The Goa Human Resource Development Act, 2012.

 
 

 

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA 

 

Department of Law & Judiciary Legal Affairs Division 
 

 
Notification 

 

7/13/2012-LA 

The Goa Human Resource Development Act,  2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012), which has been 

passed by    the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 06-8-2012 and assented to by the Governor of 

Goa on 29-8-2012, is hereby published for general information of the public. 

 

Sharad G. Marathe, Joint Secretary  (Law). 

Porvorim,  30th August, 2012. 
 

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The Goa Human Resource Development Act, 2012 

(Goa Act 12 of 2012) [29-8-2012] 

AN 

ACT 

to make special provision for developing human resources in the State of Goa by imparting 

required training to the unemployed persons and to the work force in the State of Goa, so as to 

make available the trained and skilled personnel to the Government Departments, Institutions, 

Government Undertakings, autonomous bodies, social institutions, Business establishments, 

individuals, etc., and also with a view to assist the unemployed youth to get gainful employment 

and for that purpose to establish a  Human  Resource Development Corporation, and to 

provide for matters connected  therewith  or  incidental  thereto. 

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of 

India, as follows:— 

CHAPTER I 

Preliminary 

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

Resource Development Act, 2012. 

(2) It shall extend 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) “Corporation” means the Goa Human Resource Development Corporation established  

under  section 3; 

(b) “Government Bodies” includes,— 

(i) all Government Departments; 

(ii) all autonomous bodies and institutions which are established or under control of the  

Government; and 



 
 

 

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(iii) all corporations which are either wholly owned by the Government or partly in 

which not less than fifty-one percent of the paid up share capital is held by the Government; 

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

(d) “Official Gazette” means the Official Gazette of the Government; 

(e) “premises” means any land or building or part of a building and includes,— 

(i) the garden, grounds and out-houses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of a 

building;   and 

(ii) any fittings affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial 

enjoyment thereof; 

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

(g) “private firms” includes business houses, establishments, companies, partnership firms, 

etc., which are run by private individuals or groups; 

(h) “services” means any services, such as housekeeping, security, maintenance and 

operation, gardening, etc. 

CHAPTER II 

Establishment and Constitution of the 

Corporation 

3. Establishment and incorporation.— (1)For the purpose of providing trained personnel 

for all types  of services like housekeeping, security, maintenance and operations, gardening, 

etc., to  various Government bodies, private firms, individuals, etc., in the State of Goa, there 

shall be established by the Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, a Corporation 

by the name the Goa Human Resource Development Corporation. 

(2) The said Corporation shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common 

seal, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name, and shall be competent to acquire, hold 

and  dispose  of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and do all things 

necessary for the  purposes of  this Act. 

4. Constitution.— (1) The Corporation shall consist of the following ten directors, that is to 

say:— 

(a) Secretary/Special Secretary to the Government of Goa, Department of Personnel. 

(b) Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary to the Government of Goa, Department of Personnel. 

(c) Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary to the Government of Goa, Department of Finance. 

(d) Commissioner, Labour and Employment or Deputy Labour Commissioner, as  may be 

decided by  the Government. 

(e) Director of Health Services. 

(f) Four persons having shown capacity in human resource development to be nominated by 

the Government. 

(g) The Managing Director of the Corporation, shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the 

Corporation and shall also be the ex officio Secretary to the Corporation. 

(2) The Government shall appoint one of the directors of the Corporation to be the Chairman of 

the Corporation and another to be the Vice-Chairman. 



 
 

 

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5. Disqualification for being director.— A person shall be disqualified for being nominated 

as a director of the Corporation, if he,— 

(a) is an employee of the Corporation, not being the Managing Director; or 

(b) is of unsound mind, and stands so declared, by a competent court; or 

(c) is an undischarged insolvent; or 

(d) is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude within a period of five years 

immediately  before his being nominated as a director. 

