The Goa Electronic Delivery of Notices Act, 2022

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The Goa Electronic Delivery of Notices Act, 2022 

         (Goa Act 16 of 2022) [08-09-2022] 

                                  AN ACT 

to provide for serving of Notices through electronic media and for matters connected 

therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the 

Seventy-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: 

1. Short title, extent, commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Electronic 

Delivery of Notices Act, 2022. 

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Goa. 

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification in 

the Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “electronic device” means a cell phone, a computer, and any other device that is 

capable of transmitting, receiving, or recording message, image, sound, data, or other 

information by electronic means; 

(b) “electronic form” means e-mail, e-mail attachments, data submitted on web-based 

forms or any other communication method that delivers machine readable data or 

information to lender through an electronic device; 

(c) “Government” means the Government of Goa; 

(d) “Notice” means any summons, requisition, direction, process, or any other similar mode 

of communication being used to inform, warn or direct any person under any State law or 

proceeding but does not include a public notice; 

(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; 

(f) “public notice” means a proclamation or a publicity by beating of drums and 

includes a notice which is meant for the public at large; 

(g) “State” means the State of Goa. 

3. Service of Notice through electronic system.— (1) Notwithstanding anything 

contained in any State law or rules and regulations made thereunder, any notice which 

is required to be given under such State law or rules and regulations, to any person, may 

be sent in electronic form, where such person or his authorized representative gives 

consent in writing for service of notice on him by such mode. 

(2) A notice served in electronic form under sub–section (1) shall be deemed to have been 

duly served when the electronic device used for such notice clearly indicates that such 

notice is viewed by such person or his authorized representative. 

4. Form of notice.— A notice referred in section 3 shall be given in the same form as 

specified in the State law or rules and regulations framed thereunder. 

5. Unique identification of notice.— Any notice served as per the provisions of this 

Act shall be uniquely identified in such manner as may be prescribed. 

 



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6. Power to make Rules.— The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act for the purpose of carrying into 

effect the provisions of this Act. 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 24 (Extraordinary) dated 15-09-2022) 

 

 

 

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Secretariat, SANDIP JACQUES 

Porvorim, Goa. Secretary to the Government of Goa, 
Dated: 14-09-2022. Law Department (Legal Affairs). 


	The Goa Electronic Delivery of Notices Act, 2022
	AN ACT