EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law

Legal Affairs Division

Notification

The Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Goa Act 30 of 2025), which has been passed by the

Legislative Assembly of Goa on 26-03-2025 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 19-08-2025, is

hereby published for the general information of the public.

Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).

Porvorim.

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The Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2025

(Goa Act 30 of 2025)

[19-08-2025]

ACT

further to amend the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of 1994).

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy-Sixth Year of the Republic of India,

as follows:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment)

Act, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

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Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]

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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

2. Amendment of Section 239.— In Section 239 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14

of 1994), in sub-section (7), in Clause (a), in sub-clause (i), for the words “special planning”, the words,

“spatial planning” shall be substituted.

Secretariat,

Porvorim-Goa.

Dated: 24-10-2025.

SANDIP JACQUES

Secretary to the

Government of Goa,

Law Department

(Legal Affairs)

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Notification

The Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Goa Act 28 of 2025),

which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 01-08-2025 and assented to by the Governor

of Goa on 11-10-2025, is hereby published for the general information of the public.

Sudhir R. Volvoikar, Joint Secretary (Law).

Porvorim.

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The Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) (Amendment) Act, 2025

(Goa Act 28 of 2025)

[11-10-2025]

ACT

further to amend the Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2001 (Goa Act 56 of

2001)

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of

India as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Tourist Places (Protection

and Maintenance) (Amendment) Act, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official

Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any

reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to

the coming into force of that provision.

2. Amendment of section 2.— In the Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2001

(Goa Act 56 of 2001) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal Act”), in Section 2, for Clause (c), the

following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

(i)

commission or omission or carrying on of any activity, process, operation which includes

the operation of or plying of vessels or boats or timber, raft or any other floating object in

any part of the sea, river or port or oil spillage which causes or is likely to cause injury,

danger, annoyance to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or which is or may be dangerous

to life or injurious to health or property; or

(ii)

coercing, pestering or attempting to force a tourist to purchase goods or services; or

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(iii)

consuming liquor in any space where consumption of liquor is not permitted or breaking

glass bottles; or

(iv)

cooking in open spaces beyond the confines of an area or any other space not permitted

for such activity; or

littering waste including used material, empty bottles, in places other than the ones meant

for dumping such waste; or

(v)

operating any boating activities for taking tourists or water sports activities from any area

other than those expressly permitted and conducted within the demarcated zones, as may

be notified in the Official Gazette from time to time; or

(vi)

engaging in the touting or sale of cruise boat tickets or any other tickets for tourist

activities from any location other than authorized ticketing counters or offices at

designated tourist places; or

(vii)

begging at tourist places in a manner that causes annoyance or inconvenience to the

public; or

(viii)

selling of items or goods from unauthorized handcarts, movable carts, or by unauthorized

hawkers; or

(ix)

driving unauthorized vehicles on beaches; or

(x)

unauthorized selling of water sports tickets/packages to tourists for services to be offered

outside the State of Goa; or

(xi)

obstructing the free movement of tourists or compelling them to purchase any items,

goods or services by hawkers, agents or service providers; or

(xii)

committing such other activity as may be prescribed.

3. Amendment of section 10.— For section 10 of the principal Act, the following section shall be

substituted, namely:—

“10. Offences and Penalties.— Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or fails to

comply with any order or directions given under this Act or obstructs any person acting under the

orders or directions of the Competent Authority from exercising his powers and performing his

functions under this Act, shall be punishable with a fine of Rs. 5000/- which may extend to Rs.

1,00,000/- and shall be also liable for punishment under section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya

Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023).”

4. Insertion of a new section 10A.— In the principal Act, after section 10, the following section

shall be inserted, namely: —

“10A. Revision of fines.— The fine as provided in this Act shall be evaluated by the Government

in consultation with the Competent Authority, every two years.”

Secretariat,

Porvorim-Goa.

Dated: 17-10-2025.

SANDIP JACQUES

Secretary to the

Government of Goa,

Law Department

(Legal Affairs)

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Notification

The Goa Hoardings (Regulation and Control) Act, 2025 (Goa Act 29 of 2025), which has been passed

by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 08-08-2025 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 11-10-

2025, is hereby published for the general information of the public.

Sudhir R. Volvoikar, Joint Secretary (Law).

Porvorim.

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The Goa Hoardings (Regulations and Control) Act, 2025

(Goa Act 29 of 2025)

[11-10-2025]

ACT

A bill to provide for effective regulation of hoardings in the State of Goa.

Whereas, there is no special, and/or specific statute governing the erection, regulation or control of

hoardings.

And whereas, it is necessary to provide for a law, for the purpose of effective regulation and

determination of issuance of permission and monitoring of hoardings in the State of Goa.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy Fifth year of the Republic of India; as

follows:

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. Short title extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called The Goa Hoardings (Regulation

and Control) Act, 2025.

(2) It extends to the Whole of the State of Goa.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the government may by notification in the Official Gazette,

appoint.

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Advertisement” means and includes any information, device or representation in any manner

for the purpose of commercial gains or for publicity or giving information, or to promote a product or

service in a commercial sense;

(b) “Agency for Hoardings” means any person registered under sub-section (1) of section 7;

(d) “Appellate Authority” means the Director of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa;

(e) “Committee” means the Goa Hoarding Regulatory Committee constituted under section 3;

(f) “Building” includes a house, out house, stable, shed, hut, tank, and other enclosure or structure

whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any other material what-so-ever, whether used as a

human dwelling or otherwise, and also includes awning, windows, walls (including compound walls),

fencing and the like;

(g) “Competent Authority” means the Entertainment Society of Goa constituted by the

Government, or such officer of the Entertainment Society of Goa to whom powers are delegated by

said society by resolution in that behalf;

(h) “Display” means the display of any commercials and non commercials;

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(i) “Commercials” means any advertisement relating to any commercial activity or activity that

aims at earning of revenue or publicity or marketing of a product or service;

(j) “Election” means a union, state or local government election held under the superintendence

and control of Election Commission of India/State Election Commission;

(k) “Government” means the Government of Goa;

(l) “Hoarding” means any structure with space for advertisement erected or mounted on the

ground or on any building or any motor vehicle or any movable kart or frame or structure and also

includes structures which have an illuminated display, digital display, LED display, LCD display,

backlit display, neon display, electronic display, audio visual display, laser display, etc. and includes

structures specified in Schedule I.

