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The Goa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1988
The Goa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1988
Sections
1. Short title and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Appointment of estate officers.
Section 34. Issue of notice to show cause against order of eviction.
Section 45. Eviction of unauthorised occupants.
Section 56. Power to remove unauthorised constructions, etc.
Section 67. Order of demolition of unauthorised construction.
Section 78. Power to seal unauthorised constructions.
Section 89. Disposal of property left on public premises by unauthorised occupants.
Section 910. Power to require payment of rent or damages in respect of public premises.
Section 1011. Powers of estate officer.
Section 1112. Appeals.
Section 1213. Finality of orders.
Section 1314. Offences and Penalty.
Section 1415. Offences under section 14 to be cognizable.
Section 1416. Power to obtain information.
Section 1617. Liability of heirs and legal representatives.
Section 1718. Recovery of rent, etc., as an arrear of land revenue.
Section 1819. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 1920. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 2021. Power to make rules.
Section 2122. Validation.
Section 22
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"content": "(a) \"estate officer\" means an officer appointed as such by the Government under section 3;\n(b) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa;\n(c) \"premises\" means any land or any building or part of building and includes,-\n(i) the garden, grounds and outhouses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of a building, and\n(ii) any fitting affixed to such building or part of a building for more beneficial enjoyment thereof;\n(d) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(e) \"public premises\" means-\n(1) any premises belonging to, or taken on lease or requisitioned by, or on behalf of the Government, and includes any premises provided as residential accommodation to any member of the staff of the Goa State Legislature.\n(2) any premises belonging to, or taken on lease by, or on behalf of,-\n(i) any Company as defined in section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956), in which not less than fifty one percent, of the paid-up share capital is held by the Government or any Company which is a subsidiary (within the meaning of that Act) of the first mentioned Company;\n(ii) [any Corporation not being a company as defined in section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act 1 of 1956), owned and controlled by the Government, or a local authority established by or under the State enactment] ;\n(iii) any university established by the State of Goa;\n(iv) any institute established or owned by the Government;\n(v) any premises belonging to the Development Authorities/Board established under the State enactment.\n(f) \"rent\", in relation to any public premises, means the consideration payable periodically for the authorised occupation of the premises and includes-\n(i) any charge for electricity, water or any other services in connection with the occupation of the premises;\n(ii) any tax (by whatever name called) payable in respect of the premises, where such charge or tax is payable by the Government or the Statutory Authority;\n(g) \"Statutory authority\", in relation to the public premises referred to in clause (e) of this section, means,-\n(i) in respect of the public premises placed under the control of the Legislative Assembly of Goa, the Secretariat of the Legislative Assembly;\n(ii) in respect of the public premises referred to in item (i) of sub-clause (2) of that clause, the Company or the subsidiary Company, as the case may be, referred to therein;\n(iii) in respect of the public premises referred to in item (ii) of sub-clause (2) of that clause, the Corporation referred to therein; and\n(iv) in respect of the public premises referred to, respectively, in items (iii), (iv) and (v) of sub-clause (2) of that clause, the University, Institute, Development Authority/Board as the case may be, referred to therein.\n(h) \"unauthorised occupation\", In relation to any public premises, means, the occupation by any person of the public premises, without authority for such occupation, and includes the continuance in occupation by any person of the public premises after the authority (whether by way of grant, lease, leave and licence or any other mode of transfer) under which he was allowed to occupy the premises has expired or has been determined for any reason whatsoever.",
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"title": "4. Issue of notice to show cause against order of eviction.",
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"content": "(a) specify the grounds on which the order of eviction is proposed to be made; and\n(b) require all persons concerned, that is to say, all persons who are, or may be, in occupation of, or claim interest in, the public premises,-\n(i) to show cause, if any, against the proposed order on or before such date as is specified in the notice, being a date not earlier than seven days from the date of issue thereof, and\n(ii) to appear before the estate officer on the date specified in the notice along with the evidence which they intend to produce in support of the cause shown and also for personal hearing, if such hearing is desired.",
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"title": "6. Power to remove unauthorised constructions, etc.",
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"content": "(a) erect or place or raise any building or any movable or immovable structure or fixture;\n(b) display or spread any goods;\n(c) bring or keep any cattle or other animal, on, or against, or in front of, any public premises except in accordance with the authority (whether by way of grant or any other mode of transfer) under which he was allowed to occupy such premises.",
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"content": "(a) under an order made by the estate officer under sub-section (2); or\n(b) under an order of the appellate officer made in an appeal under this Act.",
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"title": "11. Powers of estate officer.",
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"content": "(a) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 5, within twelve days from the date of publication of the order under sub-section (1) of that section; and\n(b) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 7 or section 10, within twelve days from the date on which the order is communicated to the appellant:\n(c) in the case of an appeal from an order under section 8, within twelve days from the date of such order.",
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"content": "(i) for the purposes of investigation of such offence; and\n(ii) for the purposes of matters, other than-\n(1) matters referred to in section 42 of that Code; and\n(2) arrest of a person except on the complaint of, or upon information received from,-\n(a) Group A officer as may be appointed by the Government, in the case of an offence in relation to the public premises specified in sub-clause (1) of clause (e) of section 2;\n(b) an officer equivalent to the rank of a Group A officer of the Government or where it is not possible to specify an officer of such equivalent rank, such executive officer as may be appointed by the statutory authority in the case of an offence in relation to the public premises specified in sub-clause (2) of clause (e) of section 2;\n(c) such officer in the case of an offence in relation to the public premises belonging to the Development Authority, as may be appointed by the Government.",
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"content": "(a) the eviction of any person who is in unauthorised occupation of any public premises; or\n(b) the removal of any building, structure or fixture or goods, cattle or other animal from any public premises under section 6; or\n(c) the demolition of any building or other structure made, or ordered to be made, under section 7; or\n(d) the sealing of any erection or work or of any public premises under section 8; or\n(e) the arrears of rent payable under sub-section (1) of section 10, or damages payable under sub-section (2), or interest payable under sub-section (3), of that section; or\n(f) the recovery of -\n(i) costs of removal of any building, structure or fixture or goods, cattle or other animal under section 6; or\n(ii) expenses of demolition under section 7; or\n(iii) costs awarded to the Government or statutory authority under sub-section (5) of section 12; or\n(iv) any portion of such rent, damages, costs of removal, expenses of demolition as costs awarded to the Government or the statutory authority.",
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"title": "20. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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"title": "21. Power to make rules.",
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"content": "(a) the form of any notice required or authorised to be given under this Act and the manner in which it may be served;\n(b) the holding of inquiries under this Act;\n(c) the distribution and allocation of work of estate officers and the transfer of any proceeding before an estate officer to another estate officer;\n(d) the procedure to be followed in taking possession of public premises;\n(e) the manner in which damages for unauthorised occupation may be assessed and the principles which may be taken into account in assessing such damages;\n(f) the manner in which the sealing of any erection or work of any public premises shall be made under sub-section (1) of section 8;\n(g) the rate at which interest shall be payable on arrears of rent specified in any order made under sub-section (1) of section 10, or damages assessed under sub-section (2) of that section;\n(h) the manner in which appeals may be preferred and the procedure to be followed in appeals;\n(i) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed.",
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"Act Number": "(Goa Act No. 22 of 1988)",
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"Act Year": "1988",
"Short Title": "The Goa Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1988",
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