EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Law

Legal Affairs Division

Notification

The Goa Motor Vehicles Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 (Ordinance No. 5 of 2026), which has

been promulgated by the Hon’ble Governor of Goa on 12-05-2026, is hereby published for the general

information of the public.

Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).

Porvorim.

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The Goa Motor Vehicles Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026

Ordinance No. 5 of 2026

Promulgated by the Governor of Goa in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India.

An Ordinance further to amend the Goa Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1974 (Act No. 8 of 1974).

I, Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Governor of Goa, in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of

India, promulgate, “The Goa Motor Vehicle Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026”.

Whereas the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa is not in session and I am satisfied that

circumstances exist which render it necessary for me to take immediate action.

Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 213 of the Constitution of

India, I am pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the Goa Motor Vehicles Tax

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

8/5/2026-LA/141

Date : 18-May-2026

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

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Panaji, 18th May, 2026 (Vaisakha 28, 1948)

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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

1. Amendment of Schedule.— In the Schedule appended to the Goa Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1974 (Act

No. 8 of 1974), in PART ‘B’, in item (B), for the existing entry against serial No. (5), the following entry

shall be substituted, namely:—

“(5) Construction equipment vehicles as

defined under rule 2 of the Central Motor

Vehicles Rules, 1989

1 % of the cost of the vehicle as annual

tax or 9% of the cost of vehicle as one

time tax at the time of registration.”

Place: Lok Bhavan.

Dated: 12-05-2026.

Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju

Governor of Goa.

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