Section 2
+ The Goa Agricultural Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 2014 amended Section 2 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 (Act 7 of 1964) omitting reference to Mamlatdars and inserting “Court of Senior Civil Judge” including the “Court of Junior Civil Judge”
+ According to the new Act for clause (23), the following clause shall be substituted:-
+ “(23) “tenant” means a person who on or after the date of commencement of this Act holds land on lease and cultivates it personally and includes a person who is or was deemed to be a tenant under this Act but shall not include a person, who is cultivating, or undertaking and carrying out agricultural operations upon a land by an agreement referred to in sub-section (1) of section 4A of this Act;”
+ (vi) for clause (24), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
+ “(24) “Tribunal” means the Court of Senior Civil Judge.
Section 4A – Contract farming
+ Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, any person may, by an agreement entered into in writing, with the landlord or an owner of the land, and duly registered with the Sub-Registrar of the taluka within whose jurisdiction such land is situated, cultivate, or undertake and carry out any agricultural operations upon, such land.
+ According to the new Act a person referred to in sub-section (1) shall not be entitled to claim any benefits which a tenant is entitled to under this Act. (3) A person referred to in sub-section (1) shall, immediately upon entering into such agreement, inform the Directorate of Agriculture about the details of such land and the agricultural operation being carried out or proposed to be carried out by him on such land.
Section 60C – Time limit for applications
+ No Court of Senior Civil Judge shall entertain any application under section 7, 7A, 8, 8A, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 18A, 18B, 18C, 18E, 18F, 18G, 18H, 18J and/or 18K of this Act unless it is filed within a period of three years from the date of commencement of the Goa Agricultural Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 2014.
