Official Gazette, Series I No. 26 dated 27-09-1990 and came into force at once.

The Goa, Daman and Diu Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) (Amendment) Act, 1993 (Act No. 11 of 1993) [4-5-1993] published in the

Official Gazette, Series I No. 10 dated 03-06-1993 and came into force at once.

Arrangement Sections

Interest of State Government, Corporation, etc. not to be affected Act not to debar recovery of dues in respect of financial assistance given by the bank to agriculturist

GOVERNMENT OF GOA Law (Legal and Legislative Affairs) Department — Notification 7-25-86/LA The Goa, Daman and Diu Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1986 (Act 10 of 1987) which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu on 5-8-1986 and assented to by the President of India on 22-5-1987, is hereby published for the general information of the public. P. V. Kadnekar,Under Secretary (Drafting). Panaji, 9th June, 1987. ______ The Goa, Daman and Diu Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1986

(Act No. I0 of 1987) [22-5-1987]

AN ACT to provide for the speedy recovery of certain classes of dues payable to the State Government, Financial Corporations and other Corporations owned or controlled by the State Government, Government Companies and nationalised and other Banks.

Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. III) – 856 – Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu in the Thirty- -seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1986.

1. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
2. (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) “Agriculture” includes horticulture, raising of crops, grass or garden produce, animal husbandry, dairy farming, poultry farming and breeding of livestock;
   • (b) “Bank” means
     • (i) a banking company as defined in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949;
     • (ii) the State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955;
     • (iii) a subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959;
     • (iv) a corresponding new bank constituted, under the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of undertakings) Act, 1970;
     • (v) any banking Institution notified by the Central Government under section 51 of the Banking Regulations Act, 1949;
     • (vi) any other financial institution notified by the State Government by a notification in the Official Gazette as a bank for the purposes of this Act. 1[(bb) ‘Collector’ means the Collector of a district and includes any other officer

1. (c) “Corporation” means the Financial Corporation established or functioning in this Union territory and includes any other Corporation owned or controlled by the Central or the State Government specified by the State Government by a notification in the Official Gazette.
2. (d) “Financial Assistance” means any kind of financial assistance given:—
   • (i) for establishing, expanding, modernising, renovating or running any industrial undertaking; or
   • (ii) for the purpose of vocational training; or
   • (iii) for the development of agriculture or agro industry; or Inserted by the Amendment Act 14 of 1990. Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. III) – 857 – Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act
   • (iv) for the purpose of any kind of planned development recognised by the State Government; or
   • (v) for relief against distress caused by fire, or serious drought, flood, or other natural calamities; or
   • (vi) for the purpose of carrying out any Government sponsored scheme; or
   • (vii) for any other prescribed purpose;
3. (e) “Government Company” means a Government Company as defined under section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956.
4. (f) “Industrial concern” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to that expression in the State Financial Corporation Act, 1951.
5. (g) “Industrial undertaking” includes any undertaking for the manufacture, preservation, storage or processing of goods or the generation or distribution of electricity or any other form of energy, or for the development of any contiguous area of land as an industrial estate. Explanation: The expression “processing of goods” includes any act or process for producing, repairing or making an article by subjecting any material to a manual, chemical, electrical or any other like operation;
   • (i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
   • (ii) “Government sponsored scheme” means a scheme sponsored or adopted by the State Government or an Officer authorised by it in this behalf for development of agriculture or industry and notified as such by the Government or the authorised officer, by a notification in the Official Gazette for the purpose of this Act.
6. (h) “State Government” means the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu. 3. Recovery of dues as arrears of land revenue.— (1) Where any person is a party—
7. (a) to any agreement relating to a loan, advance or grant given to him or relating to credit in respect of, or relating to hire purchase of goods sold to him by the State Government, the Corporation or as the case may be; the Government Company by way of financial assistance; or
8. (b) to any agreement relating to a loan, advance or grant given to him relating to credit in respect of, or relating to hire purchase of goods sold to him by a Bank or Government Company, as the case may be under Government sponsored scheme; or
9. (c) to any agreement relating to a guarantee given by the State Government or the Corporation in respect of a loan raised by an industrial concern; or
10. (d) to any agreement providing that any money payable thereunder to the State Government or the Corporation shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. III) – 858 – Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act 2[ under the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969)]; and such person—
    • (i) makes any default in payment of the loan or advance of any instalment thereof; or
    • (ii) having become liable under the conditions of the grant to refund the grant or any portion thereof, makes any default in the refund of such grant or portion or any instalment thereof, or
    • (iii) otherwise fails to comply with the terms of the agreement— then, in the case of the State Government such Officer as may be authorised in that behalf by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette, in the case of a Corporation or a Government Company, the Managing Director thereof or where there is no Managing Director, the Chairman thereof, by whatever name called, and in the case of a Bank, the local agent thereof by whatever name called, may send to the Collector a certificate as early as possible in the prescribed form mentioning the sum due from such person and requesting that such sum may be recovered as if it were an arrear of land revenue 3[under the provisions of the Goa,

Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969)].

1. (2) The Collector on receiving the certificate shall after making such enquiries (including giving hearing to the party affected) as he deems fit proceed to recover the amount stated therein as aforesaid as arrears of land revenue 4[under the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969)].
2. (3) On recovery of any amount under sub-section (2), the same shall be paid over to the State Government, Corporation, Government Company or as the case may be, bank after deducting, except in the case of amount to be paid to the State Government, such portion of the amount realised, as cost of collection, as the Collector, may deem to be reasonable.
3. (4) No suit for the recovery of any such due as aforesaid shall lie in a Civil Court against any person referred to in sub-section (1) and no injunction shall be granted by a