Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Panaji, 05th February, 2026 (Magha 16, 1947) SERIES I No. 45
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
SUPPLEMENT
Goa Legislature Secretariat
LA/LEGN/2026/3371
The following bill which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa on 13th January, 2026 is hereby published for general information in pursuance of Rule-138 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Goa Legislative Assembly.
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The Goa Jan Vishwas (Laws Amendment) Bill, 2026
(Bill No. 2 of 2026)
A
BILL
to amend certain enactments enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa for decriminalising and
rationalising minor offences to further enhance trust-based governance and to ensure time bound
delivery of notified public services for ease of living and doing business.
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 Jan Vishwas (Laws Amendment) Act, 2026.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 2nd day of December, 2025.
2. Amendment of certain enactments.— The enactments specified in columns (4) of the Schedule I and Schedule II hereto are hereby amended to the extent and in the manner specified in columns (5) of the said Schedules respectively.
3. Revision of fines and penalties.— The fines and penalties provided under various provisions in the enactments specified in the Schedule I and Schedule II shall be increased by ten per cent. of the minimum amount of penalty, as the case may be, specified therefor, after the expiry of every three years from the date of commencement of this Act.
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected] 2257OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 45 (SUPPLEMENT) 05TH FEBRUARY, 2026 4. Savings.— The amendment by this Act of any enactment shall not affect any other enactment in which the amended enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to;
and this Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred or any remedy or proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of, or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing;
nor shall this Act affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed, or recognized or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby amended;
nor shall the amendment by this Act of any enactment revive or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.
5. Repeal and savings.— (1) The Goa Jan Vishwas (Laws Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. 4 of 2025) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Goa Excise Duty Act, 1964 (Act No. 5 of 1964), the Goa Waste Management Act, 2016 (Goa Act 19 of 2016), the Goa Fire Force Act, 1986 (Act No. 9 of 1986), the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969), the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Act 7 of 1969), the City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002 (Goa Act No. 1 of 2003), the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of 1994), the Goa Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1986 (Act No. 4 of 1987), the Goa Public Health Act, 1985 (Act No. 25 of 1985), the Goa Non- Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 (Goa Act 5 of 1997) and the Goa (Right to Citizens to Time- Bound Delivery of Public Services) Act, 2013 (Goa Act 19 of 2013), as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the said Acts respectively, as amended by this Act.
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THE SCHEDULE-I
(See section 2)
| Sl. No. | Year | Act No. | Short Title | Amendments |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1. | 1964 | 5 | The Goa Excise Duty Act, 1964 | (A) For Section 35, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "35. Penalty for contraventions not otherwise provided for.— Whoever commits any act or makes intentional omission in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, or of any rule or order made under this Act, and no penalty is specifically provided therein, he shall be liable, for each such act or omission, to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees.". (B) In Section 35A, for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(b) where the contravention is liable to penalty only, with such penalty as is provided for the contravention, or". (C) For section 38, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "38. Limits of confiscation and/or penalty.— Without prejudice to the limits of penalties provided hereinbefore, in every case in which, under this Act, anything is liable to confiscation and/or penalty, as the case may be, such confiscation and/or penalty, may be ordered — |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (a) without limit by the Commissioner, or (b) up to confiscation of goods not exceeding ten thousand rupees and imposition of penalty not exceeding one thousand rupees by such other Excise Officer as the Government may, from time to time, empower in that behalf. Explanation:— Penalty construed herein shall be in relation to the nature and gravity of offence committed by the licensee in person or by his/her agent acting on his/her behalf and includes violation of condition of licence or of a bond.". (D) For Section 39, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "39. Penalty in lieu of confiscation.— Whenever confiscation is authorised by this Act, the officer ordering the same may give the owner of the goods an option to pay, in lieu of confiscation, such penalty as the officer thinks fit. Payment of the penalty shall not absolve the owner of the goods from the payment of duties and other charges prescribed under this Act.". | ||||
| 2. | 2016 | 19 | The Goa Waste Manage- ment Act, 2016 | (A) For Section 31, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "31. Penalty for construction or use of land and buildings contrary to terms of holdings.— (1) Any person who, whether at his own instance or at the instance of any other person, undertakes or carries out the construction of, or alteration to, any building in any waste management area or site contrary to the terms under which he holds such building or land under this Act or any rules made thereunder, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, to a further penalty not exceeding one thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after the commission of the first such offence. (2) Any person who uses any land or building in a waste management area or site contrary to the terms under which he holds such land or building under this Act or any rules made thereunder shall be liable to pay a penalty, as determined by the Corporation, which shall not be less than ten lakhs rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, to a further penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after the commission of the first such offence and such person shall also be liable to be evicted therefrom.". (B) Section 45 shall be omitted. (C) For Section 48, the following Section shall be substituted, namely:— "48. Penalty for obstruction.— (1) Any person who obstructs the entry of a person authorized under Section 34 or any person with whom the Corporation has entered into a contract for the performance and execution of any act by such person, to enter into or upon any land or building or molests such person after such entry or who obstructs the lawful exercise by him of any power conferred by or under this Act shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees and for each subsequent contravention to a further penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees. (2) If any person removes any mark set up for the purpose of indicating any level, boundary line, or direction necessary to the execution of works authorized under this Act, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees and for each subsequent contravention to a further penalty which may extend up to twenty-five thousand rupees.". |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 3. | 1986 | 9 | The Goa Fire Force Act, 1986 | (A) In Section 20, for the expression "shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to an amount not exceeding three months' pay of such member or with both", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to an amount not exceeding six months' pay of such member" shall be substituted. (B) For Section 21, the following Section shall be substituted, namely:— "21. Failure to take precautions.— Whoever fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with any of the requirements specified in a notification issued under sub-section (1) of Section 13, or of the direction issued under sub-section (2) of that Section, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees.". |
| 4. | 1968 | 9 | The Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 | (A) For Section 19, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "19. Recovering value of natural products unauthorisedly removed from certain lands.— Any person who unauthorisedly removes from any land which is set apart for a special purpose, or from any land which is the property of the Government, any natural product (not being trees), shall be liable to the Government for the value thereof, and in addition, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten times the value of the natural product so removed. Such value and penalty shall be recoverable from him as an arrear of land revenue.". (B) In Section 32, in sub-section (5), for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted. (C) In Section 33,— (a) in sub-section (1), in clause (ii), for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted; (b) in sub-section (1A), for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted. (D) In Section 37,— (a) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) The person who made such encroachment, or who is in unauthorised occupation of the land so encroached upon shall pay, if the land encroached upon forms part of an assessed survey number, the assessment for the entire number for the whole period of the encroachment; and if the land has not been assessed, such amount of assessment as would be leviable for the said period in the same village on the same extent of similar land used for the same purpose. Such person shall, in addition, be liable to a penalty which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but not more than five thousand rupees if the land is used for an agricultural purpose, and if used for a purpose other than agriculture, to a penalty not exceeding twenty thousand rupees."; (b) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(4) Every person who makes, causes, permits or continues any encroachment on any land referred to in a notice issued under sub- section (3), shall, in addition to the penalties specified in sub-section (2), be liable, at the discretion of the Collector, to a penalty not exceeding five thousand rupees in the case of encroachment for agricultural purposes and five hundred rupees in other cases, for every day or part of a day during which the encroachment continues after the date on which the notice takes effect.". |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (E) In Section 92, for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted. (F) For Section 100, the following Section shall be substituted, namely:— "100. Penalty for neglect to afford information.— Any person neglecting to make the report required by Section 96, or to furnish the information or produce the documents required by Section 99 within the period specified in that section, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Collector, to a penalty not exceeding five thousand rupees, which shall be leviable as an arrear of land revenue.". (G) In Section 162, the expression "fines," shall be omitted. (H) In Section 199, in sub-section (2),— (a) in clause (ix), for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted; (b) in clause (x), the words "fine to be paid as" shall be omitted. | ||||
| 5. | 1969 | 7 | The Goa Municipa- lities Act, 1968 | (1) In Section 24, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (2) In Section 25, for sub-section (2), the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who at a public meeting to which this section applies acts, or invites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (3) In Section 26, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (4) For Section 29, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "29. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyances at election.— If any person is guilty of any such corrupt practice as is specified in clause (5) of Section 23 at or in connection with an election, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (5) In Section 32, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) If any person to whom this section applies is, without reasonable cause, guilty of any act or omission in breach of his official duty, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.". (6) In Section 86, in sub-section (1), for the expression "all taxes, fines and penalties paid to or levied by it under this Act, other than fines imposed by any Court", the expression "all taxes, penalties paid to or levied by it under this Act, other than penalties imposed by any Court" shall be substituted. (7) In Section 125, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) If the person liable to give the notice referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) fails to give such notice, he shall, be liable to a penalty which may extend to five hundred rupees.". |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| (8) In Section 174,— (a) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, unless the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (6) of Section 171 apply, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues."; (b) for sub-section (8), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(8) Whoever contravenes the conditions of any permission granted under sub-section (4), or fails to comply with the provisions of sub- section (6) or (7), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.". (9) In Section 175, for sub-section (7), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(7) Any such owner or occupier putting up any projection or obstruction without the permission of the Council under sub-section (2), or in contravention of such permission, or any owner or occupier who fails to remove any projection, encroachment or obstruction after receipt of a notice from the Council under sub-section (4) or (5), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (10) In Section 176, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) Whoever, not being duly authorised in that behalf, removes earth, sand or other material from, or makes any encroachment in or upon, any open space which is not a private property, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (11) In Section 178, in sub-section (6), for the expression "shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (12) In Section 180, in sub-section (2), for the expression "shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (13) In Section 181, in sub-section (3), for the expression "shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (14) In Section 182, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| "(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) or of any licence issued to him shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees.". (15) In Section 183, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) or of any licence issued to him shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees." (16) In Section 184,— (a) for sub-section (9), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(9) Any person who fails to comply with the notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (8), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees."; (b) for sub-section (10), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(10) The Court convicting such person may also direct such person to demolish or alter the building in accordance with the order of the Chief Officer or in such other manner as the Court may deem proper and within the period specified by the Court. If such person fails to demolish or alter the building within the period specified by the Court, or in the manner required by the Court, he shall be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the expiry of the period for compliance specified by the Court in its order during which such non-compliance continues."; (c) in sub-section (21), for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted. (17) In Section 187, for sub-section (5), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(5) Whoever, without such permission as is required by sub-section (1), makes or causes to be made, or, in disobedience to the requirements of a notice given under sub-section (2), suffers to remain, any roof or wall of such material as aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (18) In Section 188, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever— (a) occupies or permits to be occupied any such building or part thereof affected by such construction without giving any notice as required under sub-section (1) or in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2); or (b) fails to comply with any order or requisition made under sub- section (1), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention or non-compliance, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention or non-compliance continues.". | ||||
| (19) In Section 189, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) if any person contravenes any provision of sub-section (1), he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.". (20) In Section 191, for the expression "shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (21) In Section 197, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever fails to comply with the notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (1), sub-section (2) or sub-section (2A), as the case may be, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (22) In Section 205, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (23) In Section 206, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who fails to comply with any notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (24) In Section 211, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (25) In Section 212, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever fails to comply with the notice under sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (26) In Section 216, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (2) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees.". (27) In Section 218, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever takes down, alters or removes any of the said bars, chains or posts, or removes or extinguishes any such light without the authority or consent of the Chief Officer, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees.". (28) In Section 220, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty five thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.". (29) In Section 221, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.". (30) For Section 223, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "223. Depositing dust, etc., commiting nuisance.— (1) Whoever deposits or causes or suffers any member of his family or household to deposit any dust, dirt, dung, ashes, refuse or filth of any kind or any animal matter or any broken glass or earthenware or other rubbish or any other thing that is or may be a nuisance or danger, in any street or in any arch under a street or in any drain beside a street or on any open space not being private property or on any quay, jetty or landing place or on any part of the seashore, or the bank of a tidal river, or whether above or below highwater mark, or on the bank of the river, water course or nullah, except at such places, in such manner and at such hours as shall be fixed by the Chief Officer, and whoever commits or suffers any members of his family or household to commit nuisance in any such place as aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees. (2) Whoever throws or puts, or causes or suffers any member of his family or household to throw or put, any of the matters described in sub- section (1) (except night-soil, or, except with the permission of the Chief Officer, any night-soil) into any drain, culvert, tunnel, gutter or water- course, and whoever commits nuisance, or suffers any member of his family or household to commit nuisance, in any such drain, culvert, tunnel, gutter or water-course, or in such close proximity thereto as to pollute the same, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (31) For Section 224, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "224. Discharging sewage, etc.— Whoever causes, or allows the water of any sink, sewer or cesspool, or any other liquid or matter which is or is likely to become a nuisance, from any building or land under his control, to run, drain or be thrown or put upon any street or open space, or to soak through any external wall, or causes or allows any offensive matter from any sewer or privy to run, drain or be thrown into a surface drain in any street, without the permission in writing of the Chief Officer, or who fails to comply with any condition prescribed in such permission, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (32) For Section 225, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "225. Non-removal of filth, etc.— Whoever, being the owner or occupier of any building or land, keeps, or allows to be kept for more than twenty-four hours, or otherwise than in some proper receptacle, any dirt, dung, bones, ashes, night-soil, filth or any noxious or offensive matter, in or upon such building or land, or suffers such receptacle to be in a filthy or noxious state, or neglects to employ proper means to remove the filth from and to cleanse and purify such receptacle, or keeps or allows to be kept in or upon such building or land any animal in such a way as to cause a nuisance, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.". (33) In Section 226, in sub-section (3), in clause (b), for the expression "shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (34) For Section 227, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "227. Using offensive manure, etc.— Whoever, except with the written permission of the Chief Officer, and in accordance with the conditions of such permission, stores or uses night-soil or other manure or substance emitting an offensive smell in such manner as to be a nuisance to the neighbourhood, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (35) In Section 230, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) Any person who fails to comply with the notice issued under sub- section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of continuing non-compliance, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such non-compliance continues.". (36) For Section 240, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "240. Penalty for contravention of provisions relating ito dangerous diseases.