6. Term of office and conditions of service of directors.— (1) The Chairman, Vice-

Chairman and directors of the Corporation  nominated under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of 

section 4, shall  hold office  for a period of three years from the date of their nomination unless 

their term of office is terminated    earlier by the Government. 

(2) The directors of the Corporation nominated under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 

4 shall be entitled to draw such honorarium or compensatory allowance for the purpose of 

meeting the personal expenditure for attending the meeting of the Corporation or of any 

Committee thereof or when appointed   in connection with the work undertaken by or for the 

Corporation, as may be prescribed. 

(3) It is hereby declared that the office of director  or Chairman or  Vice-Chairman  of the 

Corporation,  in so far as it is an office of profit under the Government of India, or the 

Government of any State, or the Government of any Union territory, shall not disqualify the 

holder for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Goa. 

7. Meetings of Corporation.— (1) The Corporation shall meet at such times and places, and 

shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), observe such rules of procedure in regard to 

the transaction of its business as may be provided by regulations made under this Act. 

(2) A director who is directly or indirectly concerned or interested in any contract, loan, 

arrangement or proposal entered into or proposed to be entered into by or on behalf of the 

Corporation, shall  at  the  earliest, possible opportunity, disclose the nature of his interest to 

the Corporation, and  shall  not  be present for any meeting of the Corporation when any such 

contract, loan, arrangement or proposal is discussed. 

8. Cessation of being Director.— (1) If a director,— 

(a) becomes, subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in section 5; or 

(b) tenders his resignation in writing to, and such resignation is accepted by, the 

Government; or 

(c) is absent without the Corporation’s permission from three consecutive meetings of 

the Corporation, or from all meetings of the Corporation for three consecutive months; or 

(d) is convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude,- he shall cease to be a director 

of the Corporation. 

(2) The Government may, by order, suspend from office for such period as it thinks fit, or 

remove from office any director of the Corporation, who in its opinion,— 

(a) has refused to act; or 

(b) has become incapable of acting; or 

(c) has so abused his position as director as to render his continuance on the Corporation 

detrimental to the interest thereof or of the general public; or 



 
 

 

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(d) is otherwise unfit to continue as director. 

Provided that, a director shall not be suspended or removed from office unless he has been 

given a reasonable opportunity to show cause against the order. 

9. Vacancies how to be filled.— Any vacancy of a director of the Corporation shall be filled 

as early as practicable, in like manner as if the appointment was being made originally. 

Provided that, during any such vacancy the continuing directors may act as if no vacancy had 

occurred. 

10. Temporary absence of directors.— (1) If the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or any other 

director of  the Corporation is by reason of illness or otherwise rendered temporarily incapable 

of carrying out his duties or is granted leave of absence by the Government, or is otherwise 

unable to attend to his duties in circumstances not involving the cessation of his directorship, 

the State Government may appoint another person to act for him and carry out his duties and 

functions by or under this Act. Such person shall vacate office on the date when the director for 

whom he is acting resumes his duties. 

(2) In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall preside over the meetings of the 

Corporation and in the absence of both Chairman and Vice-Chairman, the directors present 

shall choose amongst them the Presiding Officer to preside over the meetings of the 

corporation. 

11. Proceeding presumed to be good and valid.— No disqualification of, or defect in the 

appointment  of any person acting as the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or a director  of the 

Corporation, shall vitiate any    act or proceeding of the Corporation, if such act or proceeding 

is otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 

12. Officers and servants of the Corporation.— (1) The Government shall appoint a 

Managing  Director of the Corporation and a Chief Accounts Officer of the Corporation. 

(2) The Corporation may appoint such other officers and servants, subordinate to the  

officers  mentioned in sub-section (1), as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of 

its duties and functions. 

(3) The conditions of appointment and service of the officers and servants of the 

Corporation and their scales of pay shall,— 

(a) as regards the Managing Director and Chief Accounts Officer, be such as may be 

prescribed; and 

(b) as regards the other officers and servants, be such as may be determined by regulations 

made under this Act. 