(m) “Local Authority” means and includes a municipality, corporation or village panchayat, as the

case may be, constituted under any law for the time being in force in the State of Goa;

(n) “Non-Commercials” means any advertisement which is not covered by Commercials;

(o) “Owner” in relation to any property, includes the person for the time being receiving or

entitled to receive, whether on his own account or as an agent, trustee, guardian, manager, or receiver

for another person, or for any religious or charitable purpose, the rents or profits of such property and

includes hoardings specified in Schedule I;

(p) “Person” means and includes but is not limited to any individual, Government Department,

local authority, a political party (registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People

Act,1951), company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not.

(q) “Right of way”, means the right of way of the road or street inclusive of the carriageway,

shoulder, drain, footpaths, measured at right angles to the course of direction of such road or street and

includes width provided to the road embankments;

3. The Goa Hoarding Regulatory Committee.— (1) The Government shall, by notification in the

Official Gazette, constitute a Goa Hoarding Regulatory Committee consisting of the following members,

namely;

(a) Director of the Department of Information and Publicity Chairperson, ex-officio,

(b) General Manager, Entertainment Society of Goa-Member Secretary, ex-officio,

(d) The Department of Tourism (not below the rank of Deputy Director);

(e) The Directorate of Transport (not below the rank of Deputy Director);

(f) Electricity Department (not below the rank of Executive Engineer);

(g) Public Works Department (Roads) (not below the rank of Executive Engineer);

(h) Public Works Department (National Highways) (not below the rank of Executive Engineer).

4. Meetings of the Committee.— The Committee shall meet at least twice a year on such dates and at

such time and place as it may deem fit and observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of

business at its meetings as prescribed.

5. Functions and powers of the Committee.— (1) The Committee shall advise and make

recommendations to the Government in matters relating to advertisement on hoardings, and it shall

perform such other functions as the Government may, from time to time, assigned to it for carrying out the

purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the Committee

may,—

(a) recommend revision of the Schedules appended to this Act;

(b) seek the views of an Expert or Consultant wherever necessary;

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(d) direct the Competent Authority to prepare and maintain a GIS based hoarding Master Plan for

the State, and geo-tag all the hoardings erected, constructed or placed as referred in section 11;

(e) issue appropriate directions to the Competent Authority based on the analysis of the reports

placed before it in terms of sub-section (3) of Section 25;

(f) supervise and monitor the functioning of the Competent Authority;

(g) review and monitor the processing of applications by the Competent Authority.

(3) The Committee shall do all other things that are necessary for its smooth functioning.

6. Functions and Powers of the Competent Authority.— (1) The Competent Authority shall,—

(a) permit and regulate the erection, construction, maintenance, alteration and operation of

hoardings and displays within the State of Goa;

(b) appoint and manage consultants for the preparation of the GIS based hoarding Master Plan for

the State of Goa;

and kept updated,—

(i) details of the registered hoardings,

(ii) details of placement of hoarding,

(iii) availability of space for erection of hoarding as depicted on the GIS based Master Plan,

(iv) details of the registered displays,

(v) all notifications related to hoarding and display.

(d) appoint committees for the purpose of carrying out inspection in terms of sub-section (1) of

Section 25;

(e) perform such other functions as are incidental, supplemental or consequential to any of the

functions aforesaid as may be prescribed.

(2) The Competent Authority may exercise all such powers as may be necessary or expedient for its

smooth functioning.

7. Mandatory Registration.— (1) Every person intending to register himself as an Agency for

hoardings to erect, construct, or place a hoarding shall apply for registration to the Competent Authority in

such form and manner as may be prescribed.

(2) Every person intending to register himself as an Agency for display to use a hoarding which has

been erected, constructed or placed by any Agency for hoarding, for the purpose of display shall apply for

registration to the Competent Authority in such form and manner as may be prescribed.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) and (2), any person who on the date of

coming into force of this Act, has already erected, constructed or placed or is using an already erected,

constructed or placed hoarding for the purpose of display shall apply to the Competent Authority for

registration under this Act within six months from the coming into force of this Act, in such form as may

be prescribed.

(4) The Competent Authority may call for additional information from the applicant to process the

application under sub sections (1), (2) and (3).

(5) The certificate of registration shall be granted upon payment of such fees as may be prescribed.

Provided that the Government may by notification exempt certain category of persons from the

payment of fees.

(6) The registration shall remain valid for a period of five years, unless specifically cancelled by the

Competent Authority.

(7) The registration shall be automatically renewed subject to payment of such renewal fees as may be

prescribed and the Competent Authority shall process the renewal unless specifically informed by the

agency for hoarding, or the agency for display, fifteen days prior to the expiry of the registration period, not

to proceed with renewal or where the Competent Authority has reasons not to proceed with the renewal.

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(8) The Competent Authority may call for additional information to process the renewal under sub-

section (7).

8. Refusal to register.— (1) The Competent Authority may refuse registration or renewal of

registration under section 7 on any of the following grounds, namely:—

(a) if the Agency’s name has been removed from the register under section 10 and three months

have not elapsed since the date of removal;

(b) if the Applicant or the Agency for display or the Agency for Hoarding has been declared an

insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged;

directors, owners, proprietors, partners has been debarred by the Government for undertaking

advertising business.

(d) if the Applicant or the Agency for display or the Agency for Hoarding, or any one of its

directors, owners, proprietors, partners has any outstanding dues with the Competent Authority or the

local authority.