— (1) Whoever knowingly contravenes any provision of Section 232, 233, 235, 236, 237 or 238, or clause (d) of Section 239, or disobeys any order or requisition made under any of the aforesaid sections, or obstructs any officer of the Council or other person acting under the authority of the Council in carrying out executively any such order, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. (2) Whoever contravenes any provision of clauses (a), (b) or (c) of Section 239, or disobeys any order or requisition made under any of the aforesaid clauses, or obstructs any officer of the Council or other person acting under the authority of the Council in carrying out any such order, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.". (37) In Section 243, for sub-section (5), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(5) Any owner who, after the date specified in any requisition issued under sub-section (2), permits the overcrowding of any building in contravention of such requisition, and any person who omits to vacate any such building in accordance with the notice given to him under sub- section (4), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for each day subsequent to the date specified in such requisition during which such overcrowding, or such omission to vacate, continues.". (38) In Section 245, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever commits a breach of any notice given or of any condition imposed by the Council in exercise of any power under this section shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (39) In Section 246, for sub-section (5), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(5) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (2) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (40) In Section 247, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Any person who buries or otherwise disposes of any corpse in any such place, after the date specified in the said notification for closure of the same, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (41) In Section 248, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (42) In Section 252, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever uses or allows to be used any place for any of the purposes specified in sub-section (1), without a licence, or in contravention of any conditions subject to which a licence may have been granted under sub-section (1), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees if the contravention is of clause (i) or (ii) of sub-section (1), and be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees if the contravention is of clause (iii) of that sub-section; and, in the case of a continuing contravention of the said clause (i) or (ii), be liable to a further penalty of one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues, and, in the case of a continuing contravention of the said clause (iii), be liable to a further penalty of one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.". (43) In Section 254, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (44) In Section 257, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Any person who, without a licence from the Chief Officer under sub-section (2), occupies any stall, shop, stand, shed, pen or space in a municipal market, or sells or exposes for sale any article in a municipal market, or uses a municipal slaughter-house, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees.". (45) In Section 259, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever uses or permits the use of any premises in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), or whoever refuses to comply with any notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (2), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". | ||||
| (46) In section 260, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever uses or permits the use of any premises in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), or whoever refuses to comply with any notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (2), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (47) In Section 261, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever uses or permits the use of any premises in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), or whoever refuses to comply with any notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (2), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (48) In Section 263, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever establishes, alters, enlarges or extends, or permits the establishment, material alteration, enlargement or extension of, any such factory, workshop or place of business without a licence or in contravention of any condition subject to which the licence may have been granted, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (49) In Section 264, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever uses or employs any such whistle or trumpet as aforesaid in contravention of any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (50) In Section 265, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever uses or permits the use of any premises in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), or whoever refuses to comply with any notice issued under sub-section (2), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (51) In Section 266, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever keeps in or upon any premises any article in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) or (2), or in contravention of any conditions subject to which a licence may have been granted, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues.". (52) In Section 270, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever forcibly opposes the seizure of cattle liable to be seized under this Section, or rescues the same after seizure, either from a pound or from any person taking or about to take them to a pound, shall be liable to a penalty of one lakh rupees.". (53) In Section 275, in sub-section (4), for the word "fines", the word "penalties" shall be substituted. (54) For section 276, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "276. Penalty for allowing cattle to stray in street or to trespass upon private or public property.— (1) Whoever, within a municipal area, allows any cattle which are in his property or in his charge to stray in any street or to trespass upon any private or public property shall, on conviction, be punished,— (i) for the first offence, liable to a penalty of one lakh rupees; (ii) for a second or subsequent offence, liable to a penalty of one lakh fifty thousand rupees. (2) The Magistrate trying the offence under sub-section (1) may order,— (a) that the accused shall pay such compensation not exceeding one thousand rupees as the Magistrate considers reasonable, to any person for any damage proved to have been caused to his property or to the produce of land, by the cattle under the control of the accused, trespassing on his land; and also, (b) that the cattle in respect of which an offence has been committed shall be forfeited to the Government. (3) Any compensation awarded under sub-section (2) may be recovered as if it were a penalty imposed under this section. (4) An offence under this section shall be cognizable.". (55) For Section 277, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "277. Tethering cattle, etc.— Whoever tethers cattle or other animals, or causes or suffers them to be tethered by any member of his family or household, in any public street or place so as to obstruct or endanger the public traffic therein, or to cause a nuisance, or who causes or suffers such animals to stray about without a keeper, shall be,— (a) for a first offence, liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees; (b) for a second or subsequent offence, liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (56) In Section 279, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever, after such direction, keeps any pigs in any place within the municipal area or specified part thereof without the permission required as aforesaid, or otherwise than in accordance with the terms thereof, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to three thousand rupees.". (57) In Section 280, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (58) In Section 281, in sub-section (3), the words "fine or" shall be omitted. | ||||
| (59) In Section 284, for the expression "shall, if no other penalty is provided for the offence, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues:", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues:" shall be substituted. (60) In Section 314, for the words "punished with fine", the words "liable to a penalty" shall be substituted. | ||||
| 6. | 2003 | 1 | The City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002 | (1) In Section 55, in sub-section (2), in clause (viii) and proviso thereto, for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted. (2) In Section 113, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) If any person willfully delays or obstructs any person in the exercise of any of his powers under this section he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty thousand rupees.". (3) In Section 136, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) If any person so called upon to furnish information omits to do so or furnishes information which is untrue to his knowledge, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (4) For Section 137, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "137. Duty of occupier to furnish true information regarding owner's name and address.— If the occupier of any land or building neglects or refuses, without reasonable cause, to comply with a notice served under Section 110 or furnishes information which is untrue to his knowledge he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (5) In Section 141, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) If any person, bringing or receiving within the prescribed limits of the City a conveyance or package on which a toll or cess on imports is or is believed to be leviable, refuses on the demand of an officer authorized by the Commissioner in this behalf to permit the officer to inspect, weigh or otherwise examine the contents of the conveyance or package for the purpose of ascertaining whether it contains any article, in respect of which a toll or cess on imports is payable, or refuses to communicate to the officer any information or to exhibit to him any bill, invoice or document of a like nature which he may possess relating to the article, or with the intention of defrauding the Corporation communicates false information or exhibits any false, forged, or fraudulent bill, invoice or document of a like nature, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.". (6) For Section 142, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "142. Punishment for evading payment of toll or cess.— If animals or articles passing the limits of the Corporation are liable to the payment of a toll or cess on imports, then every person who, with intention to defraud the Corporation causes or abets the introduction of, or himself introduces or attempts to introduce within the said limits, any such animals or articles upon which payment of the toll or cess on imports due on such introduction |
| has neither been made nor tendered, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend either to ten times the value of such toll or cess on imports, or to fifty thousand rupees, whichever may be greater.". (7) In Section 169, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever, without the permission of the Commissioner, makes or keeps for a longer time than one week after the issue of notice under this section, any drain, privy, latrine, urinal, absorption pit, disposal work, cesspool or other receptacle for filth or refuse, within fifteen metres of any spring, well, tank, reservoir, swimming pool or other source from which water is or may be derived for public use, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, and, when a notice has been issued, with a further penalty, not exceeding five thousand rupees for each day during which the offence is continued after the lapse of the period allowed for removal.". (8) For Section 170, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "170. Discharging sewage.— Whoever, without the permission of the Commissioner causes or knowingly or negligently allows the contents of any sink, cesspool or any other offensive matter to flow, drain or be put upon any street or public place, or into any irrigation channel or any drain not set apart for the purpose, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (9) For Section 171, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "171. Making or altering drains without authority.— Whoever, without the permission of the Commissioner, makes or causes to be made, or alters or causes to be altered, any drain, leading into any of the drains vested in the Corporation, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (10) In Section 206, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person acting in contravention of the terms of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty thousand rupees.". (11) In Section 223, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) If the owner of a cinematograph or other apparatus uses the apparatus or allows it to be used, or if any person takes part in any public dramatic performance, circus or pantomime, or if the occupier of any premises allows those premises to be used, in contravention of the provisos of this section, or of any condition of a licence granted under this section, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one lakh rupees and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further penalty of five thousand rupees for each day during which the offence continues, and his licence shall be liable to be revoked by the Commissioner.". (12) In Section 228, for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(4) Any person who slaughters for sale any animal at any place within the City other than the one fixed by the Corporation under this section shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty thousand rupees.". (13) In Section 229, for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(4) Any person bound to act in accordance with sub-section (1) of this section shall, if he fails so to act, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.". (14) In Section 243, for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(c) being the person in charge of, or in attendance on, any person suffering from any such disease in such dwelling, and becoming cognizant of the existence of the disease therein, fails forthwith to give information, or knowingly gives false information to the Medical Officer of Health or to any other officer to whom the Corporation may require information to be given respecting the existence of such disease, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees:". (15) In Section 264, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person failing to comply with the terms of such notice shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one lakh rupees; and if he continues to fail to comply with the terms of such notice after the first day of such failure, he shall be liable to a further penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees for every day thereafter during which the failure continues.". (16) In Section 269, in sub-section (1), for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted. (17) In Section 296, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or omits to comply with the terms of a notice under sub-section (2), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees and in case of a continuing contravention or omission, with further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which the contravention or omission continues.". (18) For Section 298, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "298. Destroying direction-posts, lamp-posts, etc.— Whoever, without being authorised by the Commissioner, defaces or disturbs any municipal direction-post, lamp-post or lamp or damages any municipal light in any public place, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (19) In Section 299, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Whoever, without the consent of the owner or occupier or other person for the time being in charge affixes or causes to be affixed any poster, bill, notice, placard or other paper or means of advertisement against or upon any street, building, wall, tree, board, fence or pole or writes upon, soils, defaces or marks any such building, wall, tree, board, fence or pole with chalk or paint or in any other way whatsoever, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.". (20) For Section 305, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "305. Driving vehicles without proper lights.— Whoever drives or propels any vehicle not properly supplied with lights in any street during the period from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (21) In Section 306, for sub-section (1), the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Whoever, in contravention of any general or special prohibition issued by the Commissioner, and without the permission of the Commissioner, beats a drum or tom tom, blows a horn or trumpet or beats or sounds any other instrument or makes a noise on any utensil, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.". (22) For Section 307, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "307. Discharging fire-arms.— Whoever, unless authorized, bound or justified discharges fire-arms or lets off fire-works, fire balloons, or detonators, or engages in any game in such a manner as to cause, or be likely to cause danger to persons passing by or dwelling or working in the neighbourhood, or risk of injury to property, shall be liable a to penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.". (23) For Section 308, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "308. Quarrying, blasting, cutting timber or building.— Whoever quarries, blasts, cuts timber or carries on building operations in such manner as to cause or to be likely to cause danger to persons passing by or dwelling or working in the neighbourhood, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees. (24) For Section 309, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "309. Lopping of branches, etc. of tree or plant on a public place.— Whoever, without the permission of the Commissioner, lops or cuts the branches or twigs of any tree or plant standing on a public place, or plucks the fruits, flowers or leaves of such tree or plant, or causes any damage thereto, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or in the case of a second or subsequent breach, to twenty thousand rupees.". (25) In Section 318, for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(b) if the Commissioner has by notice in the prescribed manner during the prevalence of rabies directed that dogs shall not be at large without muzzles, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (26) For Section 319, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "319. Letting loose horse or other animals.— Whoever willfully or negligently lets loose any horse or other animal so as to cause, or negligently allows any horse or other animal to cause injury, danger, alarm or annoyance to any person or damage to property, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.". (27) For Section 376, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "376. Power to demand punishment or dismissal.— Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if in the opinion of the State Government any officer or servant of the Corporation is negligent in the discharge of his duties, the Corporation shall, on the requirement of the State Government, suspend or hold him liable to a penalty; and if in the opinion of the State Government he is unfit for his employment, the Corporation shall dismiss him.". (28) In Section 387,— (i) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) In making a bye-law under section 386, the Corporation may provide that a breach or any abatement of a breach thereof shall be liable to a penalty— (a) which may extend to one lakh rupees and, in the case of a continuing breach, to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees for each day during which the breach continues after the first breach; or (b) which may extend to ten thousand rupees for every day during which the breach continues after receipt of written notice from the Commissioner to discontinue the breach."; (ii) in sub-section (2), for the word "fine", the word "penalty" shall be substituted. (29) In Section 391, for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(4) In making rules under clauses (d) and (i), and clauses (t) and (u) of sub-section (2), the State Government may direct that a breach of any provision thereof shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (30) In Section 392, in sub-section (1), for the words "punishable with fine", the words "liable to a penalty" shall be substituted. (31) For section 395, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "395. Penalty for obstruction.— Any person who willfully obstructs any Corporation authority, or any Corporation officer or servant, or any person authorized by any Corporation authority in the exercise of powers conferred by this Act or any rules or bye-laws made there under shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.". (32) For Section 398, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "398. Penalty for disobedience of order of Corporation authorities.— Whoever disobeys any lawful direction or prohibition given by an authority of the Corporation by a public notice, or by any written notice lawfully issued under the provisions of this Act, or fails to comply with the conditions subject to which any permission was granted to him by an authority of the Corporation under the said provisions, shall, if the disobedience or omission is not an offence liable under any other Section, be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees; and in the case of a continuing breach, to a further penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees for every day after the first during which the breach continues: Provided that when the notice fixes a time within which a certain act is to be done and no time is specified in this Act, it shall rest with the magistrate trying an offence under this section to determine whether the time so fixed was reasonable for purpose of compliance with the notice.". | ||||
