The Goa Public Lighting Duty Act, 2021
Preamble
GOVERNMENT OF GOA Notification 7/29/2021-LA The Goa Public Lighting Duty Act, 2021 (Goa Act 25 of 2021), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 30-07-2021 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 08-09-2021, is hereby published for the general information of the public. Porvorim, 15th September, 2021. Pooja D. Phadte, Joint Secretary (Law). The Goa Public Lighting Duty Act, 2021 (Goa Act 25 of 2021) [08-09-2021] AN ACT Co to provide for the levy and collection of public lighting duty on the electricity consumers in the State of Goa so as to create new infrastructure for public lighting and to operate and maintain public lighting owned by Electricity Department and other Government Departments in the entire State of Goa and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy-second Year of Republic of India as follows :-
Sections
Type to filter. 12 sections.
- 1Short title, extent and commencement
- 2Definitions
- 3Duty on units of energy consumed
- 4Payment of duty
- 5Crediting proceeds of duty
- 6Recoveries
- 7Vesting of existing public lighting infrastructure in the Department
- 8Inspecting Officer
- 9Power to make Rules
- 10Other Laws not affected
- 11Power to remove of difficulties
- 12Amendment of certain Acts
Rules made under this Act
2 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.
- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Goa Public Lighting Duty Act, 2021 (Goa Act 25 of 2021) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules2022
- Notifications/Orders under the provision of Goa Public Lighting Act, 2021 (Act No. 25 of 2021)2022
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