(e) if in the opinion of the Competent Authority there is sufficient ground, to be recorded in

writing, for refusing registration.

(2) No application for registration nor any application for renewal shall be refused unless the person

applying for registration or renewal has been afforded a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

9. Certificate of Registration.— (1) The Competent Authority shall, unless registration is refused, enter

the name and the particulars of the Agency for hoarding or the Agency for display, in the e-register

maintained for this purpose and shall issue a certificate to the Agency for hoarding and/or the agency for

display, in such form as may be prescribed.

(2) The Agency for hoarding and the agency for display registered under sub-section (1) can surrender

its registration in writing during the tenure of the registration period, without any refund of registration

fees.

10. Removal of the name from the e-Register.— (1) The Competent Authority may after affording a

reasonable opportunity of being heard, by an order in writing, remove the name of the Agency for hoarding

or the Agency for display from the e-register and cancel the certificate on any of the following grounds,

namely:—

(a) if the Agency contravenes the provisions of section 17;

(b) if the Agency is declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been

discharged;

permissions granted under section 11 or three consecutive violations of the procedure spelt out in

section 12 or both.

(2) Any Agency for display or Agency for hoarding whose name is removed from the e-register under

sub-section (1) shall forthwith remove every hoarding erected by it and remove every display put up by it,

respectively. Any delay in removing the hoarding beyond the stipulated period specified in sub section (12)

of section 11, or the period of 15 days in case of displays shall be punishable with penalty under section 21.

11. Regulation of erection, construction or placement of hoarding.— (1) Subject to such rules as may

be prescribed, no person or Agency for hoarding registered under section 7, shall erect, construct or place a

hoarding, both temporary and permanent, without the written permission from the Competent Authority.

The permission may be granted by the Competent Authority on receiving an application in such form and

upon payment of such processing fees as may be prescribed.

Provided that the Government may by notification exempt certain category of persons from payment

of the fees.

(2) That the Agency for hoarding shall within seventy two hours of applying under sub section (1) pay

the fees or taxes as prescribed by the local authority and upload the copy of the NOC on the website of the

Competent Authority.

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(3) If an Agency for hoarding intends to modify, re-erect, upgrade, realign, relocate or alter the

hoarding, a fresh permission in terms of sub-section (1) shall be obtained for the modification, re-erection,

upgradation, realignment, relocation or alteration of the hoarding.

(4) No hoarding shall be erected/constructed in any of the following areas:—

(a) Sloping or non-developable slope land with a gradient of more than 25%;

(b) Protected forest land and wildlife sanctuaries;

(d) Khazan lands mapped by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority;

(e) Coastal Regulation Zone notified under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011 unless

prior permission has been obtained from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority.

(f) Protected Monuments and protected areas as defined under the Goa Ancient Monuments and

Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1978 (Act No. 1 of 1979);

(g) Protected Monuments and protected areas as defined under the Ancient Monuments and

Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (Act No. 24 of 1958);

(h) World Heritage Areas;

(i) Cremation grounds and graveyards;

(j) Lands earmarked as open spaces under the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (Act 21

of 1975);

(k) land whereupon development is prohibited by the Central Government;

(l) Land under dispute where any Court, Tribunal, or any statutory authority has passed any

injunction or granted any status quo or prohibitory orders.

(5) Notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other enactment enacted by the

State Legislature, save as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of such other State laws relating to

regulation and providing for control of erection construction and placement of hoarding with respect to the

regulation and control of erection, construction and placement of hoarding shall cease to apply on

commencement of this Act.

(6) The Competent Authority shall allot a unique identification number as well as a Quick Response

code to each hoarding, whether temporary or permanent, in such manner as may be prescribed. The said

unique identification number and the Quick Response Code shall be conspicuously reflected on the right-

hand side of the hoarding.

(7) The agency for hoarding shall ensure that the unique identification number and the Quick Response

Code at all times are displayed on the hoarding, unless the Agency for hoarding is exempted by the

Competent Authority from displaying the unique identification number and Quick Response Code on it, in

light of the nature and size of the hoarding.

(8) A picture of the unique identification number and the Quick Response Code affixed on the

hoarding shall be uploaded by the Agency for hoarding on the website of the Competent Authority in such

form as may be prescribed.

(9) The permission granted by the Competent Authority for the erection, construction or placing of a

permanent hoarding, shall remain valid for a period of five years.

(10) The permission granted by the Competent Authority for the erection, construction or placing of a

temporary hoarding shall be valid for a period of one year but not exceeding one year.

(11) In the event the construction, erection or placing of the hoarding is not completed within the

validity period of the permission, the Competent Authority may renew the permission granted under sub-

section (1), before its expiry on payment of such fees as may be prescribed.

(12) The agency for hoarding, can surrender the permission granted under this section, in writing

during the tenure of the validity period without any refund of the fees paid under sub-section (1). The

Agency for hoarding shall in case of a permanent hoarding remove the same within thirty days from the

surrender of the permission and in case of temporary hoarding within fifteen days from the surrender of the

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permission. Any delay in removing the hoarding beyond the stipulated period shall be liable for penalty

under section 21.

12. Regulation of display.— (1) No agency for display registered under sub-section (2) of section 7,

shall display any advertisement using a hoarding (either temporary or permanent), without intimating the

Competent Authority forty eight hours prior to the display of the advertisement on the hoarding, in such

form and upon payment of such processing fees as may be prescribed.

Provided that the Agency for display shall not display the advertisement in the event the Competent

Authority, within forty eight hours, raises any objection to the content of the display in terms of the criteria

contained in Schedule III. In the event any such objection is raised, the time shall automatically extend by

another period of forty eight hours in order to permit the Agency for Display to modify its display in terms

of Schedule III. Failure to modify the display to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority will prohibit

the Agency for display from displaying the said advertisement.

(2) The Local Authority within whose jurisdiction the hoarding is located shall be electronically

forwarded a copy of the online form filed under sub-section (1) by the Agency for display.

