The Goa (Abolition of Proprietorships, Titles and Grants of Lands) Act, 2014
The Goa (Abolition of Proprietorships, Titles and Grants of Lands) Act, 2014
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This law abolishes the ownership rights and titles to land granted by the former Portuguese government in Goa. It targets proprietors and title holders who acquired land through gifts, sales, or long-term possession under the old regime. By ending these specific rights, the Act aims to reform land ownership structures in the state, effectively nullifying the legal basis for these historical land grants and shifting the legal framework for land ownership in Goa.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Abolition of proprietary and other rights.
- 4. Re-grant of certain lands to the proprietor or title-holder or grantee as occupant.
- 5. Collector to take charge of lands etc. vested in the Government of Goa.
- 6. Liability of lands for payment of land revenue from the appointed date.
- 7. Gazette on the 1st January of each year the price of paddy or other crop which shall be adopted for determining the cash equivalent of the rent for that year.
- 8. Rights of cultivating tenants to hold land as occupants.
- 9. Occupant to cultivate land personally.
- 10. Transfer of land barred.
- 11. Forfeiture of land transferred in contravention of section 10.
- 12. Declaration of conferment of Occupancy Rights.
- 13. Compensation to Proprietors.
- 14. Method of payment of compensation.
- 15. Payment of compensation.
- 16. Proprietors to deliver records to Collector and Authorised Officers.
- 17. Duties and functions of the Collector.
- 18. Commencement of Proceedings.
- 19. Procedure.
- 20. Bar of jurisdiction.
- 21. Protection of action taken under this Act.
- 22. Power to remove difficulty.
- 23. Power to make Rules.
- 24. Power of the Government to issue directions.
- 25. Offences.
- 26. Miscellaneous.
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