CHAPTER III 

Functions and Powers of the Corporation 

13. Functions.— The functions of the Corporation shall be— 

(i) generally to provide trained and skilled personnel for all types of services like 

housekeeping, security, maintenance and operations, gardening, etc., to various 

Government bodies, private firms, Individuals, etc., in the State of Goa, with the aim to 

generate employment among the unemployed youth, work for their welfare and 

upliftment. 

(ii) in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of clause (i), to— 

(a) provide personnel to render adequate and proper service to the Government 



 
 

 

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departments, and other agencies and individuals as mentioned in sub-clause (i); 

(b) provide employment opportunities to the unemployed persons and persons 

belonging to the weaker section of society who are efficient to work so that they are not 

exploited by the middle man  or contractors; impart training to, and develop skills in, the 

personnel in order to equip them for disposal of their duties efficiently and effectively. 

(c) provide regular training to, and conduct refresher courses for, the existing 

employees of the Government bodies at various levels, to upgrade their knowledge and 

skill. 

(d) design training modules keeping in view the requirement of personnel in various 

Government Departments or as per clients requirements, from time to time; 

(e) undertake the work of housekeeping, security service, maintenance and operation, 

gardening, etc., and for that purpose get registration/licences under the relevant law in 

force; 

(f) hold  conferences,  workshops,  panel  discussions,   etc.,  in  the   field  of  

HumanResource Development; 

(g) to tie up with educational institutions/university for getting knowhow about 

development of Human Resources; 

(h) develop and implement schemes for the benefit of unemployed youth, with an aim to 

provide them employment and necessary skill that may be required, for the purpose; 

(i) undertake schemes or works either jointly or on agency basis, with other corporate 

bodies or institutions, or with the Government, in furtherance of the purposes for which the 

Corporation is established and all matters connected therewith; 

(j) undertake and carry out all such related activities as the Government may, from time 

to time, decide to be undertaken or carried out by the Corporation; 

(k) receive grants from the State and Central Government for the maintenance of 

administrative setup of the Corporation. Further, grants could be received from the 

Corporate  for  purpose  of training and which purpose the Corporation may tie up with the 

existing training institutes, set up in the State of Goa or outside the State of Goa; 

(l) survey and identify training gaps/training needs in Government bodies, private 

firms, etc., whenever required, and provide solutions to meet the requirement and bridge 

the gaps. 

14. General powers of the Corporation.— Subject to the provisions of this Act, the 

Corporation shall have power— 

(a) to acquire and hold such property, both movable and immovable, as the Corporation 

may deem necessary for the performance of any of its activities and to lease, sell, exchange or 

otherwise transfer any property held by it on such conditions as may be deemed proper by the 

Corporation; 

(b) to constitute advisory committee to advise the Corporation; 

(c) to engage suitable consultants or persons having special knowledge or skills to assist 

the Corporation in the performance of its functions; 

(d) subject to the previous permission of the Government, to delegate any of its powers 

generally or specially to any of its committees or Officers, and to permit them to re-delegate 

specific powers to their subordinates; 



 
 

 

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(e) to enter into and perform all such contracts as it may consider necessary or  expedient  

for carrying out any of it’s functions; 

(f) to enter into any trade and business and invest the surplus money with the aim of 

earning profit   for strengthening the financial position of the Corporation and spend it for 

achieving the aims and  objects of the Corporation; and 

(g) to do such other things and perform such acts as it may think necessary or expedient 

for the  proper conduct of its functions and carrying into effects the purposes of this Act. 

15. Authentication of orders and documents of Corporation.— All permissions, orders, 

decisions, notices and other documents of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the 

signature of  officer  authorised by the Corporation in this behalf. 

