The Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of the members to the Zilla Panchayat from amongst the members of the State Legislative Assembly) Rules, 1998

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    "title": "The Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of the members to the Zilla Panchayat from amongst the members of the State Legislative Assembly) Rules, 1998",
    "short_title": "The Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of the members to the Zilla Panchayat from amongst the members of the State Legislative Assembly) Rules, 1998",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 23/DP/ZP/LA/97, da",
    "act_year": 1998,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Goa",
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    "description": "The Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of the members to the Zilla Panchayat from amongst the members of the State Legislative Assembly) Rules, 1998",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994);\n(b) \"Election\" means an election of the members to the Zilla Panchayat from amongst the members of the Goa State Legislative Assembly;\n(c) \"Section\" means a section of the Act;\n(d) \"Speaker\" means the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly and includes the Deputy Speaker;\n(e) \"State Legislative Assembly\" means the Goa State Legislative Assembly;\n(f) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules, shall have the same meaning as are respectively assigned to them in the Act.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Number of members to be elected.",
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            "content": "(I) From North Goa District - Six members.\n(II) From South Goa District - Five members.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Eligibility for becoming a member of the Zilla Panchayat.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Power of the Government to inform date for holding elections.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Procedure for election.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Filling up of casual vacancy.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Publication of names of elected members.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Schedule\nNotification\nNotification\n( See rule 8)\nSchedule 'A'\nName of Zilla Panchayat\nName of member and his address\n1\n2",
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        "Act ID": "goa098",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 23/DP/ZP/LA/97, dated 16-5-1998",
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        "Act Year": "1998",
        "Short Title": "The Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of the members to the Zilla Panchayat from amongst the members of the State Legislative Assembly) Rules, 1998",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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