------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Highlights of the The Goa Public Health(Amendment) Act 2004 Goa Act 10 of 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insertion a of New chapter XA - in the Goa Daman and Diu Public Health Act. 1985 (Act 25 of 1985) after Chapter X, the following new Chapter XA shall be inserted, namely -
CHAPTER XA
Supply of potable water, electricity and other essential services
94A Power of the Government to issue directions:- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any provisions of this Act, or in any rules, regulations, notifications, orders or in any decree or judgement of any Court, or in any law for the time being in force, the Government may, in appropriate cases, by order, direct any authorities, local bodies, statutory functionaries, or any other functionaries discharging public functions:-
(a) to grant, supply, provide and ensure supply of potable water, electricity or such other essential services, so declared by the Government under the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act , 1989 (Act 20 of 1989) or under any other law for the time being in force, to any person, house, structure, hut, factory, area, locality;
(b) to remove forthwith or within such period as the Government may specify in the order, any filth, nuisance, offensive trade or matter, sewage, or any object causing or likely to cause any disturbance to human senses or to public health, from any land or portion thereof, house, hut, structure, locality, river front, riverine land, port area, seabed, sea, river or nullah, anywhere in the State.
(2) the Government may empower any of the following authorities, by a special or general order, to perform its functions under sub-section (1), namely:-
(a) Health Officer of the concerned area.
(b) Chief Officer of a Municpal Council or the Commissioner of a Corporation, as the case may be;
(c) Director of Health Services;
(d) Collector of the District;
(e) Secretary to the Government, dealing with Public Health Department.
(4) (c) Providing water supply connection, electricity supply connection or any other essential service, shall not in any way be taken to have regularized, validated or legalised any such structure, premises, house, hut, area or occupation of or by any such person, as an order under sub-section (1) is relatable to all matters of health only.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extracts from Amendment published in Government of Goa Official Gazette Series I No.I Extraordinary No.3 Dated 7th April 2004 Price Rs.3.00 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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