Team Herald
PANJIM: The Goa government has finally notified the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction Act (amendment), which gives individuals 30 additional days to apply to regularise their unauthorised constructions. The Bill was passed in the monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly.
As per the act, the extension comes into force on the date when the government issues a notification in the official gazette, which was done by the Law Department on Sept 18.
The legislation was passed in 2016, allowing regularisation of structures in one’s private property. The cut-off date for considering applications for legalising structures was fixed at February 28, 2014 which remains unchanged. This is the third extension that the State government has given applicants.
Meanwhile, the government also notified the Goa Land Revenue Code (amendment) Act 2018, which will empower the Collector to take immediate action against illegal land filling in any low-lying area, khazan land, land under coastal regulation zone, water bodies or environmentally or ecologically-sensitive areas.
The Act amends Sections 33 and 61 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 so as to enable the mundkar to get the land purchased by him partitioned, irrespective of the limits of such area.
Clearing doubts of the Opposition, Revenue Minister Rohan Khaunte said that the Bill will be beneficial to the mundkars.
“Secondly, it will give powers to the authorities to act against any complaints by TCP on illegalities and illegal land filling on the highways and any other places,” he had said.
