Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 523 – Housing Board Act & Rules The Goa, Daman and Diu Housing Board Act, 1968 and Rules, 1969 Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 524 – Housing Board Act & Rules Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 525 – Housing Board Act & Rules The Goa Housing Board Act, 1968 and Rules 1969 1. The Goa Housing Board Act, 1968 (Act No. 12 of 1968) (18th September, 1968) published in the Govt. Gazette, Series I No. 30 dated 24-10-1968. 2. The Goa Housing Board (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 32 of 2001) published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 5 dated 7-5-2001 and came into force at once. 3. The Goa Housing Board Rules, 1969 published in the Government Gazette, Series I No. 29 (Supplement) dated 18-10-1969. 4. The Goa Housing Board (Registration, Allotment and Sale of Plots) Regulations, 1982 as amended by Regulations, 1994 & as amended by Regulation 2001. 5. The Goa Housing Board (Registration, Allotment and Sale of Tenements) Regulations, 1982 and as amended by Regulations, 1993 & as amended by Regulation 2001. Arrangement of Sections 1 Short title, extent and 20 Members of Board or Committees commencement or persons associated with Board 2 Definitions not to take part in proceedings in 3 Establishment and incorporation of which they are personally interested Board 21 Powers of Board and Chairman to 4 Constitution of Board incur expenditure 5 Term of Office of Chairman and 22 Powers of Board and Chairman to other members approve estimates 6 Disqualification for appointment 23 Emergency powers of Chairman 7 Removal of Chairman and other 24 Power to make contracts members 25 Agreements and security deposits 8 Vacancy to be filled as early as 26 Further provisions as to execution of practicable contracts and agreements 9 Proceedings presumed to be good 27 Delegation of power of Board to and valid sanction contracts 10 Temporary absence of members 28 Power of Board toundertake 11 Leave of absence for Chairman housing, improvement or building 12 Officers and other employees of schemes and incur expenditure Board 29 Matters to be provided in housing, 13 Conditions of service of officers and improvement or building schemes other employees of Board 30 Types of housing, improvement or 14 Promotions and punishments of building schemes officers and other employees of 31 Housing accommodation scheme Board 32 Rebuilding scheme 15 Service regulations 33 Rehousing or rehabilitation scheme 16 Control and delegation by Chairman 34 City, town or village expansion 17 Meetings of Board scheme 18 Temporary association of persons 35 Street scheme with Board for particular purpose 36 Deferred street scheme 19 Appointment and functions of 37 Land development scheme Committees 38 General improvement scheme Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 526 – Housing Board Act & Rules 39 Preparation, publication and 61 Power to evict certain persons from transmission of notice as to housing, Board premises improvement or building scheme 62 Power to recover rent or damages as 40 Transmission to Board of arrears of land revenue representation by the concerned 63 Rent to be recovered by deductions local authority as to housing, from salary or wages in certain improvement or building scheme cases 41 Abandonment, modification or 64 Appeal sanction of a housing, improvement 65 Board’s fund or building scheme 66 Subventions and loans to Board 42 Publication of sanction of a housing, 67 Power of Board to borrow and lend improvement or building scheme 68 Guarantee by Government of 43 Board to execute housing, loans improvement or building scheme 69 Repayment of loans taken under soon after sanction section 67 44 Variation of housing, improvement 70 Establishment and maintenance of or building scheme sinking fund 45 Transfer to Board for purposes of 71 Power to discontinue payments into housing, improvement or building sinking fund scheme of building or land vested in 72 Investment of sinking fund local authority 73 Annual examination of sinking fund 46 Power of Board to turn or close 74 Estimates of income and public street vested in it expenditure to be laid before Board 47 Transferring streets laid out or 75 Sanction of Board to estimates altered and open spaces provided by 76 Approval of Government to Board under a housing, estimates improvement or building scheme 77 Supplementary estimate 48 Prevention or restriction of traffic in 78 Adherence to estimate and street vested in Board, during maintenance of closing balance progress of work 79 Definition of “cost of management” 49 Provision of facilities when work is 80 Capital account and revenue account executed by Board in public streets 81 Credits to capital account vested in it 82 Application of capital account 50 Other duties of Board 83 Credits to revenue account 51 Power of Government to call for the 84 Application of revenue account records of Board and to modify, 85 Power to direct sale of securities in housing, improvement or building which any surplus of revenue scheme account is invested. 52 Power to exempt 86 Advances from revenue account to 53 Power to purchase or lease by capital account agreement 87 Advance from capital account to 54 Betterment charges revenue account 55 Notice to persons liable for 88 Submission of abstracts of accounts betterment charges to Government 56 Agreement for payment of 89 Audit of accounts betterment charges 90 Powers of auditor 57 Recovery of betterment charges 91 Remuneration of auditor 58 Power to dispose of land 92 Reports and information to be 59 Disputes regarding reconstitution of furnished by auditor to Board plots 93 Auditor’s report to be sent to each 60 Appointment of competent member and considered by Board authorities Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 527 – Housing Board Act & Rules 94 Board to remedy defects pointed out 112 Power of Board to pay by auditor compensation 95 Statement of account and audit 113 Public notices how to be made know report to be forwarded to 114 Stamping, signature on notices or Government bills 96 Valuation of assets and liabilities of 115 Service how to be effected Board 116 Power to make surveys, or 97 Penalty for removing bar, chain or contribute towards their cost post 98 Penalty for building within street 117 Power of entry alignment or building line without 118 Powers of Board for facilitating permission movement of the population 99 Penalty for failure to comply with 119 Members, officers and other requisition made by auditor employees of Board, and 100 Penalty for obstructing contractor Committees deemed to be public or removing mark servants 101 Penalty for breach of the provisions 120 Contributions towards leave, of the Act allowances and pensions of 102 Compensation to be paid by employees of the Central offenders Government or a State Government 103 Punishment for acquiring share or 121 Board and Chairman to exercise interest in contract, with Board powers and functions of local 104 Cognizance and trial of offences authority 105 Duty of police officers 122 Supply of documents and 106 Arrest of offenders information to Government 107 Powers of Chairman as to institution 123 Submission of administration report and composition of legal proceedings to Government 108 Protection of action taken in good 124 Power of Government to give faith directions to Board and local 109 Notice of suit against Board authorities 110 Proof of consent of Board or 125 Supersession of Board Chairman or officer or other employees of Board 126 Dissolution of Board 111 Power of Chairman to direct 127 Power to remove difficulties removal of unauthorized erection, 128 Power to make rules within street alignment 129 Power to make regulations 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. Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 528 – Housing Board Act & Rules 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 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa3 Housing Board Act, 1968. (2) It extends to the whole of the [State of Goa].4 (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) ‘adjoining area’ means such area as may be specified to be an adjoining area under section 29; (b) ‘appointed day’ means such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; (c) ‘betterment charges’ means charges leviable under section 54; (d) ‘Board’ means the Goa5 Housing Board, established under this Act; (e) ‘Board premises’ means any premises belonging to or vesting in the Board or taken on lease or otherwise by the Board or entrusted to the Board under this Act for management and use for the purposes of this Act; (f) ‘building materials’ means such commodities or articles as are specified to be building materials for the purpose of this Act by notification by the Government; (g) ‘Chairman’ means the Chairman of the Board; 1 The words & letters “Daman & Diu” omitted by Amendment Act 32 of 2001. 2 For the expression “Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu” the expression “State of Goa” substituted by Amendment Act 32 of 2001. 3 The words “Daman & Diu” omitted by Amendment Act 32 of 2001.