(3) The agency shall be bound to make such annual payments to the local Authority as well as the

Competent Authority as may be prescribed.

(4) If the Agency for display intends to modify or change the advertisement being displayed, the

Competent Authority shall be intimated afresh in terms of sub-section (1) of the proposed new or modified

display.

(5) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other State law for the time being in

force, every display irrespective of the date when it was put up shall not contain any of the prohibited

displays as specified in Schedule III.

(6) Notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other enactment enacted by the

State Legislature, save as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of such other State laws relating to

regulation and providing for control of display with respect to display shall cease to apply on

commencement of this Act.

(7) Any agency for display not being the owner of the hoarding, shall enter into a written contract with

the agency for hoardings for its user. No Objection Certificate in such form as may be prescribed, shall be

furnished from the Agency for hoardings at the time of submitting the form under sub-section (1).

(8) The Competent Authority shall allot a unique identification number and a Quick Response Code to

each display, in such form and manner as may be prescribed. The unique identification number and the

Quick Response Code shall be conspicuously reflected on the right hand side of the foot of the display.

(9) The agency for display shall ensure that the unique identification number and the Quick Response

Code at all times are reflected on the display.

(10) A picture of the unique identification number and the Quick response code reflected on the

display shall be uploaded by the Agency for display on the website of the Competent Authority in such

form as may be prescribed.

13. Exemptions.— The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the following

hoardings and displays:—

(i) Hoardings and displays which are mandated or permitted under legislations enacted by the

Parliament and includes the Railway Act, 1989, the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, the Defence of

India Act, 1962 and The Major Ports Authorities Act, 2021.

Provided that the Competent Authority shall be intimated, in such form as may be prescribed, of the

installation of all such hoardings and displays where the hoarding or display faces the vehicular traffic

plying on the surrounding public streets or is visible from a public street or a public place.

(ii) Hoardings and displays relating to the administration and/or public information exhibited within

the compound of Bus terminals, metro stations or public information which are exhibited within any bus

terminals, or metro station, when not carrying the name of a product or service;

(iii) Hoardings and display exhibited within the walls or window of any building.

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(iv) Any display in the form of graffiti and civic messages published by the Government or the

Election Commission of India.

(v) Temporary structures coming within the definition of hoardings which are put up for religious

events, political events and events organized for the members of a defined community which are non-

commercial in nature and intended to promote social, cultural, educational, recreational, or environmental

objectives subject to the event not exceeding a period of five days.

14. Power to revoke or modify the permission.— (1) The Competent Authority may either suo moto or

upon a complaint received withdraw permission granted under sections 11 or amend any condition or

impose a further condition in respect of permission granted under sections 11, or call for removal of the

display, if:—

(i) as a result of a change in the environment or the aesthetics of the neighborhood, streetscape or

urban design, the display or the hoarding impairs or interferes with the appearance, beauty or damages,

disfigures, spoils or injures the area or the aesthetics of the area in which it is located by reason of its

size, intensity of illumination, quality of design, workmanship, material or its existence;

(ii) the hoarding or the display constitutes, or has become, a danger to any person or property or

traffic safety;

(iii) the hoarding or the display is obscuring any natural feature, architectural feature or visual

line, traffic signal, street light, CCTV cameras installed by the Government, any building of architectural,

historical or heritage significance;

(iv) the hoarding or the display or both, or a part of it has fallen due to an accident or any other

cause;

(v) the hoarding has been erected in contravention of the permission obtained under section 11;

(vi) the hoarding has been modified, improved, realigned, relocated or altered without the

permission of the competent authority under section 11;

(vii) due to any work to be undertaken by the Central Government, the State Government, local

authority or a statutory Authority, the hoarding is required to be relocated or removed;

(viii) the Competent Authority learns that in the contract executed between an agency for display

and an agency for hoarding, either of the parties is unregistered or the registration as on the date of

execution of the contract is invalid for whatsoever reasons;

(ix) in the opinion of the Competent Authority there is sufficient ground to be recorded in writing

for revoking or modifying the permission.

(2) The Competent Authority shall send a notice in writing to the agency for display and/or the Agency

for hoardings, concerned of its proposed decision and that the Agency may within fifteen days from the

date of the notice make a written representation concerning the proposed decision.

(3) In the event of revocation of the permission, the hoarding shall be removed by the concerned

person or Agency within the period of fifteen days. In the event of failure on the part of the concerned

person or Agency to remove the hoarding within the stipulated period, the same shall be removed by the

Competent Authority.

(4) Any expenses incurred by the Competent Authority in this behalf shall be recovered from the

concerned person or Agency as arrears of land revenue.

15. Power to remove a hoarding or display.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if,

(i) it appears at any time to the Competent Authority that the hoarding or the display or both or

any part thereof is in a ruinous state or is likely to fall or is in any other way dangerous to any person

passing by such hoarding or display, the Competent Authority may by written notice require the person

or Agency for hoarding or the Agency for display,—

(a) to pull down, the hoarding or display; or

(b) to secure; or

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(d) to repair;

such hoarding or display or both or part of it, as the case may be, and to prevent all causes of danger

there from.

(ii) it appears to the Competent Authority, for reasons to be

(d) to repair;

such hoarding or display or both or part of it, as the case may be, and to prevent all causes of danger

there from.

(ii) it appears to the Competent Authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, that the danger from

the hoarding or display which is in a ruinous state or is about to fall, is imminent, it may, before the period

of the notice under sub-section (1) expires or even in the absence of issuance of the notice, fence off, pull

down, remove, or secure the said hoarding or display or both, as the case may be, or take such steps as may

be required to arrest danger.

(iii) if it appears at any time to the Competent Authority, either suo moto or on a complaint that a

hoarding or display or both has been erected or has been displayed in contravention of Section 11 or 12, the

same shall be forthwith removed by the Competent Authority.