16. Directions by the Government.— The Government may issue to the Corporation such 

general or special directions as to policy as it may think necessary or expedient for the purpose 

of carrying out the purposes of this Act, and the Corporation shall be bound to follow and act 

upon such directions. 

CHAPTER IV 

Finance, Accounts and Audit 

17. Application of Corporation’s assets.—All property, funds and other assets vesting in 

the Corporation shall be held and applied by it, subject to the provisions and for the purposes 

of this Act. 

18. Corporation’s fund.— (1) The Corporation shall have and maintain its own fund, to 

which shall be credited— 

(a) all monies received by the Corporation by way of grants, subventions, loans, advances  

or  otherwise; 

(b) all fees, costs and charges received by the Corporation under this Act; 

(c) all monies received by the Corporation from the disposal of lands, buildings and other 

properties, movable and immovable, and other transactions; 

(d) all monies received by the Corporation by way of rents and profits, or in any other 

manner or from any other source including the proceeds of any loan authorized by section 20. 

(2) The Corporation may keep in current or deposit account with the State Bank of India or 

any other Bank approved by the Government in this behalf such sum of money out of its fund 

as may be prescribed and any money in excess of the said sum shall be invested in such manner 

as may be approved by the Government. 

(3) Such accounts shall be operated upon by such officers of the Corporation as may be  

authorized by   it by regulations made in this behalf. 

19. Grants, subventions, loans and advances and capital contribution to the 

Corporation.— The Government may, after due appropriation made by the State Legislature 

by law in this behalf, make such grants, subventions, loans and advances and capital 

contribution to the Corporation as it may deem necessary for the performance of the functions 

of the Corporation under this Act; and all grants, subventions, loans and advances and capital 

contribution made shall be on  such terms and conditions as  the Government may, after 

consulting the Corporation, determine. 

20. Power of the Corporation to borrow.—  The Corporation may,  subject to such 

conditions as may  be prescribed in this behalf, borrow money in the open  market or otherwise,  



 
 

 

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with a view to providing  itself with adequate resources. 

21. Reserve and other funds. — (1) The Corporation shall make provision for such reserve 

and other specially denominated funds as the Government may, from time to time, direct. 

(2) The management of the funds referred to in sub-section (1), the sums to be transferred 

from time to time to the credit thereof and the application of money comprised therein, shall be 

determined by the Corporation. 

(3) None of the funds referred to in sub-section (1) shall be utilized for any purpose other 

than that for which it was constituted, without the previous approval of the Government. 

22. Expenditure from funds.— (1) The Corporation shall have the authority to spend such 

sums as it thinks fit for the purposes authorized under this Act from out of the general fund of 

the Corporation  referred to in section 18 or from the reserve and other funds referred to in 

section 21, as the case may be. 

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by sub-section (1), the 

Corporation may contribute such sums as it thinks fit towards expenditure incurred or to be 

incurred in the performance of any of the statutory functions of the Corporation, including  

expenditure incurred  in the acquisition  of  land. 

23. Budget and programme of work.— (1) The Corporation shall, by such date in each year 

as may be prescribed, prepare and submit to the Government for approval an annual financial 

statement and the programme of work for the succeeding financial year. 

(2) The annual financial statement shall show the estimated receipts and expenditure during 

the succeeding financial year in such form and details as may be prescribed. 

(3) The Corporation shall be competent to make variations in the programme of work in  the 

course of the year provided that all such variations and re appropriations out of the sanctioned 

budget are brought to the notice of the Government by a supplementary financial statement. 

(4) A copy each of the annual financial statement and the programme of work and the 

supplementary financial statement, if any, shall be placed before the Legislative Assembly as 

soon as may be after their receipt by the Government. 

24. Accounts and audit.— (1) The Corporation shall maintain books of account and other 

books in relation to its business and transactions in such form, and in such manner, as may be 

prescribed. 

(2) The accounts of the Corporation shall be audited by an auditor appointed by the 

Government, in the prescribed manner. 