| 7. | 1994 | 14 | The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 | (1) In Section 27, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes the provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (2) In Section 32, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) If any person to whom this section applies, without reasonable cause, commits any act or omission in breach of his official duty, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". |
| (3) In Section 36, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees.". (4) In Section 38, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Any person who, at a public meeting held in connection with an election under this Act, acts or incites others to act in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (5) For Section 40, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "40. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyance at election.— If any person is guilty of any such corrupt practice as is specified in clause (vi) of section 23 at or in connection with an election, he shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (6) In Section 88, for the expression "shall on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and if the offence be a continuing one, with further fine which may extend to ten rupees for every day during which the said offence is continued after the date of first conviction", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees and, if the contravention is a continuing one, to a further penalty which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after the date of the first imposition of penalty" shall be substituted. (7) In Section 90, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Any person who buries or otherwise disposes of any corpse in any such place after the date specified in the said notification for closure thereof, or buries any corpse in any unoccupied Government land not set apart for the burial of the dead under the provisions of any law for the time being in force or by established usage, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees.". (8) In Section 93, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Whoever washes such clothing or bedding or other articles at any place other than those set apart for such purposes under sub-section (1), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five hundred rupees.". (9) For Section 110, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "110. Using offensive substance, etc.— Whoever, except with the written permission of a Panchayat and except in the manner, if any, enjoined in such permission, stores or uses night soil or other substances emitting an offensive smell other than cattle manure, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees.". (10) In Section 111, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) If any person, after such direction, uses or permits to be used any such furnace not so constructed, supplemented or altered, or so negligently uses or permits to be used any such furnace that the smoke arising therefrom is not effectually consumed or burnt as far as may be practicable, every person so offending being the owner or occupier of the said works or buildings, or being an agent or other person employed by such owner or occupier for managing the same shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees and, upon any subsequent contravention, to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees: Provided that nothing in this section shall be held to apply to locomotive engines used for the purpose of traffic upon any railway or any other engines, for the repair of roads.". (11) In Section 112, for the expression "shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (12) In Section 112-B, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Whoever, within the limits of a village, allows any cattle which are his property or in his charge to stray in any street or to trespass upon any private or public property, shall be liable to a penalty,— (i) for the first contravention, which may extend to two thousand rupees; (ii) for a second or subsequent contravention, which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (13) In Section 112-C, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever forcibly opposes the seizure of cattle liable to be seized under the Act and whoever rescues the same after the seizure, either from a pound or from any person taking or about to take them to a pound, shall be liable to a penalty of forty thousand rupees.". (14) In Section 187, for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(4) Any person who wilfully neglects or refuses to comply with any requisition lawfully made under sub-section (3), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees: Provided that no proceedings for the imposition of such penalty shall be initiated without the sanction of the Chief Executive Officer.". (15) For Section 209, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "209. Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisition.— If any person contravenes any order made under Section 203 or Section 205, he shall be liable to a penalty of forty thousand rupees.". (16) In Section 211,— (a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Whoever acts as a member of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat knowing that under this Act or the rules made thereunder he is not entitled to, or has ceased to be entitled to, hold office as such, shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand rupees for every day on which he so sits or votes as a member."; (b) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever acts as the Sarpanch or Deputy Sarpanch of a Panchayat, or Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha of a Zilla Panchayat, or exercises any of the functions thereof, knowing that under this Act or the rules made thereunder he is not entitled to, or has ceased to be entitled to, hold such office or exercise such functions, shall be liable to a penalty of two thousand rupees for every day on which he so acts or exercises such functions."; (c) in sub-section (3), for the expression "shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine which may extend to one hundred rupees", the expression "shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees" shall be substituted. (17) For Section 212, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "212. Penalty for interested member voting.— Whosoever votes as a member of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (4) of Section 55 or clause (g) of sub-section (2) of Section 136 shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (18) For Section 213, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "213. Penalty for acquisition by officer or servant of interest in contract.— If any member, officer or servant of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat knowingly acquires for himself directly or indirectly, by himself or through a partner, employer or servant, any share or interest in any contract or employment with, by or on behalf of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, he shall be liable to penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees: Provided that no person shall, by reason of being a shareholder, in or member of, any company, be held to be interested in any contract entered into between such company and the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat unless he is a Director of such company: Provided further that nothing in this section shall apply to any person who, with the sanction of the Director enters into a contract with a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat.". (19) For Section 214, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "214. Wrongful obstruction of certain officers.— Any person who prevents the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary or any person to whom such officer has lawfully delegated his powers from entering on or into any place, building or land, from exercising his lawful power of entering thereon or, therein shall be liable to a penalty of five thousand rupees.". (20) For Section 215, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "215. Prohibition against obstruction of Sarpanch or Deputy Sarpanch, etc.— Any person obstructing a Sarpanch, Deputy Sarpanch, Secretary or member of a Panchayat, Adhyaksha, Upadhyaksha, Chief Executive Officer or member of a Zilla Panchayat, or any person employed by the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, or any person with whom a contract has been entered into by or on behalf of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, in the discharge of his duty or in the exercise of anything which he is empowered or required to do by virtue of, or in consequence of, this Act or any rules, bye-laws, regulations or orders made thereunder, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (21) For Section 216, the following Section shall be substituted, namely:— "216. Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice.— Any person, who without authority in that behalf removes, destroys, defaces or otherwise obliterates any notice exhibited, or any sign or mark erected by or under the orders of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat or its executive authority, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees.". (22) For Section 217, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "217. Penalty for not furnishing information or giving false information.— Any person who is required by this Act, or by any notice or by other proceedings issued thereunder, to furnish any information, and who fails to furnish such information or knowingly furnishes false information, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees.". (23) In Section 218, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees; and if such person is an officer or employee of the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, he shall also be liable for dismissal from service in accordance with the applicable service rules.". (24) For Section 223, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "223. Punishment for disobedience or orders and notices not punishable under any other section.— Whoever disobeys or fails to comply with any lawful direction given by way of written notice issued by or on behalf of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat under any power conferred by this Act, or fails to comply with the conditions subject to which any permission was given to him by the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat concerned under any such power, shall, if such disobedience or failure is not otherwise provided for under any other section, be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention, to a further penalty which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day during which such disobedience or failure continues after the date of the first imposition: Provided that when the notice fixes a time within which a certain act is to be done, and no time is specified in this Act, the Magistrate shall determine whether the time so fixed was reasonable.". (25) In Section 228, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Whoever,— (a) rents, alters, adds to or reconstructs a building without the written permission required by Section 66 or in contravention of any of the conditions imposed by it; or (b) uses any place without a licence required by Sections 68, 69, 70 and 71 or in contravention of any of the conditions or during the suspension of the licence; or (c) contravenes any other provision of this Act, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees and, in the case of a continuing contravention, to a further penalty which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first imposition during which the contravention continues.". | ||||
| (26) In Section 236, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), shall be liable to a penalty of twenty thousand rupees.". | ||||
| 8. | 1987 | 4 | The Goa Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1986 | (A) In Section 3, in sub-section (2), in clause (i), for the word "fines", the word "penalties" shall be substituted. (B) In Section 13, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) If an employer does not pay to the Board any amount of unpaid accumulation or penalty realized from the employees, within the time specified by or under this Act, the Secretary may serve or cause to be served a notice on such employer requiring payment of the said amount within the period specified therein, which shall not be less than thirty days from the date of service of such notice.". (C) In Section 16, in sub-section (2), for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:— "Provided further that the penalties shall be expended by the Board under this Act, notwithstanding anything contained in the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (Central Act 4 of 1936) or any other law or agreement for the time being in force.". (D) In Section 26,— (a) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(a) for the first offence, the employer shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five thousand rupees."; (b) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(b) for a second or subsequent offence, the employer shall be liable to a penalty of fifty thousand rupees.". (c) for the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: "Provided that, in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be recorded in the judgment of the Court, in any case where the offender is liable to penalty only, the amount of such penalty shall not be less than ten thousand rupees.". (E) In Section 27,— (a) for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(a) for the first offence, the employer shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five thousand rupees."; (b) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(b) for a second or subsequent offence,the employer shall be liable to a penalty of fifty thousand rupees."; (c) for the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: "Provided that, in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be recorded in the judgment of the Court, in any case where the offender is liable to penalty only, the amount of such penalty shall not be less than ten thousand rupees.". |
| (F) For Section 29, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "29. General provision for penalty for contravention.— Any employer who contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule or order made there under shall, if no other penalty is separately provided under this Act, be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees.". (G) In Section 29A,— (a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Any contravention liable to penalty under this Act may, on an application made by the person concerned, either before or after the institution of any proceedings, be compounded by such Officer as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, for a sum equivalent to seventy-five percent of the maximum penalty provided for such contravention, in such manner as may be prescribed."; (b) for sub-section (7), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: "(7) Any person who fails to comply with an order made by the officer referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to pay a sum equivalent to twenty five percent of the maximum penalty provided for the contravention, in addition to such penalty.". (H) In Section 37, for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(3) Any rule made under this section may provide that a contravention thereof shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.". (I) For Section 41, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "41. Realization of penalties and remittance thereof.— All penalties recovered from the wages of an employee under the respective conditions of service in an establishment shall be recorded in a register, as may be prescribed, to be maintained by the person responsible for payment of wages to such employee, and all such recoveries shall be credited to the Labour Welfare Fund constituted under Section 3, in the manner prescribed.". | ||||
| 9. | 1985 | 25 | The Goa Public Health Act, 1985 | (A) In Section 53, in sub-section (4), for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(b) leaves or takes away any person from any such hospital or place in contravention of sub-section (3), shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees.". (B) In Section 97,— (a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) In making a rule under Section 75, the Government may provide that a breach of such rule shall be liable to a penalty to the extent of twenty-five thousand rupees."; (b) in sub-section (2),— (i) for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(i) with penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees and in case of a continuing breach, with penalty which may extend to two |
| hundred rupees for every day during which the breach continues after the first breach; or "; (ii) for clause (ii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "(ii) with penalty which may extend to two hundred rupees for every day during which the breach continues after receipt of notice from the local authority or the Health Officer to discontinue such breach.". (C) For Section 102, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "102. Penalty for preventing entry of local authority or Health Officer.— Every person who prevents the local authority or the Health Officer or any person to whom the local authority or the Health Officer has lawfully delegated his powers of entering on or into any land or building from exercising his lawful power of entering thereon or therein to, shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees.". | ||||
| 10. | 1997 | 5 | The Goa Non- Biodegrad- able Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 | (A) For Section 5A, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "5A. Penalty for contravening provisions of Section 5.— Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 5 shall be liable to a penalty of,— (a) one thousand rupees for the first contravention, five thousand rupees for the second contravention and ten thousand rupees for every subsequent contravention, where such contravention relates to a residential house; (b) Five thousand rupees for the first contravention, ten thousand rupees for the second contravention and fifty thousand rupees for every subsequent contravention, where such contravention relates to a commercial establishment.". (B) For Section 5B, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "5B. Penalty for contravening provisions of Section 3A.— (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 3A shall be liable to a penalty of one lakh rupees for the first contravention, two lakh rupees for the second contravention and five lakh rupees for every subsequent contravention. (2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 3A shall be liable to,— (i) a penalty of five thousand rupees for the first contravention, seven thousand five hundred rupees for the second contravention and ten thousand rupees for every subsequent contravention, where such contravention is in relation to an individual; (ii) a penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees for the first contravention, fifty thousand rupees for the second contravention and one lakh rupees for every subsequent contravention, where such contravention is in relation to a commercial establishment. (3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 3A shall be liable to a penalty of ten thousand rupees in the case of simple burning, fifty thousand rupees in the case of bulk burning for the first contravention and for every subsequent contravention, to a penalty of twenty thousand rupees for simple burning and one lakh rupees for bulk burning.". (C) In Section 8,— (a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— |
| "(1) Save as provided in Section 5A, whoever commits any act or makes intentional omission, in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule, notification or order, made, issued or given under this Act, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees and for every subsequent contravention, to a further penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees."; (b) sub-section (3) shall be omitted. |
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THE SCHEDULE-II (See section 2)
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| 1. | 2013 | 19 | The Goa (Right of Citizens to Time- Bound Delivery of Public Services) Act, 2013 | After section 12, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— "12A. Liability of Designated Officer/any other person.— (1) Where the Appellate Authority is of the opinion that any Designated Officer or departmental authority or any other person fails to acknowledge or refuses to recognise a deemed-approved application or cause obstruction in implementation of the deemed approval, such officer/authority/person shall be liable to pay a penalty of ₹ 25,000 (rupees twenty-five thousand) for the first offence and ₹ 75,000 (rupees seventy-five thousand) for every subsequent offence. (2) In case of a Government servant, such penalty shall be recoverable from his salary and credited to the Consolidated Fund of the State. In case of a person other than a Government servant, the penalty shall be required to be paid within fifteen (15) days from the date of issuance of the penalty order. In the event of failure to remit the penalty within the stipulated period, the same shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.". |
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
This Bill seeks to amend enactments enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, namely, the Goa Excise Duty Act, 1964 (Act No. 5 of 1964), the Goa Waste Management Act, 2016 (Goa Act 19 of 2016), the Goa Fire Force Act, 1986 (Act No. 9 of 1986), the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969), the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Act 7 of 1969), the City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002 (Goa Act No. 1 of 2003), the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of 1994), the Goa Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1986 (Act No. 4 of 1987), the Goa Public Health Act, 1985 (Act No. 25 of 1985), the Goa Non- Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 (Goa Act 5 of 1997) and the Goa (Right to Citizens to Time- Bound Delivery of Public Services) Act, 2013 (Goa Act 19 of 2013) for decriminalising and rationalising minor offences, substituting imprisonment clauses with monetory penalties and substituting of fine to penalty so as to further enhance trust-based governance and it also contains provision to ensure time bound delivery of notified public service for ease of living and doing business.