(iv) if it appears at any time to the Competent Authority, either suo moto or on a complaint that a

display contains obscene content, the same shall be forthwith removed by the Competent Authority.

(2) All expenses incurred by the Competent Authority to remove a hoarding shall be recovered from

the concerned Agency for hoarding as arrears of land revenue.

16. Procedure for grant of user of land/space/site belonging to the Government.— (1) Any land, space

(horizontal and vertical), site, building, asset, utility, surface or hoarding under the control of any local

authority, Department or wing of the Government, Government corporations or Public Sector Undertakings

which is earmarked by it for the purpose of construction, erection, or placement of a hoarding or for usage

for display shall be put to auction, in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) Such allotment by way of auction for the purpose of construction, erection, or placement of a

hoarding shall be for a period of 10 years on Design Build Operate Transfer basis (DBOT), Provided his

registration under sub-section (1) of Section 9 is continuously valid.

(3) Any allotment by way of auction in terms of sub-section (1) shall not be automatically renewed.

The use of the land, space (horizontal and vertical), site, building, asset, utility, surface or hoarding shall be

put to re-auction upon the expiry of the allotment period.

17. Assignment of permission..— (1) No Agency for hoarding shall lend, transfer or assign the

permission granted to it under Section 11 to any other registered Agency for hoarding, without the prior

written permission from the Competent Authority. The Competent Authority may grant permission upon

payment of such fees as may be prescribed.

(2) Any Agency for hoarding which lends transfers or assigns the permission granted to it in

contravention of sub-section (1) of Section 11 shall be liable for punishment under section 21.

18. Mandatory display of non-commercial information.— (1) An Agency for hoarding shall, upon

being intimated in writing, display any non-commercial display on its registered hoarding, as may be

decided by the Competent Authority:

Provided that the requirement of mandatory display shall not exceed a maximum period of 30 days in

a calendar year.

(2) No compensation shall be payable to the Agency for hoarding for this duration.

Such non-commercial display shall not include any political message of any particular political party

or seasonal, festival or personal greetings and messages by an individual or group of individuals.

19. Penalty for default in registration.— (1) Any person erecting, constructing or placing a hoarding

without registration shall be punishable with penalty as may be prescribed.

(2) Any person using a hoarding for display without registration shall be punishable with penalty as

may be prescribed.

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(3) Where the person on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or both

does not within thirty days from the date of the order imposing such penalty, pay the penalty imposed, then

such person shall be liable to pay, by way of penal interest, a sum of :—

(a) Rs. 1000/- for each day for the first thirty days from the date of the expiry of the period of

thirty days; and,

(b) Rs. 2000/- for each day thereafter.

(4) where the person or an Agency on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1) or sub

section (2) or both and/or penal interest under sub-section (3), the same shall be recovered as arrears of

land revenue, and the hoarding shall be removed at the cost of the defaulter.

20. Penalty for default in permission.— (1) Any person erecting constructing or placing a hoarding

without permission of the Competent Authority shall be punishable with penalty as may be prescribed.

Provided that any Agency for hoarding which has made an application for renewal of the permission,

before the date of its expiry and if the same is pending disposal, shall not be a defaulter for the purposes of

this section.

(2) Any person displaying an advertisement on any hoarding without following the procedure under

Section 12 shall be punishable with penalty as may be prescribed.

(3) Where the person on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or both

does not within thirty days from the date of the order imposing such penalty, pay the penalty imposed, then

such person shall be liable to pay, by way of penal interest, a sum of:—

(a) Rs. 1000/- for each day for the first thirty days from the date of the expiry of the period of

thirty days and,

(b) Rs. 2000/- for each day thereafter.

(4) Where the person or an Agency on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1) or sub-

section (2) or both and/or penal interest under sub-section (3), the same shall be recovered as arrears of

land revenue, and the hoarding shall be removed at the cost of the defaulter.

21. Penalty for contravention of any other provision.— (1) If any person or an Agency contravenes

any other provision of this Act, he/she shall be liable for penalty as may be prescribed.

(2) Where the person on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1) does not within thirty

days from the date of the order imposing such penalty, pay the fine imposed, then such person shall be

liable to pay, by way of penal interest, a sum of :—

(a) Rs.1000/- for each day for the first thirty days from the date of the expiry of the period of

thirty days and,

(b) Rs. 2000/- for each day thereafter.

(3) Where the person or an Agency on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1) and/or penal

interest under sub-section (2), the same shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue, and the hoarding

shall be removed at the cost of the defaulter.

22. Penalty for false statement.— (1) If any person or an agency required to make a statement under

this Act or the rules made thereunder makes a false statement or suppresses a material fact, he shall be

punishable with penalty as may be prescribed.

(2) Where the person or an agency on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1), the same

shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue, and the hoarding shall be removed at the cost of the defaulter.

23. Obstructing lawful authorities.— (1) If any person obstructs or offers any resistance to, or

otherwise interferes in the discharge of the functions of the Competent Authority or any officer authorized

by the Competent Authority exercising any power, or performing any duties conferred or imposed upon it

or him by or in pursuance of this Act or the Rules made thereunder, he shall be liable for fine of Rs.

25,000/- for first offence and Rs. 50000/- for subsequent offence.

(2) Where the person or an agency on whom the penalty is imposed under sub-section (1), the same

shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue, and the hoarding shall be removed at the cost of the defaulter.

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24. Duplicate certificate.— If a registration certificate or permission issued under this Act is lost,

damaged or destroyed, the Competent Authority shall, on an application made in that behalf by a person or

an Agency holding such certificate and on payment of such fees, as may be prescribed, issue a duplicate

certificate.

25. Power to inspect.— (1) The Competent Authority shall at least once in every calendar year inspect

every existing hoarding and display irrespective of whether permission has been granted for the same.

(2) The Competent Authority shall upon noticing any hoarding erected, constructed or placed in

contravention of section 11 or any display on a hoarding which is in contravention of section 12, in the

course of inspection, initiate action in terms of section 14.