(3) As soon as the accounts of the Corporation are audited, the Corporation shall send a 

copy thereof with a copy of the report of the auditor thereon to the Government. 

(4) The Government shall cause the accounts of the Corporation together with the audit 

report thereon forwarded to it under sub-section (3) to be laid annually before the Legislative 

Assembly. 

25. Concurrent and special audit of accounts.— (1)  Notwithstanding anything  contained 

in  section 24, the Government may order that there shall be concurrent audit of the accounts 

of the Corporation by such persons as it thinks fit. The Government may also direct a 

special audit to be made by such person as  it thinks fit of the accounts of the Corporation 

relating to any particular transaction or class or series of transactions or to a particular 

period. 



 
 

 

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(2) When an order is made under sub-section (1), the Corporation shall present or cause to 

be presented for audit such accounts and shall furnish to the person appointed under sub-

section (1) such information    as the said person may require for the purpose of audit. 

 

CHAPTER V 

Supplementary and Miscellaneous 

Provisions 

 
26. Furnishing of returns etc.— (1) The Corporation shall furnish to the Government 

such returns, statistics, reports, accounts and other information with respect to its conduct of 

affairs, properties or activities or in regard to any proposed work or scheme as the 

Government may from time to time require. 

(2) The Corporation shall, in addition to the audit report referred to in section 24, furnish to 

the Government an annual report on its working as soon as may be after the end of each 

financial year in such form and detail as may be prescribed, and a copy of the annual report 

shall be placed  before  the  Legislative Assembly as soon as may be after it is received by the 

Government. 

27. Recovery of sums due to the Corporation as arrears of land revenue.— All sums 

payable by  person to the Corporation or recoverable by it by or under this Act and all charges 

or expenses incurred in connection therewith shall, without prejudice to any other mode of 

recovery, be recoverable as arrears of land revenue on the application of the Corporation. 

28. Default in performance of duty.— (1) If  the Government is satisfied that the 

Corporation  has  made a default in performing of any duty or obligation imposed or cast on it 

by or under this Act, the Government may fix a period for the performance of that duty or 

obligation and give notice to the Corporation accordingly. 

(2) If, in the opinion of the Government, the Corporation fails or neglects to perform such 

duty or obligation within the period so fixed for its performance, it shall be lawful for the 

Government  to  supersede and reconstitute the Corporation, as it deems fit. 

(3) After the supersession of the Corporation and until it is re-constituted in the manner laid 

down in Chapter II, the powers, duties and functions of the Corporation under this Act shall be 

carried on by the Government or by such officer or officers or body of officers as the 

Government may appoint for this purpose from time to time. 

(4) All properties vested in the Corporation shall, during the period of supersession, vest in 

the Government. 

29. Dissolution of Corporation.— (1) Where the Government is satisfied that the purposes  

for which the Corporation was established under this Act have been substantially achieved so 

as to render the continued existence of the Corporation in the opinion of the Government 

unnecessary, the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that the 

Corporation shall be dissolved  with  effect from such date as may be specified in the 

notification, and the Corporation, shall be deemed  to  be dissolved accordingly. 

(2) From the said date— 

(a) all properties, funds and dues which are vested in, or realizable by, the Corporation shall 

vest in, or be realizable by, the Government; 

(b) all liabilities which are enforceable against the Corporation shall be enforceable against 

the Government. 



 
 

 

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30. Power to make rules.— (1) The Government, after consultation with the Corporation in 

regard to matters concerning it, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry 

out the purposes of this Act. 

Provided that, consultation with the Corporation shall not be necessary on the first occasion 

of the making of rules under this section, but the Government  shall take  into consideration any 

suggestions  which the Corporation may make in relation to the amendment of such rules after 

they are made. 