The Bill also seeks to repeal the Goa Jan Vishwas (Laws Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. 4 of 2025) which was promulgated by the Governor of Goa on 02-12-2025.
This Bill seeks to achieve above objects.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 45 (SUPPLEMENT) 05TH FEBRUARY, 2026FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
No financial implications are involved in this Bill.
MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION
No delegated legislation is involved in this Bill.
DR. PRAMOD SAWANT Minister for Law & Judiciary.
Porvorim-Goa. 9th January, 2026.
NAMRATA ULMAN Secretary to the Legislative Assembly of Goa.
Assembly Hall, Porvorim, Goa. 9th January, 2026.
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| 1. | The Goa Excise Duty Act, 1964 (Act No. 5 of 1964) | Section 35 Section 35A Section 38 | 35. Penalties for offences not otherwise provided for.— Whoever is guilty of any act or intentional omission in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, or of any rule or order made under this Act, and not otherwise provided therein shall be punished for each such act or omission with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. 35A. Punishment for attempt to commit offences.— Whoever attempts to commit an offence punishable under this Act, or to cause such an offence to be committed, and in such attempt does any act towards commission of such offence, shall be punishable— (a) where the offence is punishable with imprisonment only, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for such offence, or (b) where the offence is punishable with fine only, with such fine as is provided for the offence, or (c) where the offence is punishable with both imprisonment and fine, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one-half of the longest term of imprisonment provided for such offence and also with such fine as is provided for such offence. 38. Limits of confiscation and/or penalty.— Without prejudice to the limits of fines/penalties provided hereinbefore in every case in which, under this Act, anything is liable to confiscation and/or liable to penalty, as the case may be, such confiscation and/or penalty or with both may be ordered— (a) without limit by the Commissioner, or (b) up to confiscation of goods not exceeding ten thousand rupees and imposition of penalty not exceeding one thousand rupees by such other Excise Officer as the Government may, from time to time, empower in that behalf. |
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| Section 39 | Explanation:— Penalty construed herein shall be in relation to the nature and gravity of offence committed by the licensee in person or by his/her agent acting on his/her behalf and includes violation of condition of licence or of a bond. 39. Fine in lieu of confiscation.— Whenever confiscation is authorised by this Act, the officer ordering the same may give the owner of the goods an option to pay in lieu of confiscation such fine as the officer thinks fit. Payment of the fine does not absolve the owner of the goods from the payment of duties and other charges prescribed in this Act. | ||
| 2. | The Goa Waste Management Act, 2016 (Goa Act 19 of 2016) | Section 31 Section 45 Section 48 | 31. Penalty for construction or use of land and buildings contrary to terms of holdings.— (1) Any person who, whether at his own instance or at the instance of any other person, undertakes or carries out construction of or alteration to any building in any waste management area/site contrary to the terms under which he holds such building or land under this Act or any rules made hereunder shall, be liable to a fine which may not be less than fifty thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with a further fine which may extent to one thousand rupees for every day during which such offence continues after commission of first such offence. (2) Any person who uses any land or building in a waste management area/site contrary to the terms under which he holds such land or building under this Act or any rules made hereunder in this behalf shall be liable to pay fine as determined by the Corporation which may not be less than one lakh rupees, and such person shall be liable to be evicted therefrom. 45. Offences and Penalties.— Whoever contravenes the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year. 48. Penalty for obstruction.— (1) Any person who obstructs the entry of a person authorized under section 34 or any person with whom the Corporation has entered into a contract for the performance and execution of any act by such person, to enter into or upon any land or building or molests such person after such entry or who obstructs the lawful exercise by him of any power conferred by or under this Act shall, on conviction by a competent court, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. (2) If any person removes any mark set up for the purpose of indicating any level, boundary line, or direction necessary to the execution of works authorized under this Act, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to rupees ten thousand or with both. |
| 3. | The Goa Fire Force Act, 1986 (Act No. 9 of 1986) | Section 20 | 20. Penalty for violation of duty, etc.— Any member of the Fire Force who,— (a) if found to be guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach of any provision of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder; or (b) is found to be guilty of cowardice; or |
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| Section 21 | (c) withdraws from the duties of his office or resigns without permission or without having given previous notice of at least two months; or (d) being absent on leave fails without reasonable cause to report himself for duty on the expiration of such leave; or (e) accepts any other employment or office in contravention of the provisions of Section 24, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to an amount not exceeding three months' pay of such member or with both. 21. Failure to take precautions.— Whoever fails without reasonable cause to comply with any of the requirements specified in a notification issued under sub-section (1) of Section 13 or of a direction issued under sub-section (2) of that section shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. | ||
| 4. | The Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) | Section 19 Sub-section (5) of Section 32 Sub-section (1) of Section 33 Sub-section (1A) of Section 33 | 19. Recovering value of natural products unauthorisedly removed from certain lands.— Any person who unauthorisedly removes from any land which is set apart for a special purpose or from any land which is the property of the Government any natural product (not being trees) shall be liable to the Government for the value thereof, and in addition, to a fine not exceeding five times the value, of the natural product so removed. Such value and fine shall be recoverable from him as an arrear of land revenue. (5) If the person fails to inform the Mamlatdar, within the period specified in sub-section (4), he shall be liable to pay, in addition to the non-agricultural assessment, such fine as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, from time to time. (1) If any land held or assessed for one purpose is used for another purpose without obtaining permission of the Collector under Section 32 35 [or 32-A] or before the expiry of the period after which the change of user is deemed to have been granted under that section, or in contravention of any of the terms and conditions subject to which such permission is granted, the holder thereof or other person claiming through or under him, as the case may be, shall be liable to the one or more of the following penalties, that is to say,— (i) to pay non-agricultural assessment on the land with reference to the altered use; (ii) to pay such fine not exceeding the market value of the land as the Collector may, subject to rules made by the Government in this behalf, direct; (iii) to restore the land to its original use or to observe the conditions on which the permission is granted within such reasonable period as the Collector may by notice in writing direct; and such notice may require such person to remove any structure, to fill up any excavation or to take such other steps as may be required in order that the land may be used for its original purpose or that the conditions may be satisfied. (1A) Where the land has been used for dumping mining rejects or like material without permission, the Government may impose such fine as may be prescribed. |
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| Sub-section (2) of Section 37 Sub-section (4) of Section 37 Section 92 Section 100 Section 162 Sub-section (2) of Section 199 | (2) The person who made such encroachment or who is in unauthorised occupation of the land so encroached upon shall pay, if the land encroached upon forms part of an assessed survey number, assessment for the entire number for the whole period of the encroachment, and if the land has not been assessed, such amount of assessment as would be leviable for the said period in the same village on the same extent of similar land used for the same purpose. Such person shall pay in addition a fine which shall be not less than five rupees but not more than one thousand rupees if the land is used for an agricultural purpose, and if used for a purpose other than agriculture such fine not exceeding two thousand rupees. (4) Every person who makes, causes, permits or continues any encroachment on any land referred to in a notice issued under sub- section (3), shall in addition to the penalties specified in sub- section (2), be liable at the discretion of the Collector to a fine not exceeding twenty-five rupees in the case of encroachment for agricultural purposes and fifty rupees in other cases for every day or part of a day during which the encroachment continues after the date on which the notice takes effect. 92. Revocation of exemption.— It shall be lawful for the Government to direct that any land which is exempt under the provisions of Section 91 from payment of non-agricultural assessment shall cease to be so exempt if the land is used for any purpose other than that for which the exemption is provided; thereupon the land shall be liable to payment of the assessment according to the provisions of this Chapter, and in addition, to such fine not exceeding the market value of the land as the Collector may, subject to rules made by the Government in this behalf, direct. 100. Fine for neglect to afford information.— Any person neglecting to make the report required by Section 96, or furnish the information or produce the documents required by Section 99 within the period specified in that section shall be liable, at the discretion of the Collector, to be charged a fine not exceeding twenty-five rupees, which shall be leviable as an arrear of land revenue. 162. Sum recoverable under provisions of this Chapter.— All sums due on account of land revenue, rent, cesses, profits from land, fees, charges, fines, penalties, water rates, royalty, costs, expenses payable or leviable under this Code; and all sums declared by this Code or any law for the time being in force or by any agreement or contract with the Government to be leviable as an assessment, or as a revenue demand, or as an arrear of land revenue, shall be levied under the foregoing provisions of this Chapter and all the provisions of this Chapter shall, so far as may be, be applicable thereto. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters:— (i) under Section 4, appointment of other village officers, and servants; (ii) under Section 8, the registers, accounts and other records to be kept by the village officers; | ||
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| (iii) under Section 9, the powers and duties to be performed by the officers specified in clauses (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of Section 4; (iv) under Section 21, rules for the disposal of land belonging to or vesting in the Central Government; (v) under sub-section (1) of Section 22, rules for the disposal of alluvial land; (vi) under sub-section (4) of Section 24, the premium to be paid; (vii) under Section 26, the rules subject to which the Collector may lease under grant or contract any unoccupied land; (viii) under Section 31, the rules subject to which the Collector or survey officer may regulate or prohibit the use of land for other purposes and summarily evict any holder who uses such land for such prohibited purpose; (ix) under sub-section (1), of Section 32 the form of application for permission to convert the use of land from one purpose to another; under clause (c) of sub-section (2), of Section 32 the rules subject to which permission for change of user may be granted by the Collector; and under sub-section (3), of Section 32 the conditions subject to which the permission for change of user shall be deemed to have been granted under sub- section (5), of Section 32 the rules prescribing the fine which the defaulter shall be liable to pay; and under sub-section (6) of Section 32 the form in which sanad shall be granted to the holder for non-agricultural use; (x) under sub-section (1) of Section 33, the rules prescribing the fine to be paid as penalty for using land without permission; (xi) under Section 35, the rules subject to which the Collector may regularize the non-agricultural use of any land; (xii) under sub-section (9) of Section 36, the rules to regulate the extraction and removal of minor minerals; (xiii) under Section 38, the rules subject to which the land shall be granted to the encroacher; (xiv) under Section 46, rules subject to which holding shall be disposed of; (xv) under Section 50, the rules subject to which a holder of land shall be entitled to decrease of' assessment; (xvi) under sub-section (2), of Section 51, rules according to which the assessment may be altered; (xvii) under Section 52, the rules in accordance with which reduction, suspension or remission of land revenue in any area may be granted; (xviii) under Section 60, the rules in accordance with which the records of the area and assessment of survey numbers and sub-divisions thereof shall be maintained; (xix) under Section 61, the rules in accordance with which the Collector may divide the holding and apportion assessment thereof and the limits of area of land revenue below which partition may be rejected; | |||
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| (xx) under Section 66, the rate of survey fee; (xxi) under Section 67, the form of sanad; (xxii) under sub-section (1) of Section 69, the rules for dividing the lands to be settled into groups and fixing the standard rates for each group; (xxiii) under Section 71, the manner of ascertaining the average yield of crops of land for the purposes of the settlement and the manner of holding enquiry for that purpose and the manner of submitting report to the Collector; (xxiv) under sub-section (1) of Section 72, the manner of publication of settlement report; (xxv) under sub-section (3) of Section 74, scale for levy of surcharge and grant of rebate; (xxvi) under sub-section (1) of Section 77, other particulars to be shown in the settlement register; (xxvii) under Section 79, the manner in which land revenue assessment of individual survey numbers and sub-divisions shall be fixed by the Settlement Officer on the basis of their classification value; (xxviii) under Section 87, the percentage of the full market value of lands and the other manner of publication of the standard rates of non-agricultural assessment, fixed or revised and the manner in which the full market value shall be estimated; (xxix) under Section 91, the other occupations under clause (1), and the period and conditions under clause (5), thereof; (xxx) under sub-section (1), the form of the record of rights and the other particulars which a record of rights shall include, under sub-section (2), the procedure for the first preparation of the record of rights in any village and under sub-section (3) of Section 95 the rules for maintaining the record of rights up- todate; (xxxi) under Section 97, the form of acknowledgement to be given by the Talathi under sub-section (3), the manner in which orders disposing of objections shall be recorded in the register of mutations under sub-section (4), the rules subject to which transfers of entries from the register of mutations to the record of rights shall be effected under sub-section (5), the manner in which entries in the register of mutations shall be certified under sub-section (6) thereof; (xxxii) under Section 98, the form of the register of cultivators and crops and the manner in which it shall be maintained; (xxxiii) the rules for the purpose of Section 101; (xxxiv) under Section 102, the form in which and the times at which intimation of transfers by registering officers shall be sent; (xxxv) under Section 104, the other land records to be prepared; (xxxvi) under Section 108, the rules subject to which, and the fees on payment of which, maps and records shall be open to the |