(3) The report of the inspection as well as the action taken there upon shall be placed before the Goa

Hoarding Regulatory Committee once every year.

26. Appeals.— (1) Any person aggrieved by any decision, order or direction of the Competent

Authority, may appeal to the Appellate Authority within a period of sixty days from the date of such

decision, order or direction, whose decision shall be final.

(2) Where the Appellate Authority is satisfied that the person has reasonable cause for not preferring an

appeal within the time specified in sub-section (1), he may accept an appeal, provided it is made within one

hundred twenty days, from the date of the decision, order or direction.

27. Insurance.— (1) The Agency for hoarding shall be liable to obtain insurance against public liability

for the duration for the registration period at its sole cost and expense.

(2) at any time during the registration period, thr Agency for hoarding shall provide evidence of a valid

Insurance for the hoarding to the Competent Authority on demand.

(3) The Agency for hoarding contravening the provisions under sub-section (1) and (2) shall be

punishable under section 21.

28. Indemnity.— The Agency for hoarding and the Agency for Display shall indemnify the Competent

Authority as well as the Local Authorities against all actions, proceeding, claims, demands, costs, losses,

damages and expense which may brought against, or made upon the concerned local authorities or the

Competent Authority, which aries as a result of the erection, construction or placement or the continued

presence of the hoarding or the display.

29. Powers and duties of Police in respect of offences and assistance to the Competent Authority.—

Every Police Officer not below the rank of Police Sub inspector shall give immediate information to the

Competent Authority of an offence to his knowledge which has been committed and has to be dealt with

under this Act or any rule made thereunder and shall assist the Competent Authority in the exercise of his

lawful authority.

30. Power to make rules.— (1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make

rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide

for—

(a) such other functions to be performed by the Competent Authority under Section 6(1)(e);

(b) the form and manner in which any application for registration shall be made and fees for

certificate of registration under section 7;

(d) the form in which application shall be made and the processing fees to be paid under

section11(1) and 12(1);

(e) the form in which the unique identification number and the quick response code shall be

uploaded by the Agency for hoarding and Agency for display under section 11(8) and 12(10);

(f) fees for renewal of permission granted under section 11(11);

(g) the annual rates to be charged under sub-section (3) of section 12;

(h) form for no objection certificate to be furnished under section 12(7);

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(i) form for intimating the Competent Authority of the installation under section 13;

(j) manner of auction under section 16(1);

(k) fees for grant of permission by the Competent Authority under section 17;

(l) fees for issue of duplicate certificate under section 24;

(m) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed under this Act.

31. Power to make regulations.— (1) The Committee may, with the previous sanction of the

Government, make regulations consistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder to

carry out the purposes of this Act.

32. Power to amend Schedule.— The Government may by notification, in the Official Gazette, omit,

amend or add any entries covered by or specified in Schedules I, II and III. On the issue of such

notification, the Schedule shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly. Every such notification shall

be placed before the State Legislature.

33. Overriding effect.— The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything

inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment enacted by the State Legislature, save as otherwise

provided herein, other than this Act and no other permission shall be required under any other State law if a

permission under this Act is obtained, except in case of hoardings in Coastal Regulation Zone notified

under the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011.

34. Power to remove difficulties.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this

Act, the Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not

inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing

the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of the period of three years from the date of

commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before the

Legislative Assembly.

Schedule I

Illustrative list of hoarding

A. Permanent hoarding

(i)

Hoarding on Iron/Steel multiple angles structures/frames

(ii)

Unipole (structure on a single shaft)

(iii)

Dual pole (structure on a double shaft)

(iv)

High Mast Pole

(v)

Gantry, Shelters–Bus, Transit Waitin

(vi)

Public Amenities

(vii)

Mannequin

(viii)

Motor vehicles including bus panels

B. Temporary hoarding

(i)

Temporary wood/bamboo structures (Flex Advertisement)

(ii)

Foldable & Flexible Gantry

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Schedule II

Criteria for hoarding

A. Criteria for site selection for erection of hoarding:

(i) For hoardings erected on land the following criteria is to be followed:—

(1). The site selected for the erection/construction of the hoarding shall not cause any hindrance

to the vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

(2). The Agency for hoarding shall carry out a ground survey and satisfy itself that no utility

services such as power, telecommunications, gas, storm water supply and sewerage are

located

under

the

surface

whereupon

the

hoarding

proposed

erected/constructed/altered.

(3). The Agency for hoarding shall be solely responsible for ensuring that during the erection,

maintenance, alteration and operation of a hoarding, the said hoarding does not conflict

with utility services.

(4). The line department may require the Agency for hoarding to either replace or altogether

remove any hoarding to facilitate the work undertaken by the respective line departments

which provide/maintain the utility services such as power, telecommunications, gas, storm

water, water supply and sewerage, or for road widening;

(5). Hoarding and display shall not be permitted on traffic islands.

(6). For hoardings proposed to be erected along National Highways, the Agency for hoarding

and the Agency for display shall strictly comply with the provisions of the Control of

National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002. For hoardings beyond the jurisdiction of

the National highways Authority the provisions of the present Act shall apply.

(7). For hoardings proposed to be erected along State Highways, major district roads, other

district roads, and village roads;

(a)

in the event the display runs parallel to the direction of the traffic, the hoarding shall

be placed at a minimum lateral distance equal to the height of the proposed

hoarding from the ground plus 5.00 meters from the edge of the right of way.

(b)

In the event the display is perpendicular to the direction of the traffic, the hoarding

shall be placed at a minimum lateral distance equal to the height of the proposed

hoarding from the edge of the right of way.

(c)

No part of the hoarding shall be permitted to even project over this area.

(8). The lower side or the bottom of a hoarding proposed to be erected along a State Highway,

major district road, other district road, or a village road shall be at a height of not less than

3.00 meters from the highest point on the surface of ground below. No hoarding erected

shall exceed the height of 20 meters above the road level.