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules 

may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) under section 6, the honorarium and compensatory allowance of the directors of the 

Corporation; 

(b) under section 12, the conditions of appointment and service and the scales of pay of 

the  Managing Director and the Chief Accounts Officer of the Corporation; 

(c) under section 18, the sums of money to be kept by the Corporation in current and 

deposit accounts; 

(d) under section 20, the conditions subject to which the Corporation may borrow; 

(e) under section 23, the date by which the annual financial statement and programme of 

work shall  be submitted by the Corporation to the Government and the form and details of 

preparing such  statement; 

(f) under section 24, the form and manner of maintaining accounts; 

(g) under section 26, the form of, and the details to be given in, the annual report; 

(h) the fees which may be charged by the Corporation; 

(i) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed by rules. 

(3) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than fourteen days before the 

Legislative Assembly as soon as possible after they are made, and shall be subject to such 

modifications as the Legislative Assembly may make during the session in which they are so 

laid, or the session immediately following. 

31. Power to make regulations.— (1) The Corporation may, with the previous approval of 

the Government, make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules made there under to 

carry out, the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of this power, such 

regulations may provide for:— 

(a) under section 7(1), the time and place of meetings of the Corporation and the 

procedure to be followed in regard to the transaction of business at such meetings; 

(b) under section 12, the conditions of appointment and service and the scales of pay of 

officers and servants of the Corporation, other than the Managing Director and the Chief 

Accounts Officer; 

(c) under section 18(3), the officers of the Corporation who may operate it’s accounts; 

(d) any other matter which has to be, or may be, provided by regulations. 

(2) All regulations made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette and 

shall  be laid  for not less than fourteen days before the Legislative Assembly as soon as 

possible after  they are  made, and shall be subject to such modifications as the Legislative 

Assembly may make during the session in which they are so laid, or the session immediately 

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32. Protection of action taken  in good  faith.— No suit, prosecution or other legal  

proceedings shall  lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to 

be  done under this Act or  any rule or regulation made there under. 

33. Notice of suit and limitation of suits against the Corporation, Committees, Officers 

and servants for acts done in pursuance of execution of this Act.— (1) No suit shall lie 

against the Corporation or against any Committee constituted under this Act or against any 

Officer, or servant of the Corporation in respect of any act done in pursuance or the execution 

or intended  execution  of this Act, or in respect  of any alleged neglect, or default in the 

execution of this Act— 

(a) unless it is commenced within six months after the accrual of the cause of action; and 

(b) until the expiration of two months after the notice in writing has been, in the case of  the  

Corporation or its Committee, delivered or left at the Corporation’s office and in the case of an 

Officer or servant of the Corporation, delivered to him or left at his  office or place of abode;  

and all such notices  shall state with reasonable particulars the cause of action and the name and 

place  of  abode  of  the intending plaintiff and of his advocate, pleader, or agent, if any, for the 

purpose of the suit. 

(2) If the defendant in any such suit is an officer, or servant of the Corporation, payment of 

any sum or part thereof payable by him in or in consequence of the suit may, with the sanction 

of the corporation, be made from the Corporation funds. 

34. Directors, officers and staff of Corporation to be public servants.— All directors, 

officers and servants of the Corporation shall,  when acting or  purporting to act in pursuance of 

any of the provisions   of this Act, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of 

section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860). 

35. Power to remove doubts and difficulties.— (1) If any doubt or difficulty arises in giving 

effect to  the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order published in the Official 

Gazette, make  provisions or give such direction not inconsistent with the express provisions of 

this Act,  as may appear    to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the doubt or 

difficulty: 

Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of two years from 

the date of commencement of this Act. 

(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid 

before the Legislative Assembly. 

 

 
Secretariat, 

Porvorim-Goa. 

Dated: 30-8-2012.  

PRAMOD V. KAMAT 

Secretary to the Govt. of Goa, 

Law Department (Legal Affairs). 

 

 

 
  

  


	Notification
	CHAPTER I
	CHAPTER II
	CHAPTER III
	CHAPTER IV
	CHAPTER V