. 40,000/-

Rs. 15,000/-

Rs. 20,000/-

Rs. 7,500/-

with a combination

of two pairs of

identical figures

such as 1122, 1133,

2233, 9988, 7733,

8800, etc.

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Registration mark

Rs. 25,000/-

Rs. 9,000/-

Rs. 12,500/-

Rs. 4,500/-

with ascending

figures such as

0123, 0345, 1234,

0456, 5678, etc.

Registration mark

Rs. 1,00,000/-

Rs. 40,000/-

Rs. 50,000/-

Rs. 20,000/-

with figures “0786”.

Registration mark

Rs. 40,000/-

Rs. 15,000/-

Rs. 20,000/-

Rs. 7,500/-

with identical pair

of figures such as

1212, 2323, 3434,

6565, etc.

Assignment of

Rs. 25,000/-

Rs. 9,000/-

Rs. 12,500/-

Rs. 4,500/-

registration mark

in descending

order of figures

such as 9876, 8765,

7654, 3210, etc.

(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.

Registration

Specific Fee

Mode of

No.

Mark/Figures

Allotment

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Non-Transport Series

Transport Series

Any other regis-

Rs. 25,000/-

Rs. 10,000/-

Rs. 25,000/-

Rs. 10,000/-

The allotment

tration mark, which

shall be made on

is not mentioned in

payment of fee

Table “A” above,

specified under

sought by a

column 2 and 3,

person as a regis-

on first come

tration mark of choice

first serve basis.

by jumping the

chronological order

of numbers or

figures in a series

of registration

marks

Retention of exist-

25% of the

Not

The retention

ing registration

specific fee

Applicable

shall be optional

mark on purchase

of the cate-

at the discretion

of new vehicle/

gory of the

of owner and

/other vehicle

number to be number to be

allowed on pay-

owned by the

retained or

ment of fee speci-

same person

Rs. 10,000/-

Rs. 5,000/-

fied under column

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Through public

e-auction on a

Government

portal.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

whichever is

2 and 3.

higher

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.

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(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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