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| inspection of the public and certified extracts from the same or certified copies thereof shall be given; (xxxvii) under sub-section (2) of Section 114, the rules for regulating the procedure of the Collector in demarcating the boundaries of a survey number or of a subdivision and the nature of the boundary marks to be used and authorising the levy of fees from the holders of land; (xxxviii) under Section 116, the rules subject to which the Superintendent of Surveys and Land Records may determine the description of the boundary marks and survey marks and the manner in which they shall be constructed, laid out, maintained or repaired and determining dimensions and materials of such boundary and survey marks under sub-section (3) thereof; (xxxix) under Section 121, the rules providing for the payment of land revenue in instalments and prescribing the dates on which, the persons to whom, and the places whereat, such instalments shall be paid; (xl) under sub-section (2) of Section 125, the officer or class of officers who shall distrain and sale the movable property of a defaulter and the manner and procedure of doing it; (xli) under Section 127, the rules subject to which the holding forfeited to Government may be sold or otherwise disposed of; (xlii) under Section 129, the form of warrant; (xliii) under sub-section (1) of Section 131, the form of security; (xliv) under sub-section (1) of Section 133, the form of proclamation to be issued, by the Collector; (xlv) under sub-section (4) of Section 134, the form of notice; (xlvi) under Section 181, the rules for conducting ordinary inquiries; (xlvii) under Section 182, the charge for copying, searches inspection and other like matters; (xlviii) under Section 184, the form of warrant; (xlix) any other matter for which rules may be made under this Code. | |||
| 5. | The Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Act No. 7 of 1969) | Sub-section (2) of Section 24 Sub-section (2) of Section 25 Sub-section (2) of Section 26 | (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. (2) Any person who at a public meeting to which this section applies acts, or invites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. |
| Section 29 Sub-section (1) of Section 32 Sub-section (1) of Section 86 | 29. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyances at election.— If any person is guilty of any such corrupt practice as is specified in clause (5) of Section 23 at or in connection with an election, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. (1) If any person to whom this section applies is without reasonable cause guilty of any act or omission in breach of his official duty, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (1) All moneys received by or on behalf of a Council by virtue of this Act or any other law for the time being in force, all taxes, fines and penalties paid to or levied by it under this Act, other than fines imposed by any Court, all proceeds of land or other property sold by the Council, and all rents accruing from its land or property, and all interest, profits and other moneys accruing by gift or transfer from the Government or private individuals or otherwise, shall constitute the municipal fund, and shall be held and dealt with in a similar manner to the property specified in Section 84 and Section 93, respectively: Provided that— (a) nothing in this section or in section 84 shall in any way affect any obligation accepted by or imposed upon any Council by any declarations of trust executed by or on behalf of such Council or by any scheme settled under the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890, for the administration of any trust, or by a trust of the nature specified in clause (b); VI of 1890. (b) a Council may, subject to the condition that reasonable provision shall be made for the performance of all obligations imposed or that may be imposed on it by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force, after crediting the necessary sums to the funds created under Section 87, credit to a separate heading in the municipal accounts any portion of the municipal fund received or set apart by it specially for such purposes as the Director in this behalf approves, and the Council shall apply sums so credited exclusively to the special purposes for which such sums were received or set apart; (c) (i) every Council which levies a tax on pilgrims resorting periodically to a shrine within its area shall, subject to the condition that reasonable provision shall be made for the purposes specified in sub-clause (ii), credit the proceeds of the said tax to a separate heading in the municipal account to be called the "Pilgrim Fund Account"; (ii) the purposes for which provision shall be made by a Council before the proceeds of the pilgrim tax are credited to the Pilgrim Fund Account shall be the following, namely, the payment to the Council of such percentage of the proceeds of the said tax as may be determined from time to time by the Council with the approval of the Director for— (A) making reasonable provision for the performance of all obligations imposed or which may be imposed on it by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force; (B) such general duties of the Council as are connected with the health, convenience and safety of the said pilgrims; and | ||
| Sub-section (3) of Section 125 Sub-section (2) of Section 174 Sub-section (8) of Section 174 Sub-section (7) of Section 175 Sub-section (3) of Section 176 Sub-section (6) of Section 178 Sub-section (2) of Section 180 | (C) the cost of collection of the said tax; (iii) the sums credited under sub-clause (i) shall be devoted to such works conducive to the health, convenience and safety of the said pilgrims as may be approved by the Director. (3) If the person liable to give the notice referred to in sub- section (1) or sub-section (2) fails to give such notice, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1), shall, unless the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (6) of Section 171 apply, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. (8) Whoever contravenes the conditions of any permission granted under sub-section (4), or fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (6) or (7), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend Five thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing contravention with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. (7) Any such owner or occupier putting up any projection or obstruction without the permission of the Council under sub- section (2), or in contravention of such permission or any owner or occupier who fails to remove any projection, encroachment or obstruction after the receipt of a notice from the Council under sub- section (4) or (5) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees and in the case of a continuing offence with further fine which may extend to twenty rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Whoever not being duly authorised in that behalf, removes earth, sand or other material from, or makes any encroachment in or upon, any open space which is not a private property, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (6) Whoever lays out or makes any such street either without giving the notice required by sub-section (1) or otherwise than in accordance with the instructions issued by the Council under clause (a) of sub-section (3), or in any manner contrary to the provisions of this Act, or of any bye-laws in force thereunder shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees, and the Council may cause any street so laid out or made, to be altered and any building constructed in such street to be altered or removed and the expense thereby incurred shall be paid to the Council by the offender, and shall be recoverable in the same manner as an amount due on account of a property tax. (2) Any person who destroys, pulls down or defaces any such name or number of a public street or number or sub-number of any premises or part thereof or puts up any name, number or sub- number different from that determined by the Council and any owner | ||
| Sub-section (3) of Section 181 Sub-section (2) of Section 182 Sub-section (2) of Section 183 Sub-section (9) of Section 184 Sub-section (10) of Section 184 Sub-section (21) of Section 184 Sub-section (5) of Section 187 Sub-section (3) of Section 188 | of any premises or part thereof who does not at his own expense put up such number or sub-number of such premises or part thereof, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) or of any licence issued to him shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) or of any licence issued to him shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (9) Any person who fails to comply with the notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (8), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifteen thousand rupees. (10) The Court convicting such person may also direct such person to demolish or alter the building in accordance with the order of the Chief Officer or in such other manner as the Court may deem proper and within the period specified by the Court. If such person fails to demolish or alter the building within the period specified by the Court, or in the manner required by the Court, he shall, on conviction, be punished with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the expiry of the period for compliance specified by the Court in its order during which such non-compliance continues. (21) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, the Chief Officer may, subject to the recommendation of the Council, regularize any construction in respect of which no notice as required under sub-section (2) has been given, on payment of a fine equivalent to the fees and taxes payable in respect thereof from the date of commencement of such construction, provided that such construction is as per the building bye-laws and complies with the provisions of any other law for the time being in force. (5) Whoever without such permission as is required by sub- section (1), makes or causes to be made, or in disobedience to the requirements of a notice given under sub-section (2) suffers to remain, any roof or wall of such material as aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Whoever— (a) occupies or permits to be occupied any such building or part thereof affected by such construction without giving any notice as required under sub-section (1) or in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2); or (b) fails to comply with any order or requisition made under sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing contravention or non-compliance with further fine which may extend to one hundred | ||
| Sub-section (2) of Section 189 | rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention or non-compliance continues. (2) if any person contravenes any provision of sub-section (1), he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing contravention with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. | ||
| Section 191 Sub-section (3) of Section 197 Sub-section (3) of Section 205 Sub-section (2) of Section 206 Sub-section (2) of Section 211 Sub-section (2) of Section 212 Sub-section (3) of Section 216 Sub-section (2) of Section 218 Sub-section (2) of Section 220 | 191. Penalty for defacing building, etc.— Any person— (a) who, without the consent of the owner or occupier, and in the case of municipal property without the permission in writing of the Chief Officer, affixes any posting bill, placard or other paper or means of advertisement against or upon any building, wall, board, fence, pale, post, lamp-post or the like; or (b) who, without such consent or permission, as aforesaid, writes upon, soils, defaces or marks any such building, wall, board, fence, pale, post, lamp-post or the like, with chalk or paint or in any other way whatsoever, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (3) Whoever fails to comply with the notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (2A), as the case may be, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and in case of a continuing offence with a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (2) Any person who fails to comply with any notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (1), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (2) Whoever fails to comply with the notice under sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (2), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (2) Whoever takes down, alters or removes any of the said bars, chains, or posts or removes or extinguishes any such light without the authority or consent of the Chief Officer, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees. (2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand five hundred rupees and in the case of continuing contravention with further fine which may extend to one hundred | ||
| Sub-section (2) of Section 221 Section 223 Section 224 Section 225 | rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and in the case of continuing contravention with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. 223. Depositing dust, etc., committing nuisance.— (1) Whoever deposits or causes or suffers any member of his family or household to deposit any dust, dirt, dung, ashes, refuse or filth of any kind or any animal matter or any broken glass or earthenware or other rubbish or any other thing that is or may be a nuisance or danger, in any street or in any arch under a street or in any drain beside a street or on any open space not being private property or on any quay, jetty or landing place or on any part of the seashore, or the bank of a tidal river, or whether above or below high water mark, or on the bank of the river, water course or nullah, except at such places, in such manner and at such hours as shall be fixed by the Chief Officer, and whoever commits or suffers any members of his family or household to commit nuisance in any such place as aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (2) Whoever throws or puts or causes or suffers any members of his family or household to throw or put any of the matters described in sub-section (1) except night-soil or except with the permission of the Chief Officer, any night-soil into any drain, culvert, tunnel, gutter or water-course, and whoever commits nuisance or suffers any member of his family or household to commit nuisance in any such drain, culvert, tunnel, gutter or water- course, or in such close proximity thereto as to pollute the same, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. 224. Discharging sewage, etc.— Whoever causes, or allows the water of any sink, sewer or cesspool or any other liquid or other matter which is or which is likely to become a nuisance, from any building or land under his control, to run, drain or be thrown or put upon any street or open space, or to soak through any external wall, or causes or allows any offensive matter from any sewer or privy to run, drain or be thrown into a surface drain in any street, without the permission in writing of the Chief Officer or who fails to comply with any condition prescribed in such permission, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. 225. Non-removal of filth, etc.— Whoever, being the owner or occupier of any building or land, keeps, or allows to be kept for more than twenty-four hours, or otherwise than in some proper receptacle, any dirt, dung, bones, ashes, night-soil, filth or any noxious or offensive matter, in or upon such building or land, or suffers such receptacle to be in a filthy or noxious state, or neglects to employ proper means to remove the filth from and to cleanse and purify such receptacle, or keeps or allows to be kept in or upon such building or land any animal in such a way as to cause a nuisance, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence | ||
| Sub-section (3) of Section 226 Section 227 Sub-section (2) of Section 230 Section 240 Sub-section (5) of Section 243 | with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. (3) Whoever,— (a) when the Chief Officer has fixed such hours, manner and routes and given such public notice, removes or causes to be removed along any street any such offensive matter at any time except within the hours so fixed, or by any route other than that fixed by the Chief Officer; or (b) at any time, whether such hours, manner or routes have been fixed by the Chief Officer or not,— (i) uses for any such purpose any cart, carriage, receptacle or vessel, not having a covering sufficient for preventing the escape of the contents thereof and of the stench therefrom; or (ii) wilfully or negligently slops or negligently slops or spills any such offensive matter in the removal thereof; or (iii) does not carefully sweep and clean every place in which any such offensive matter has been slopped or spilled; or (iv) places or sets down in any public place any vessel containing such offensive matter, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. 227. Using offensive manure, etc.— Whoever, except with the written permission of the Chief Officer, and in accordance with the conditions of such permission, stores or uses night-soil or other manure or substance emitting an offensive smell in such manner as to be a nuisance to the neighbourhood shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (2) Any person who fails to comply with the notice issued under sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing non-compliance with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first, during which such non- compliance continues. 240. Penalty for contravention of provisions relating ito dangerous diseases.— (1) Whoever knowingly contravenes any provision of Section 232, 233, 235, 236, 237 or 238 or clause (d) of section 239, or disobeys any order or requisition made under any of the aforesaid sections, or obstructs any officer of the Council or other person acting under the authority of the Council in carrying out executively any such order shall, on conviction, be punished with, fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. (2) Whoever contravenes any provision of clauses (a), (b) or (c) of Section 239, or disobeyes any order or requisition made under any of the aforesaid clauses, or obstructs any officer of the Council or other person acting under the authority of the Council in carrying out executively any such order shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. (5) Any owner who after the date specified in any requisition issued under sub-section (2) permits the overcrowding of any building in contravention of such requisition, and any person who omits to vacate any such building in accordance with the notice given to him under sub-section (4), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for each | ||