(9). Along the State Highways and Major District Roads a distance of 50 meters shall be

maintained between two hoardings and displays. The starting point for the purpose of

determining the radial distance shall be the hoarding erected first in time.

(10). Along the other district Roads and village roads, a distance of 30 meters shall be maintained

between two hoardings and displays.

(11). There shall be no hoarding erected on footpaths;

(12). A hoarding which is or may be a traffic hazard will not be permitted. A hoarding may be

considered a traffic hazard, if it interferes with road safety or traffic efficiency, for

instance:

(a)

If it interferes with the effectiveness of a traffic control device (e.g. traffic light, stop

or giveway sign);

(b)

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(b)

Distracts a driver at a critical time (e.g. making a decision at an intersection);

(c)

Obscures a driver's view of a road hazard (e.g. at corners or bends in the road);

(d)

Is a dangerous obstruction to road or other infrastructure, traffic, pedestrians,

cyclists or other road users;

(e)

Is in an area where there are several hoardings and the cumulative effect of those

hoardings maybe potentially hazardous;

(f)

If it is situated at locations where the demands on drivers' concentration due to road

conditions are high such as at major intersections or merging and diverging lanes;

(g)

No hoarding may be located inside a prohibited area of a public street and in relation

to overhead road traffic signs;

(13) Besides aforesaid, such hoardings would be disallowed if additional driver attention and

decision making are required at the following:

(a)

High speed diverging, merging or weaving at an Intersection such as at a “Y”

intersection or large high-speed roundabouts;

(b)

In the vicinity of Intersections where two lanes merge and where vehicles are required

to merge at higher speeds (e.g. where "trap lanes" are created on the approaches to, or

exit from, intersections and where a divided motorway becomes a two-way road);

(c)

Intersections or sections of road which, because of lane configuration or geometry,

may require an increased level of driver concentration (e.g. five-way intersections,

back to back horizontal curves);

(d)

on the outside curve of a divided road where advertising is directed at traffic on the

opposite carriageway and the geometry, angle or other factors make this undesirable;

(e)

Any hoarding must be positioned at a distance of 100 meters from the center of an

intersection; and traffic flow may not be impeded during the erection and maintenance

of a hoarding located in a public street;

(f)

Sections of road that have a vehicle crash history higher than the system average;

(g)

Pedestrian crossing facilities;

(h)

Infringe the free movement of traffic in and out of schools, hospitals, and places of

medium and large gathering;

(14)

The hoarding shall not obstruct a fire escape or the means of access to or egress from a

fire escape;

(15)

The hoarding shall not obstruct any overhead power lines or underground power lines

laid by the Electricity department or under the Electricity Act, 2003;

(16)

Hoarding shall not be permitted on the median of the road

(ii)

For hoardings erected or constructed on buildings–walls or roof tops, the following

criteria needs consideration:

(1)

A hoarding shall be allowed to be erected on a building only if it has been examined

for structural stability and the building has been examined on whether it can withstand

the pressure of the hoarding, and a certificate to that effect is produced from the

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certified Structural Engineer; the hoarding erected on a building shall maintain a

setback of three meter from the edges of the building.

(2)

Hoarding shall not be permitted on a building which is in a ruinous or dangerous state;

(3)

When erected on top of the building, the maximum height of the hoarding shall not

exceed 25% of the length of the building;

(4)

Hoarding shall not be permitted on sloping roofs of buildings.

(5)

The agency for hoarding shall produce a “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) from the

competent Authority under the Aircraft Act, 1934 and the rules framed thereunder and

all other applicable rules and regulations in this regard with respect to any hoarding

proposed to be erected/constructed/altered within twenty kilometers from the

aerodrome reference point.

(6)

The hoarding shall not block the passage, entrance, or cause inconvenience with

respect to the access to any building (both entry & exit);

(7)

The hoarding shall not block the passage of light or circulation of air/ventilation to

any building;

(8)

The hoarding shall not block any door, window, verandah or any such opening in any

building;

(9)

The hoarding shall not block, conceal or inconvenience the public view of the

architectural features of any building;

(10)

The hoarding shall not block, conceal, or inconvenience the public view of the front of

any shop or establishment so that the business behind is affected.

(iii)

For hoardings erected/placed on Motor Vehicles

1. The motor vehicle shall be parked only at the parking places approved by the State

Transport Department in the permission granted by it.

2. In the event of electronic display on the motor vehicle, the same shall be covered

during its transit to and from the approved parking place.

B. Criteria for hoardings

(1)

A certified Structural Engineer shall certify the structural stability of the hoarding

irrespective of whether the same is temporary or permanent;

(2)

This certification will confer compliance of the design with relevant Indian Structural

Design Standards, Codes of practice and conditions of these Rules. The foundations shall

be designed and checked for extreme wind conditions, earthquake, soil bearing capacity,

etc.;

(3)

The certified Structural Engineer shall also be accountable in case of any structural

disability of the hoardings. Certified structural engineer shall do the annual audit of the

hoarding and a report of the same should be submitted to the competent authority in the

prescribed form every year;

(4)

The standard size of the following advertisement hoardings shall be as follows:—

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Sr.

No.

Major

Category of

Hoarding

Type

Sub-Category of

Hoarding Shape

Size of Category of Hoarding

Large Formats

(Code=L)

Medium Formats

(Code=M)

Small

Formats

(Code=S)

Permanent

Hoarding

Hoarding on Iron/Steel

multiple angles

structures/frames

90x30ft

40x40ft

40x20ft

Unipole (Structure on a single

shaft)

30x15ft

15x8ft

7x5ft

Dual pole (structure on a

double shaft)

30x15ft

15x8ft

7x5ft

High Mast Pole–Backlit,

Front–lit, Non-lit(Display)

8x5ft

5x3ft

3x2ft

Gantry (Signage’s display

across road width)

Vertical-5ft;

Horizontal-

across road

length

Vertical-3ft;

Horizontal - across road

length

Shelter–Bus, Transit Waiting

75% of the

space

75%of the space

75%of the

space

Public Amenities

75% of

available

surface space

on all sides

of the

amenity

50% of available surface

space on all sides of the

amenity

Less than

20% of

available

surface

space on

all sides of

the

amenity

Neon display

10x8ft

9x6ft

4x3ft

Note: the sizes enumerated herein are maximum sizes.

