Goa Gazette, No. 2526-46, 18 February 2026

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Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026 RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410 Panaji, ¹⁸th February, ²⁰²⁶ (Magha ²⁹, ¹⁹⁴⁷) SERIES I No. 46

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law

Legal Affairs Division

Notification

7/2/2026-LA/32 Date : 18-Feb-2026

The Goa Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Goa Act 3 of 2026), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 15-01-2026 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 10-02-2026, is hereby published for the general information of the public.

Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).

Porvorim.

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The Goa Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing

(Promotion and Facilitation) (Amendment) Act, 2026

(Goa Act 3 of 2026) [10-02-2026]

ACT

further to amend the Goa Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act,

2007 (Goa Act 11 of 2007).

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 Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) (Amendment) Act, 2026. Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected] 2401 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 46 (EXTRAORDINARY) 18TH FEBRUARY, 2026 (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of Section 2.— In Section 2 of the Goa Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing

(Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2007 (Goa Act 11 of 2007) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act") for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

"(b) "agriculturist" means a person who ordinarily by his own labour or by the labour of any member of his family or by the labour of his tenants or servants or hired labour or otherwise, is engaged in the production or growth of any notified agricultural produce. The agriculturist shall possess valid Krishi Card issued by Directorate of Agriculture under Code No. 1 (one) or 2 (two) or 4 (four) and shall possess minimum area of 1000 sq.mtrs. and should have sold his notified agricultural produce of the value not less than Rs. 15000/- in the preceding financial year or of such amount as may be determined by the State Marketing Officer from time to time to any dealer registered with the Department of Agriculture or the Goa Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing Board but does not include a trader, trading agent, broker, processor or commission agent,".

3. Amendment of Section 14.— In Section 14 of the principal Act,—

(i) in sub-section (2), for the expression "Registrar of Co-operative Societies", the expression "Director of Agriculture/State Marketing Officer or any other person nominated by the Government in this behalf" shall be substituted;

(ii) in sub-section (3), for the expression "Registrar of Co-operative Societies", wherever it occurs, the expression "Director of Agriculture/State Marketing Officer or any other person nominated by the Government in this behalf" shall be substituted.

4. Amendment of Section 16.— In Section 16 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression "Assistant Registrar", the expression "Director of Agriculture/State Marketing Officer" shall be substituted.

5. Amendment of Section 26.— In Section 26 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the expression "a majority of not less than two third of its total number of members" the expression "simple majority of its total number of members" shall be substituted.

6. Amendment of Section 76.— In Section 76 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the words "Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies", the words "Assistant Director of Agriculture" shall be substituted.

Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Dated: 18-02-2026.

SANDIP JACQUES Secretary to the Government of Goa, Law Department (Legal Affairs).

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