| Sub-section (3) of Section 245 Sub-section (5) of Section 246 Sub-section (3) of Section 247 Sub-section (2) of Section 248 Sub-section (2) of Section 252 Sub-section (2) of Section 254 Sub-section (3) of Section 257 Sub-section (3) of Section 259 Sub-section (3) of Section 260 Sub-section (3) of Section 261 | day subsequent to the date specified in such requisition during which such overcrowding, or such omission to vacate, continues. (3) Whoever commits a breach of any notice given or of any condition imposed by the Council in exercise of any power under this section shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. (5) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (2) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. (3) Any person who buries or otherwise disposes of any corpse in any such place, after the date specified in the said notification for closure of the same, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (2) Whoever uses or allows to be used any place for any of the purposes specified in sub-section (1), without a licence, or in contravention of any conditions subject to which a licence may have been granted under sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees if the contravention is of clause (i) or (ii) of sub-section (1) and with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees if the contravention is of clause (iii) of that sub-section, and in the case of continuing contravention of the said clause (i) or (ii) with further fine of one hundred rupees, and of the said clause (iii) with further fine of fifty rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues. (2) Any person who contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (3) Any person who, without a licence from the Chief Officer under sub-section (2), shall occupy any stall, shop, stand, shed, pen or space in a municipal market or sell or expose for sale any article in a municipal market or use a municipal slaughter-house, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (3) Whoever uses or permits the use of any premises in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), or whoever refuses to comply with any notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (2), shall, on conviction be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Whoever uses or permits the use of any premises in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), or whoever refuses to comply with any notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub-section (2), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Whoever uses or permits the use of any premises in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), or whoever refuses | ||
| Sub-section (3) of Section 263 Sub-section (2) of Section 264 Sub-section (3) of Section 265 Sub-section (3) of Section 266 Sub-section (3) of Section 270 Sub-section (4) of Section 275 Section 276 | to comply with any notice issued by the Chief Officer under sub- section (2), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Whoever establishes, alters, enlarges or extends or permits the establishment, material alteration, enlargement or extension of any such factory, workshop or place of business without a licence or in contravention of any condition subject to which the licence may have been granted shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees. Explanation:— Nothing in this section of Section 265 shall be deemed to affect any provision of the Indian Boilers Act, 1923, or authorise any order relating to the fixing or fencing of any engine, mill-gearing, hoist or other machinery in any factory to which the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948, are applicable. V of 1923. LXIII of 1948. (2) Whoever uses or employs any such whistle or trumpet as aforesaid in contravention of any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to five rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Whoever uses or permits the use of any premises in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), or whoever refuses to comply with any notice issued under sub-section (2) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to 411[five thousand rupees], and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Whoever keeps in or upon any premises any article in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) or (2), or in contravention of any conditions subject to which a licence may have been granted shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such offence continues. (3) Whoever forcibly opposes the seizure of cattle liable to be seized under this section, and whoever rescues the same after seizure, either from a pound or from any person taking or about to take them to a pound, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both. (4) The compensation, fees and expenses mentioned in this section, may be recovered as if they were fines imposed by the Magistrate. 276. Penalty for allowing cattle to stray in street or to trespass upon private or public property.— (1) Whoever, within a municipal area, allows any cattle which are his property or in his charge to stray in any street or to trespass upon any private or public property shall, on conviction, be punished— (i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees; (ii) for a second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend | ||
| Section 277 Sub-section (2) of Section 279 Sub-section (2) of Section 280 Sub-section (3) of Section 281 Section 284 | to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both. (2) The Magistrate trying the offence under sub-section (1) may order,— (a) that the accused shall pay such compensation not exceeding one thousand rupees as the Magistrate considers reasonable, to any person for any damage proved to have been caused to his property or to the produce of land, by the cattle under the control of the accused, trespassing on his land; and also, (b) that the cattle in respect of which an offence has been committed shall be forfeited to the Government. (3) Any compensation awarded under sub-section (2) may be recovered as if it were a fine imposed under this section. (4) An offence under this section shall be cognizable. 277. Tethering cattle, etc.— Whoever tethers cattle or other animals, or causes or suffers them to be tethered by any member of his family or household, in any public street or place so as to obstruct or endanger the public traffic therein, or to cause a nuisance, or who causes or suffers such animals to stray about without a keeper, shall, on conviction, be punished— (a) for a first offence, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees; (b) for a second or subsequent offence, with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. (2) Whoever after such direction keeps any pigs in any place within the municipal area or specified part thereof without the permission required as aforesaid, or otherwise than in accordance with the terms thereof, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees. (2) Whoever contravenes any provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Five thousand rupees. (3) Any prosecution under this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder may, save as therein otherwise provided, be instituted before any Magistrate; and every fine or penalty imposed under or by virtue of this Act or any rule or bye-law, and any compensation, expenses, charges or damages for the recovery of which no special provision is otherwise made in this Act, may be recovered on application to any Magistrate, by the distress and sale of any movable property within the limits of his jurisdiction belonging to the person from whom the money is claimable. 284. General penalty.— Whoever— (a) does or omits to do any act in contravention of any provisions of this Act, or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder; or (b) disobeys or fails to comply with any lawful direction given by any written notice or order issued by or on behalf of a Council under any power conferred by or under this Act; or (c) fails to comply with the conditions subject to which any permission or licence was given to him by or on behalf of a Council under any power conferred by or under this Act; or (d) when lawfully called upon by the Chief Officer or any officer duly authorised to supply an information in his possession which may be required for the purpose of this Act or of any rules or bye-laws made thereunder, fails to supply such information or wilfully supplies false information, shall, if no other penalty is provided for the offence, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend | ||
| Section 314 | to Five thousand rupees, and in the case of continuing offence with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues: Provided that, when a notice or order fixes a time within which a certain act is to be done, and no time is specified by or under this Act, it shall rest with the Magistrate to determine whether the time so fixed was reasonable time. 314. Proceedings, if any occupier opposes the execution of the Act.— If the occupier of any building or land prevents the owner thereof from carrying into effect in respect of such building or land, any of the provisions of this Act, after notice of his intention so to carry them into effect has been given by the owner to such occupier, any Executive Magistrate upon proof thereof, and upon application of the owner, may make an order in writing requiring such occupier to permit the owner to execute all such works, with respect to such building or land as may be necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, and may also, if he thinks fit, order the occupier to pay to the owner the costs relating to such application or order; and if, after the expiration of eight days from the date of the order, such occupier continues to refuse to permit such owner to execute any such work, such occupier shall, on conviction, for every day during which he so continues to refuse, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and every such owner, during the continuance of such refusal, shall be discharged from any penalties to which he might otherwise have become liable by reason of his default in executing such works. | ||
| 6. | The City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002 (Goa Act 1 of 2003) | Sub-section (2) of Section 55 Sub-section (3) of Section 113 Sub-section (2) of Section 136 | (2) The following penalties may, for good and sufficient reasons, be imposed upon any municipal officer or servant— (i) censure; (ii) withholding of increments or promotion, including stoppage at an efficiency bar; (iii) reduction to a lower post or time-scale or to a lower stage in a time-scale; (iv) recovery from pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the Corporation by negligence or by breach of orders; (v) suspension; (vi) removal from the service of the Corporation, which does not disqualify from future employment; (vii) dismissal from the service of the Corporation, which ordinarily disqualifies from future employment: Provided that a dismissed municipal officer or servant may be re-employed by the Corporation with the special sanction of the State Government; and (viii) fine to be deducted from salary: Provided that no fine shall be inflicted upon members of the clerical and ministerial establishments or upon any municipal servant with a monthly salary of more than five thousand rupees. Explanation:— 'The penalty of removal may be inflicted upon a municipal officer or servant either for misconduct not sufficiently grave to justify dismissal or on account of general unfitness for the duties of his office. (3) If any person willfully delays or obstructs any person in the exercise of any of his powers under this section he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees. (2) If any person so called upon to furnish information omits to do so or furnishes information which is untrue to his knowledge, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. |
| Section 137 Sub-section (1) of Section 141 Section 142 Sub-section (2) of Section 169 Section 170 Section 171 | 137. Duty of occupier to furnish true information regarding owner's name and address.— If the occupier of any land or building neglects or refuses, without reasonable cause, to comply with a notice served under Section 110 or furnishes information which is untrue to his knowledge he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. (1) If any person, bringing or receiving within the prescribed limits of the City a conveyance or package on which a toll or cess on imports is or is believed to be leviable, refuses on the demand of an officer authorized by the Commissioner in this behalf to permit the officer to inspect, weigh or otherwise examine the contents of the conveyance or package for the purpose of ascertaining whether it contains any article, in respect of which a toll or cess on imports is payable, or refuses to communicate to the officer any information or to exhibit to him any bill, invoice or document of a like nature which he may possess relating to the article, or with the intention of defrauding the Corporation communicates false information or exhibits any false, forged, or fraudulent bill, invoice or document of a like nature, he shall be punished with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. 142. Punishment for evading payment of toll or cess.— If animals or articles passing the limits of the Corporation are liable to the payment of a toll or cess on imports, then every person who, with intention to defraud the Corporation causes or abets the introduction of, or himself introduces or attempts to introduce within the said limits, any such animals or articles upon which payment of the toll or cess on imports due on such introduction has neither been made nor tendered, shall be punishable with fine which may extend either to ten times the value of such toll or cess on imports, or to five thousand rupees, whichever may be greater. (2) Whoever, without the permission of the Commissioner, makes or keeps for a longer time than one week after the issue of notice under this section, any drain, privy, latrine, urinal, absorption pit, disposal work, cesspool or other receptacle for filth or refuse, within fifteen metres of any spring, well, tank, reservoir, swimming pool or other source from which water is or may be derived for public use, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, and, when a notice has been issued, with a further fine, not exceeding five hundred rupees for each day during which the offence is continued after the lapse of the period allowed for removal. 170. Discharging sewage.— Whoever, without the permission of the Commissioner causes or knowingly or negligently allows the contents of any sink, cesspool or any other offensive matter to flow, drain or be put upon any street or public place, or into any irrigation channel or any drain not set apart for the purpose, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. 171. Making or altering drains without authority.— Whoever, without the permission of the Commissioner, makes or causes to be made, or alters or causes to be altered, any drain, leading into any of the drains vested in the Corporation, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. | ||
| Sub-section (2) of Section 206 Sub-section (2) of Section 223 Sub-section (4) of Section 228 Sub-section (4) of Section 229 Section 243 Sub-section (2) of Section 264 Sub-section (1) of Section 269 | (2) Any person acting in contravention of the terms of sub- section (1) shall be punished with a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees. (2) If the owner of a cinematograph or other apparatus uses the apparatus or allows it to be used, or if any person takes part in any public dramatic performance, circus or pantomime, or if the occupier of any premises allows those premises to be used, in contravention of the provisos of this section, or of any condition of a licence granted under this section, he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further penalty of one thousand rupees for each day during which the offence continues, and his licence shall be liable to be revoked by the Commissioner. (4) Any person who slaughters for sale any animal at any place within the City other than the one fixed by the Corporation under this section shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees. (4) Any person bound to act in accordance with sub-section (1) of this section shall, if he fails so to act, be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. 243. Information to be given of existence of dangerous disease.— Whoever— (a) being a medical practitioner or a person openly and constantly practising the medical profession and in the course of such practice becoming cognizant of the existence of any infectious disease in any dwelling other than a public hospital, or, in default of such medical practitioner or person practising the medical profession, (b) being, the owner, or occupier of such dwelling and becoming cognizant of the existence of any such disease therein, or, in default of such owner or occupier, (c) being the person in charge of, or in attendance on, any person suffering from any such disease in such dwelling, and becoming cognizant of the existence of the disease therein, fails forthwith to give information, or knowingly gives false information to the Medical Officer of Health or to any other officer to whom the Corporation may require information to be given respecting the existence of such disease, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees: Provided that a person not required to give information in the first instance, but only in default of some other person, shall not be punishable if he shows that he had reasonable cause to suppose that the information had been, or would be, duly given. (2) Any person failing to comply with the term of such notice shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and if he fails to comply with the terms of such notice after the first day of his failure so to do, with a further fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every such day after the first. (1) If any building is erected or re-erected in contravention of any town-planning scheme mentioned under Section 255 or of any building bye-laws made under Section 386, the Commissioner, without prejudice to his right to take proceedings for a fine in respect of the contravention, may by notice require the owner either to pull down or remove the work or, if he so elects to effect such | ||
