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The Goa, 1 Housing Board Act, 1968

Infrastructure1968130 sections4 chapters

The Goa Housing Board Act, 1968, establishes and regulates the Goa Housing Board, a corporate body responsible for housing and land development throughout Goa. It applies to Goa state authorities, board officials, and local residents impacted by housing initiatives. The Act matters because it empowers the government to systematically acquire land, implement housing schemes, and effectively manage properties to meet the regional demand for quality housing. By detailing the board's own organizational structure, financial powers, and administrative procedures, this legislation provides the crucial legal framework needed to develop public infrastructure and provide affordable, structured housing options for the general public.

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Chapter VI Chapter VI →

  1. 53Power to purchase or lease by agreement.
  2. 54Betterment charges.
  3. 55Notice to persons liable for betterment charges.
  4. 56Agreement for payment of betterment charges.
  5. 57Recovery of betterment charges.
  6. 58Power to dispose of land.
  7. 59Disputes regarding reconstitution of plots.
  8. 60Appointment of competent authorities.
  9. 61Power to evict certain persons from Board premises.
  10. 62Power to recover rent or damages as arrears of land revenue.
  11. 63Rent to be recovered by deductions from salary or wages in certain cases.
  12. 64Appeal.

Chapter VIII Chapter VIII →

  1. 65Board’s Fund.
  2. 66Subventions and loans to Board.
  3. 67Power of Board to borrow and lend.
  4. 68Guarantee by Government of loans.
  5. 69Repayment of loans taken under section 67.
  6. 70Establishment and maintenance of sinking fund.
  7. 71Power to discontinue payments into sinking fund.
  8. 72Investment of sinking fund.
  9. 73Annual examination of sinking fund.
  10. 74Estimates of income and expenditure to be laid annually before Board.
  11. 75Sanction of Board to estimates.
  12. 76Approval of Government to estimates.
  13. 77Supplementary estimate.
  14. 78Adherence to estimate and maintenance of closing balance.
  15. 79Definition of cost of management.
  16. 80Capital account and revenue account.
  17. 81Credits to capital account.
  18. 82Application of capital account.
  19. 83Credits to revenue account.
  20. 84Application of revenue account.
  21. 85Power to direct sale of securities in which any surplus of the revenue accounts is invested
  22. 86Advance from revenue account to capital account.
  23. 87Advance from capital account to revenue account.
  24. 88Submission of abstracts of accounts to Government.
  25. 89Audit of accounts.
  26. 90Powers of auditor.
  27. 91Remuneration of auditor.
  28. 92Reports and information to be furnished by auditor to Board.
  29. 93Auditor’s report to be sent to each member and considered by Board.
  30. 94Board to remedy defects pointed out by auditor.
  31. 95Statements of accounts and audit report to be forwarded to Government.
  32. 96Valuation of assets and liabilities of Board.

Chapter IX Chapter IX →

  1. 97Penalty for removing bar, chain or post.
  2. 98Penalty for building within street alignment or building line without permission.
  3. 99Penalty for failure to comply with requisition made by auditor.
  4. 100Penalty for obstructing contractor or removing mark.
  5. 101Penalty for breach of the provisions of the Act.
  6. 102Compensation to be paid by offenders.
  7. 103Punishment for acquiring share or interest in contract, with Board.
  8. 104Cognizance and trial of offences.
  9. 105Duty of Police Officers.
  10. 106Arrest of offenders.
  11. 107Magistrate.
  12. 108Protection of action taken in good faith.
  13. 109Notice of suit against Board.
  14. 110Proof of consent of Board or Chairman or officer or other employee of Board.
  15. 111Power of
  16. 112Power of Board to pay compensation.
  17. 113Public notices how to be made known.
  18. 114Stamping signature on notices or bills.
  19. 115Service how to be effected.
  20. 116Power to make surveys, or contribute towards their cost.
  21. 117Power of entry.

Chapter X Chapter X →

  1. 118Powers of Board for facilitating movement of the population.
  2. 119Government.
  3. 120Contributions towards leave, allowances and pensions of employees of the Central
  4. 121Board and
  5. 122Supply of documents and information to Government — The
  6. 123Submission of administration report to Government.
  7. 124Power of Government to give directions to Board and local authorities.
  8. 125Supersession of Board.
  9. 126Dissolution of Board.
  10. 127Power to remove difficulties.
  11. 128Power to make rules.
  12. 129Power to make regulations.

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