Laying of the notifications and rules before the Legislative Assembly.

All notifications and rules made under this Act shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly as soon as may be when the Legislative Assembly is in session and if not in session, immediately on reassembly of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Assembly shall have power to annul or modify the notification or rules so laid by a resolution adopted for that purpose. On adoption of a resolution for annulment or modification of any notification or any rule, the notification or the rule shall be of no effect or shall stand modified accordingly.

Secretariat Annexe, V. P. SHETYE, Panaji. Secretary to the Government of Goa, Dated: 29-1-2002. Law Department (Legal Affairs).

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¹ Inserted vide Amendment Act, 2024

² Substituted by the Amendment Act 2024. Original provisions read as follows:- (B) For illegal sinking/construction and/or use

_____________________________________________________________________________ of wells and/or transportation of water and/or polluting and contaminating ground water: If any user— (a) contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder;

1. (b) obstructs the Ground Water Officer or any other person authorised by him to exercise the powers under this Act,he shall be punishable— (i) for the first offence, with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand; 2[(ii) for the second and subsequent offence, with fine which may extend upto rupees ten thousand, every time and the well shall be sealed by the Ground Water Officer.] 3. Clause (c) inserted vide Amendment Act 2024.