| Sub-section (3) of Section 296 Section 298 Sub-section (1) of Section 299 Section 305 Sub-section (1) of Section 306 Section 307 Section 308 Section 309 | alterations therein as may be necessary to make it comply with the said scheme or byelaws. (3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or omits to comply with the terms of a notice under sub-section (2), shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and in case of a continuing contravention or omission, with a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after the first during which the contravention or omission continues. 298. Destroying direction-posts, lamp-posts, etc.— Whoever, without being authorised by the Commissioner, defaces or disturbs any municipal direction-post, lamppost or lamp or damages any municipal light in any public place, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (1) Whoever, without the consent of the owner or occupier or other person for the time being in charge affixes or causes to be affixed any poster, bill, notice, placard or other paper or means of advertisement against or upon any street, building, wall, tree, board, fence or pole or writes upon, soils, defaces or marks any such building, wall, tree, board, fence or pole with chalk or paint or in any other way whatsoever, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. 305. Driving vehicles without proper lights.— Whoever drives or propels any vehicle not properly supplied with lights in any street during the period from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (1) Whoever, in contravention of any general or special prohibition issued by the Commissioner, and without the permission of the Commissioner, beats a drum or tom tom, blows a horn or trumpet or beats or sounds any other instrument or makes a noise on any utensil, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. 307. Discharging fire-arms.— Whoever, unless authorized, bound or justified discharges fire-arms or lets off fire-works, fire balloons, or detonators, or engages in any game in such a manner as to cause, or be likely to cause danger to persons passing by or dwelling or working in the neighborhood, or risk of injury to property, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. 308. Quarrying, blasting, cutting timber or building.— Whoever quarries, blasts, cuts timber or carries on building operations in such manner as to cause or to be likely to cause danger to persons passing by or dwelling or working in the neighborhood, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. 309. Lopping of branches, etc. of tree or plant on a public place.— Whoever, without the permission of the Commissioner, lops or cuts the branches or twigs of any tree or plant standing on a public place, or plucks the fruits, flowers or leaves of such tree or plant, or causes any damage thereto, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or in the case of a second or subsequent breach, to two thousand rupees. | ||
| Section 318 Section 319 Section 376 Section 387 Sub-section (4) of Section 391 Sub-section (1) of Section 392 Section 395 | 318. Allowing dogs to be at large.— Whoever, being the owner or person in charge of any dog, allows it to be at large in any street without a muzzle— (a) if such dog is likely to annoy or intimidate passers-by, or (b) if the Commissioner has by notice in the prescribed manner during the prevalence of rabies directed that dogs shall not be at large without muzzles, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. 319. Letting loose horse or other animals.— Whoever willfully or negligently lets loose any horse or other animal so as to cause, or negligently allows any horse or other animal to cause injury, danger, alarm or annoyance to any person or damage to property, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees. 376. Power to demand punishment or dismissal.— Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if in the opinion of the State Government any officer or servant of the Corporation is negligent in the discharge of his duties, the Corporation shall, on the requirement of the State Government, suspend, fine or otherwise punish him, and if in the opinion of the State Government he is unfit for his employment, the Corporation shall dismiss him. 387. Penalties for breach of bye-laws.— (1) In making a bye- law under Section 386, the Corporation may provide that a breach or any abatement of a breach of it shall be punishable. (a) with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and in the case of a continuing breach, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for each day during which the breach continues after conviction for the first breach, or (b) with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day during which the breach continues after receipt of written notice from the Commissioner to discontinue the breach. (2) In lieu of or in addition to such fine, the Magistrate may require the offender to remedy the mischief so far as is in his power. (4) in making rules under clauses (d) and (i), and clauses (t) and (u) of sub-section (2), the State Government may direct that a breach of any provision thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (1) Whoever: (a) contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of the rules made thereunder mentioned in the first column of the following table, or (b) fails to comply with any direction lawfully given to him or any requisition lawfully made upon him under any of the said provisions or rules, shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to the amount mentioned in the third column of the said table. 395. Penalty for obstruction.— Any person who willfully obstructs any Corporation authority, or any Corporation officer or servant, or any person authorized by any Corporation authority in the exercise of powers conferred by this Act or any rules or byelaws made thereunder shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. | ||
| Section 398 | 398. Penalty for disobedience of order of Corporation authorities.— Whoever disobeys any lawful direction or prohibition given by an authority of the Corporation by a public notice or any written notice lawfully issued by it under the provision this act, or fails to comply with the condition subject to which any permission was given to him by an authority of the Corporation under the said provision, shall, if the disobedience or omission is not an offence punishable under any other section, be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, and in case of continuing breach, with a further fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which the breach continues: Provided that when the notice fixes a time within which a certain act is to be done and no time is specified in this Act, it shall rest with the magistrate trying an offence under this section to determine whether the time so fixed was reasonable for purpose of compliance with the notice. | ||
| 7. | The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of 1994) | Sub-section (2) of Section 27 Sub-section (2) of Section 32 Sub-section (2) of Section 36 Sub-section (1) of Section 38 Section 40 Section 88 | (2) Any person who contravenes the provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to rupees five hundred. (2) An offence under sub-section (1) shall be cognizable. (2) Any person who contravenes the provision of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees. (1) Any person who at a public meeting held in connection with an election under this Act, acts or incites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called shall, on conviction be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. 40. Penalty for illegal hiring or procuring of conveyance at election.— If any person is guilty of any such corrupt practice as is specified in clause (vi) of Section 23 at or in connection with an election, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. 88. Penalty for using water for certain purposes.— Whoever,— (a) bathes in or defiles, the water in any place set apart for drinking purposes by the Panchayat, or, in the case of private property, by the owner thereof; or (b) deposits any offensive or deleterious matter in the dry bed of any place set apart as aforesaid for drinking purposes; or (c) washes clothing in any place set apart as aforesaid for drinking or bathing; or (d) washes any animal or any cooking utensils or wood, skins, or other foul or offensive substances, or deposits, any offensive or deleterious matter in any place set apart as aforesaid for drinking purposes or for bathing or for washing clothes; or (e) allows the water from a sink, sewer, drain, engine or boiler, or any other offensive matter belonging to him or flowing from any building or land belonging to or occupied by him, to pass into any place set apart as aforesaid for drinking into any place set apart as aforesaid for drinking purposes or for bathing or for washing clothes; or (f) uses water from any source in |
| Sub-section (3) of Section 90 Sub-section (3) of Section 93 Section 110 Sub-section (2) of Section 111 Section 112 | contravention of the provisions of Section 87; shall on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and if the offence be a continuing one, with further fine which may extend to ten rupees for every day during which the said offence is continued after the date of first conviction. (3) Any person who buries or otherwise disposes of any corpse in any such place after the date specified in the said notification for closure thereof or buries any corpse in any unoccupied Government land not set apart for the burial of the dead under the provisions of any law for the time being in force or by established usage, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. (3) Whoever washes such clothing or bedding or other articles at any place other than those set apart for such purposes under sub- section (1), shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. 110. Using offensive substance, etc.— Whoever, except with the written permission of a Panchayat and except in the manner, if any, enjoined in such permission, stores or uses night soil or other substances emitting an offensive smell other than cattle manure shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. (2) If any person shall, after such direction, use or permit to be used, any such furnace not so constructed, supplemented or altered or shall so negligently use or permit to be used any such furnace that the smoke arising therefrom shall not be effectually consumed or burnt as far as may be practicable, every person so offending being the owner or occupier of the said works or buildings or being an agent or other person employed by such owner or occupier for managing the same, shall on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees and upon any subsequent conviction, with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees: Provided that nothing in this section shall be held to apply to locomotive engines used for the purpose of traffic upon any railway or any other engines, for the repair of roads. 112. Prohibition of nuisance.— Whoever, within a panchayat area,— (a) in any public street or public place,— (i) eases himself; or (ii) loiters or begs importunately for alms; or (iii) expose or exhibits, with the object of exciting charity, any deformity or disease or any offensive sore or wound; or (iv) carries meat exposed to public view; or (v) without proper authority defaces or writes upon or otherwise marks any building monument, post, wall, fence, tree or other thing; or (vi) without proper authority affixes upon any building, monument, post, wall, fence, tree or other thing any bill, notice or other document; or | ||
| Sub-section (1) of Section 112-B Sub-section (2) of Section 112-C Sub-section (4) of Section 187 Section 209 Section 211 | (vii) without proper authority removes, destroys, defaces or otherwise obliterates any notice or other document put up or exhibited under this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder; or (b) at any time or place at which the same has been prohibited by the Panchayat by public or special notice, beats any drum or tom-tom or blows a horn or trumpet or beats any utensil or sounds any brass or other instrument or plays any music; or (c) without proper authority disturbs the public peace or order by singing, screaming or shouting or by using any apparatus for amplifying or reproducing the human voice, such as megaphone or a loudspeaker; or (d) lets loose any animal so as to cause, or negligently allows any animal to cause injury, danger, alarm or annoyance to any person; or (e) uses or permits to be used as a latrine any place not intended for that purpose; shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. (1) Whoever, within the limits of a village, allows any cattle which are his property or in his charge to stray in any street or to trespass upon any private or public property shall, on conviction, be punished,— (i) for the first offence, with a fine which may extend to rupees two hundred; (ii) for a second or subsequent offence, with a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (2) Whoever forcibly opposes the seizure of cattle liable to be seized under the Act and whoever rescues the same after the seizure, either from a pound or from any person taking or about to take them to a pound, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or with a fine of Rs. 1,000/-, or with both. (4) Any person who wilfully neglects or refuses to comply with any requisition lawfully made under sub-section (3), shall on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees: Provided that no proceedings under this sub- section shall be instituted without the sanction of the Chief Executive Officer. 209. Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisition.— If any person contravenes any order made under section 203 or section 205 he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both. 211. Penalty for acting as a member, Sarpanch or Deputy Sarpanch of Village Panchayat and Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat when disqualified.— (1) Whoever acts as a member of Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat when he knows that under this Act or the rules made thereunder, he is not entitled to or has ceased to be entitled to hold office as such, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine of one hundred rupees for every day on which he sits or votes as member. | ||
| Section 212 Section 213 Section 214 Section 215 | (2) Whoever acts as the Sarpanch or Deputy Sarpanch of Panchayat or Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat or exercises any of his functions when he knows that under this Act or the rules made thereunder, he is not entitled to or has ceased to be entitled to hold office as such, or to exercise such functions shall, on conviction, be punished with fine of two hundred rupees for every day on which he acts or functions as such. (3) Any person who has been the Sarpanch or Deputy Sarpanch of a Panchayat, or Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat fails to hand over any document or any moneys or other properties vested in, or belonging to, the Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat, as the case may be, which are in or have come into his possession or control, to his successor in office or other prescribed authority,— (a) in every case as soon as his term of office as Sarpanch or Deputy Sarpanch of Panchayat and Adhyaksha or Upadhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat expires; and (b) in the case of a person who was Deputy Sarpanch on demand by the Sarpanch of the Panchayat and Upadhyaksha of the Zilla Panchayat; shall, on conviction, be punished with a fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. 212. Penalty for interested member voting.— Whosoever votes as member of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (4) of Section 55 or clause (g) of sub- section (2) of Section 136, shall on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. 213. Penalty for acquisition by officer or servant of interest in contract.— If any member, officer or servant of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat knowingly acquires for himself directly or indirectly, by himself or by a partner, employer or servant, any share or interest in any contract or employment with, by or on behalf of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees: Provided that no person shall, by reason of being a shareholder, in or member of, any company, be held to be interested in any contract entered into between such company and the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat unless he is a Director of such company: Provided further that nothing in this section shall apply to any person who, with the sanction of the Director enters into a contract with a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat. 214. Wrongful obstruction of certain officers.— Any person who prevents the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary or any person to whom such officer has lawfully delegated his powers from entering on or into any place, building or land, from exercising his lawful power of entering thereon or, therein shall, on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. 215. Prohibition against obstruction of Sarpanch or Deputy Sarpanch, etc.— Any person obstructing a Sarpanch, Deputy Sarpanch, Secretary or member of a Panchayat, Adhyaksha, Upadhyaksha, Chief Executive Officer or member of a Zilla Panchayat or any person employed by the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat or any person with whom a contract has been entered into by or on behalf of a Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat in the discharge of his duty of anything which he is empowered or required | ||
