Act 12 of 1968

Preamble

GOVERNMENT OF GOA Law and Judicial Department LD/2/32/68 The following Act passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu received the Assent of the President of India on the 18th September, 1968, is hereby published for general information. The Goa,1 Housing Board Act, 1968 (Act No 12 of 1968) [18th September, 1968] An Act to provide for the establishment of a Housing Board in the 2[State of Goa], and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER - I Preliminary extends weekend of the istaCode

Sections

Type to filter. 129 sections.

1. 1
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Establishment and incorporation of Board
4. 4Constitution of Board
5. 5Term of office of Chairman and other members
6. 6Disqualification for appointment
7. 7Removal of Chairman and other members
8. 8Vacancy to be filled as early as practicable
9. 9Proceedings presumed to be good and valid
10. 10Temporary absence of members
11. 11Leave of absence for Chairman
12. 12Officers and other employees of Board
13. 13Conditions of service of officers and other employees of Board
14. 14Promotions and punishments of Officers and other employees of Board
15. 15Service regulations
16. 16Control and delegation by Chairman
17. 17Meetings of Boards
18. 18Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes
19. 19Appointment and functions of Committees
20. 20
21. 21Powers of Board and Chairman to incur expenditure
22. 22Powers of Board and Chairman to approve estimates
23. 23Emergency powers of Chairman
24. 24Power to make contracts
25. 25Agreements and security deposits
26. 26Further provisions as to execution of contracts and agreements
27. 27Delegation of powers of Board to sanction contracts
28. 28
29. 29Matters to be provided for in housing, improvement or building schemes
30. 30Types of housing, improvement or building schemes
31. 31Housing accommodation scheme
32. 32Rebuilding scheme
33. 33Rehousing or rehabilitation Scheme
34. 34City, town or village expansion schemes
35. 35Street Scheme
36. 36Deferred street scheme
37. 37Land development scheme
38. 38General improvement scheme
39. 39
40. 40
41. 41Abandonment, modification or sanction of a housing, improvement or building scheme
42. 42Publication of sanction of housing, improvement of building schemes
43. 43Board to execute housing, improvement or building scheme soon after sanction
44. 44Variation of housing, improvement or building schemes
45. 45
46. 46Power of Board to turn or close public street vested in it
47. 47
48. 48Prevention or restriction of traffic in street vested in Board, during progress of work
49. 49Provision of facilities when work is executed by Board in public streets vested in it
50. 50Other duties of Board
51. 51
52. 52Power to exempt
53. 53Power to purchase or lease by agreement
54. 54Betterment charges
55. 55Notice to persons liable for betterment charges
56. 56Agreement for payment of betterment charges
57. 57Recovery of betterment charges
58. 58Power to dispose of land
59. 59Disputes regarding reconstitution of plots
60. 60Appointment of competent authorities
61. 61Power to evict certain persons from Board premises
62. 62Power to recover rent or damages as arrears of land revenue
63. 63Rent to be recovered by deductions from salary or wages in certain cases
64. 64Appeal
65. 65Board's Fund
66. 66Subventions and loans to Board
67. 67Power of Board to borrow and lend
68. 68Guarantee by Government of loans
69. 69Repayment of loans taken under section 67
70. 70Establishment and maintenance of sinking fund
71. 71Power to discontinue payments into sinking fund
72. 72Investment of sinking fund
73. 73Annual examination of sinking fund
74. 74Estimates of income and expenditure to be laid annually before Board
75. 75Sanction of Board to estimates
76. 76Approval of Government to estimates
77. 77Supplementary estimate
78. 78Adherence to estimate and maintenance of closing balance
79. 79Definition of cost of management
80. 80Capital account and revenue account
81. 81Credits to capital account
82. 82Application of capital account
83. 83Credits to revenue account
84. 84Application of revenue account
85. 85
86. 86Advance from revenue account to capital account
87. 87Advance from capital account to revenue account
88. 88Submission of abstracts of accounts to Government
89. 89Audit of accounts
90. 90Powers of auditor
91. 91Remuneration of auditor
92. 92Reports and information to be furnished by auditor to Board
93. 93Auditor's report to be sent to each member and considered by Board
94. 94Board to remedy defects pointed out by auditor
95. 95Statements of accounts and audit report to be forwarded to Government
96. 96Valuation of assets and liabilities of Board
97. 97Penalty for removing bar, chain or post
98. 98Penalty for building within street alignment or building line without permission
99. 99Penalty for failure to comply with requisition made by auditor
100. 100Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark
101. 101Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act
102. 102Compensation to be paid by offenders
103. 103Punishment for acquiring share or interest in contract, with Board
104. 104Cognizance and trial of offences
105. 105Duty of Police Officers
106. 106Arrest of offenders
107. 107Powers of 44[Secretary] as to institution and composition of legal proceedings
108. 108Protection of action taken in good faith
109. 109Notice of suit against Board
110. 110Proof of consent of Board or Chairman or officer or other employee of Board
111. 111Power of 46[Secretary] to direct removal of unauthorised erection, within street alignment
112. 112Power of Board to pay compensation
113. 113Public notices how to be made known
114. 114Stamping signature on notices or bills
115. 115Service how to be effected
116. 116Power to make surveys, or contribute towards their cost
117. 117Power of entry
118. 118Powers of Board for facilitating movement of the population
119. 119Members, officers and other employees of Board and committees deemed to be public servants
120. 120
121. 121Board and 54[Secretary] to exercise powers and functions of local authority
122. 122
123. 123Submission of administration report to Government
124. 124Power of Government to give directions to Board and local authorities
125. 125Supersession of Board
126. 126Dissolution of Board
127. 127Power to remove difficulties
128. 128Power to make rules
129. 129Power to make regulations

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