(5)

The hoarding should not be detrimental to the nature of the environment, streetscape, urban

design or detract from the architecture of any building on which or where such hoarding is

to be located, by reason of abnormal size, appearance, intensity of illumination,

workmanship, design or its existence;

(6)

The hoarding shall not constitute a danger to any person or property or traffic safety;

(7)

The hoarding shall not project outside the boundaries of the property on which it is to be

erected or displayed;

(8)

The hoarding shall not result in the removal of, or damage to, any tree in a public place

without prior written authorization of the Appropriate Authority under the Goa Preservation

of Trees Act, 1984;

(9)

The hoarding shall not be impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging,

disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any way whatsoever any property in public view and

shall comply with minimum distances as provided in this Act;

(10)

No hoarding shall imitate a traffic control device;

(11)

Hoardings shall not use shapes that could potentially result in a hoarding being mistaken for

an official traffic sign; the Code of Practice for Road Signs IRC: 67-2001, by Indian Roads

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Congress prescribes the basic design parameters of official traffic signs and includes

standard legend/background colour combinations.

(12)

The Competent Authority may discourage the use of multiple angle hoardings and

encourage single pole or dual pole hoardings with dual or multiple vision from sides,

provided they pass the structural stability test;

(13)

The Competent Authority may discourage the use of flex materials, as after a high wind

storm, they tend to snap and create a nuisance on the street, the drains, and often dangle

unsafely, which may harm passerby and passing vehicles;

(14)

The hoarding shall be aesthetically designed.

(15)

Additional criteria for Energy usage in back-lit or front-lit hoardings:

a. The electrical connections to hoardings shall be in accordance with relevant Bureau of Indian

Standards(BIS)and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) standards;

b. To promote conservation of energy, it is recommended to use alternate renewable resources like

Solar Power;

c. No generators running on diesel/petrol/kerosene or any bio fuel, causing noise, air or water pollution

shall be used for illumination;

d. All lighting associated with the hoardings shall be directed solely on the hoarding;

e. External illumination sources shall be shielded to ensure that external ‘spot’ light sources are not

directed at approaching traffic; pedestrian or vehicular;

f. The hoarding shall be allowed only if the lighting is focused directly on the sign so that glare does

not extend beyond the hoarding;

g. The average maintained luminance shall be reduced to 0.5 candelas after 23:00 hours (11P.M.) and

sunrise by automatic timing devices;

h. Non-static illuminated hoardings (flashing lights) shall not be permitted along any road;

i. Moving, rotating or variable message hoardings are not permitted along roads as this may cause a

statistically significant distractive influence on motorist’s response time to external stimuli;

j. Electrical connections to hoardings shall be designed keeping safety of the general public in

mind;

k. The electricity connection shall be obtained in the name of the agency for hoarding;

l. Adequate insulation and protection equipment and procedures shall be adhered to by the Agency for

hoardings;

m. A sketch plan shall be submitted to the Competent Authority showing the location from where the

electricity is being drawn along with the position of various other ancillary requirements, duly signed

by the Agency for hoardings electrical contractor (authorized by the Electricity Department);

n. A copy of the electrical contractor's test certificate shall be provided to the Competent Authority. The

switching device shall be of a type approved by the electrical contractor (authorized by the

Electricity Department);

(16)

If it is against the public interest;

(17)

With respect to hoardings on motor vehicles, the requisite permissions under the Motor

Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Rules framed thereunder, including for the modification of the

Motor Vehicle shall be obtained and submitted to the Competent Authority in the prescribed

form.

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Schedule III

CRITERIA FOR DISPLAY;

The following types of displays are prohibited;

(a)

Displays which gives instructions to traffic to "stop", "halt" or other instructions such as

give way, merge etc., which are not given by the Statutory Authorities;

(b)

If the display Imitates a traffic control device;

(c)

A display with illumination containing flashing red, blue or amber point light sources

which, when viewed from the road, could give the appearance of an emergency service

or other special purpose vehicles warning lights;

(d)

Illegible display

(e)

Display of Nudity (irrespective of any gender);

(f)

Racial displays or displays propagating caste community or ethnic differences;

(g)

Displays promoting drugs, alcohol, cigarette, or tobacco items;

(h)

Displays propagating exploitation of women or child;

(i)

Displays having sexual overtones;

(j)

Displays depicting cruelty to animals;

(k)

Displays depicting any nation or institution in poor light;

(l)

Displays casting aspersion on any brand or person;

(m)

Displays banned by any law;

(n)

Displays glorifying violence;

(o)

Destructive devices and explosives depicting items;

(p)

Any psychedelic, laser or moving displays;

(q)

Displays of weapons and related items (such as firearms, firearm parts and magazines,

ammunition etc.);

(r)

Displays, which may be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully

harassing;

(s)

Displays which may be obscene or contain pornography or contain an "indecent

representation of women" within the meaning of the Indecent Representation of Women

(Prohibition) Act, 1986;

(t)

Displays linked directly or indirectly to or include description of items, goods or services

that are prohibited under any applicable law for the time being in force, including but not

limited to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the Drugs and Magic Remedies

(Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, the Indian Penal Code, 1860; and

(u)

Any other items considered inappropriate by the Competent Authority;

Secretariat,

Porvorim-Goa.

Dated: 17-10-2025.

SANDIP JACQUES

Secretary to the

Government of Goa,

Law Department

(Legal Affairs)

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SERIES I No. 30

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24TH OCTOBER, 2025

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