| Section 216 Section 217 Sub-section (2) of Section 218 Section 223 Sub-section (1) of Section 228 Sub-section (2) of Section 236 | to do by virtue, or in consequence of this Act or any rules, bye- laws, regulation or order made thereunder, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. 216. Prohibition against removal or obliteration of notice.— Any person, who without authority in the behalf, removes, destroys, defaces or otherwise obliterates any notice exhibited or any sign or mark erected by or under the orders of, a Panchayat, or Zilla Panchayat or its executive authority, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. 217. Penalty for not furnishing information or giving false information.— Any person who is required by this Act or by any notice or by other proceedings issued thereunder to furnish any information, fails to furnish any information or knowingly furnishes false information, shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and if he is an officer or employee of the Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, shall also be liable for dismissal from service. 223. Punishment for disobedience or orders and notices not punishable under any other section.— Whoever disobeys or fails to comply with any lawful direction given by way of written notice issued by or on behalf of a Panchayat, or Zilla Panchayat under any power conferred by this Act or fails to comply with the conditions subject to which any permission was given to him by the Panchayat, or Zilla Panchayat concerned under any power so conferred, shall, on conviction, if the disobedience or failure is not an offence punishable under any other section, be punished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees and with further fine which may extend to five rupees for every day during which the said disobedience or failure continues after the date of first conviction: Provided that when the notice fixes a time within which a certain act is to be done, and no time is specified in this Act, the Magistrate shall determine whether the time so fixed was reasonable. (1) Whoever,— (a) rents, alters, adds to or reconstructs a building without the written permission required by Section 66 or in contravention of any of the conditions imposed by it; (b) uses any place without a licence required by Sections 68, 69, 70 and 71 or in contravention of any of the conditions or during the suspension of the licence; or (c) contravenes any other provision of this Act, shall on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, and in the case of a continuing offence with a fine which may extend to five rupees for every day after the first conviction during which the offence continues. (2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or with both and in the case of continuing contravention, with a further fine which may extend to rupees five hundred for each day during which the contravention continues. | ||
| 8. | The Goa Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1986 (Act 4 of 1987) | Sub-section (2) of Section 3 Sub-section (1) of Section 13 Sub-section (2) of Section 16 | (2) There shall also be credited to the Fund— (a) unpaid accumulations paid to the Board under sub-section (2) of Section 12; (b) deductions made under the proviso to sub-section (2) of Section 9 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (Central Act 4 of 1936); (c) contribution made by employers and the Government; (d) any interest by way of penalty paid under Section 13; (e) any voluntary donations; (f) any fund transferred under sub-section (5) of Section 16; (g) any sum borrowed under Section 17; (h) grants or advances made by the Government; and (i) all fines imposed and realised from employers by courts for violations of Labour Laws less the deduction made by Court towards administrative expenses. (1) If an employer does not pay to the Board any amount of unpaid accumulation or fines realised from the employees, within the time specified by or under this Act, the Secretary may serve or cause to be served a notice on such employer to pay the amount within the period specified therein which shall not be less than thirty days from the date of service of such notice. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub- section (1), the money in the Fund may be utilised by the Board to defray expenditure on the following, namely:— (a) community and special education centres, including reading rooms and Libraries; (b) vocational trainings; (c) games and sports; (d) excursions and tours; (e) community necessities; (f) entertainment and other forms of recreation; (g) convalescent homes for tuberculosis patients; (h) holiday homes in health resorts; (i) home industries and subsidiary occupations for women and unemployed; (j) part-time employment for housewives of employees; (k) pre-schools, nurseries and creches for employees; (l) nutritious food to children of employees; (m) employment opportunities to the disabled employees; (n) cost of administering this Act including the salaries and all allowances of the staff appointed for the purposes of this Act; and (o) such other objects as would, in the opinion of the Board, improve the standard of living and ameliorate the social conditions of labour; |
| Section 26 Section 27 Section 29 | (p) accident and occupational diseases: (q) any scheme approved by the Government for the benefit of retrenched workmen and other workmen affected by layoff or closure of industrial establishments. Provided that the Fund shall not be utilised in financing any measure which the employer is required under any law for the time being in force to carry out: Provided further that the fines shall be ex-pended by the Board under this Act notwithstanding anything contained in the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (Central Act 4 of 1936) or any other law or agreement for the time being in force. 26. Penalty for non-compliance with direction.— Any person who wilfully fails to produce any document required by the Board or to furnish any information called for by the Board or wilfully fails to comply with any directions issued by the Board under Section 25, shall, on conviction be punished— (a) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both; and (b) for a second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both: Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgment of the court, in any case where the offender is sentenced to fine only, the amount of fine shall not be less than hundred rupees. 27. Penalty for obstructing inspection or for failure to produce documents, etc.— Any person who wilfully obstructs an Inspector in the exercise of his powers or discharge of his duties under this Act or fails to produce for inspection on demand by an Inspector any registers, record or other documents maintained in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder or to supply to him on demand true copies of any such document, shall, on conviction, be punished— (a) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both; and (b) for a second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both: Provided that in the absence of special and adequate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the judgement of the court, in any case where the offender is sentenced to fine only, the amount of fine shall not be less than hundred rupees. 29. General provision for punishment for offences.— Any employer who contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder shall, if no other penalty is provided separately under this Act, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. | ||
| Section 29A Sub-section (3) of Section 37 Section 41 | 29A. Compounding of Offences.— (1) Any offence punishable under this Act, not being an offence punishable with imprisonment only, or with imprisonment and also with fine, may, on an application of the accused person, either before or after the institution of any prosecution, be compounded by such Officer, as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, for a sum equivalent to seventy-five percent of the maximum fine provided for such offence, in such manner as prescribed. (2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply to an offence committed by a person for the second time or thereafter within a period of five years from the date,— (a) of commission of a similar offence which was earlier compounded; (b) of commission of a similar offence for which such person was earlier convicted. (3) Every officer referred to in sub-section (1) shall exercise the powers to compound an offence, subject to the direction, control and supervision of the Government. (4) Every application for the compounding of an offence shall be made in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed. (5) Where any offence is compounded before the institution of any prosecution, no prosecution shall be instituted in relation to such offence, against the offender in relation to whom the offence is so compounded. (6) Where the composition of any offence is made after the institution of any prosecution, such composition shall be brought by the officer referred to in sub-section (1) in writing to the notice of the court in which the prosecution is pending and on such notice of the composition of the offence being given, the person against whom the offence is so compounded shall be discharged. (7) Any person who fails to comply with an order made by the officer referred to in sub-section (1), shall be liable to pay a sum equivalent to twenty percent of the maximum fine provided for the offence, in addition to such fine. (8) No offence punishable under the provisions of this Act shall be compounded except under and in accordance with the provisions of this section (3) Any rule made under this section may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. 41. Realisation of fines and remittance thereof.— All fines recovered from the wages of an employee under the respective conditions of services in an establishment shall be recorded in a register, as may be prescribed, to be kept by the persons responsible for payment of wages to such employee and all such recoveries shall be credited to the Labour Welfare Fund constituted under section 3 in the manner prescribed. | ||
| 9. | The Goa, Daman and Diu Public Health Act, 1985 (Act No. 25 of 1985) | Sub-section (4) of Section 53 | (4) Whoever— (a) obstructs the removal of any person to any hospital or other place under sub-section (1), or |
| Section 97 Section 102 | (b) leaves or takes away any person from any such hospital or place in contravention of sub-section (3), shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine or with both. 97. Penalty for breach of rules.— (1) In making a rule under section 75, the Government may provide that a breach of such rule shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine or with both. (2) In making a rule under any other provision contained in this Act, the Government may provide that a breach of such rule shall be punishable— (i) with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees and in case of a continuing breach, with fine which may extend to thirty rupees for every day during which the breach continues after conviction for the first breach; or (ii) with fine which may extend to twenty rupees for every day during which the breach continues after receipt of notice from the local authority or the Health Officer to discontinue such breach. 102. Penalty for preventing entry of local authority or Health Officer.— Every person who prevents the local authority or the Health Officer or any person to whom the local authority or the Health Officer has lawfully delegated his powers of entering on or into any land or building from exercising his lawful power of entering thereon or therein to, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. | ||
| 10. | The Goa Non- Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 (Goa Act No. 5 of 1997) | Section 5A Section 5B | 5A. Penalty for contravening provision of Section 5.— (1) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of Section 5 of this Act shall be punishable with,— (a) a fine of Rs. 200/- (Rupees two hundred only) for the first offence, Rs. 500/- (Rupees five hundred only) for the second offence, and Rs. 5000/- (Rupees five thousand only) for every subsequent offence, when the offence is in relation to a residential house; (b) a fine of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand only) for the first offence, Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) for the second offence, and Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) for every subsequent offence, when the offence is in relation to a commercial establishment. 5B. Penalty for contravening provisions of Section 3A.— (1) whoever contravenes provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 3A shall be punishable with a fine of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) for the first offence, Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) for the second offence and Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs only) for every subsequent offence. (2) Whoever contravenes provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 3A shall be punishable with,— (i) a fine of Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees two thousand five hundred only) for the first offence, Rs. 3,500/- (Rupees three thousand five hundred only) for the second offence and Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only), for every subsequent offence, when the offence is in relation to an individual; |
| Section 8 | (ii) a fine of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) for the first offence, Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) for the second offence and Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only), for every subsequent offence, when offence is in relation to commercial establishment; (3) Whoever contravenes provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 3A shall be punishable with a fine of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) in case of simple burning, Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand only) in case of bulk burning, for the first offence and for subsequent offences Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) for simple burning and Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) for bulk burning.". 8. Penalties.— (1) Save as provided in Section 5A of this Act, whoever is guilty of any act ]or intentional omission in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, or of any rules, notification or order made, issued or given under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand, or with both. (2) Whoever having been convicted of an offence under this Act is again convicted of any offence under this Act shall be punishable with double the penalty provided for the latter offence. (3) Whoever in any manner aids abets or is accessory to the commission of an offence under this Act shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment prescribed for the offence. | ||
| 11. | The Goa (Right of Citizens to Time-Bound Delivery of Public Services) Act, 2013 (Goa Act 19 of 2013) | Section 12 | 12. Penalty for not providing public service.— Where the Appellate Authority is of the opinion that the designated officer has failed to provide the public service to the eligible person or has caused delay in providing the public service or has provided the public service which is deficient in any manner, it may impose a fine on such designated officer— (i) of rupees fifty for each day or rupees two thousand five hundred, whichever is less, in case of failure to provide public service; (ii) of rupees fifty for each day of such delay or rupees two thousand five hundred, whichever is less, in case of delay in providing public service; and (iii) of rupees five hundred, in case of deficiency in public service provided: Provided that before imposing such fine, the designated officer shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard. |
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