Chapter I Chapter I

Preliminary

Short title, extent and Commencement.––

1. (1) This Act may be called the Goa Housing Board Act, 1968 and as amended by Act,2001.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of the Goa.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Definitions.–– In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,––

1. (a) 'adjoining area' means such area as may be specified to be an adjoining area under sections 29;
2. (b) 'appointed day' means such date as the Government may, by

notification in the Official Gazette, appoint;

1. (c) 'betterment charges' means charges leviable under section 54;
2. (d) 'Board' means Goa Housing Board, established under this Act;
3. (e) 'Board premises' means any premises belonging to or vesting in the Board or taken on lease or otherwise by the Board or entrusted to the Board under this Act for management and use for the purposes of this Act;
4. (f) 'building materials' means such commodities or articles as are

specified to be building materials for the purpose of this Act by notification

by the Government;

1. (g) 'Chairman' means the Chairman of the Board;
2. (h) 'competent authority' means an person authorised by notification by the Government to perform the functions of the competent authority under section 60;
   • (i) 'cooperative society' means a society registered or deemed to be registered under the law relating to cooperative societies for the time being in force in this territory;
3. (j) 'housing scheme' means a housing scheme framed under this Act;
4. (k) 'Government' means the Government of Goa.
5. (l) 'land' includes benefits arising out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth.
6. (m) 'member' means a member of the Board and included the Chairman.
7. (n) 'local authority' means the area under the jurisdiction of a municipal council or a nagar panchayat or a panchayat constituted under any law for the time being in force in the territory;
8. (o) 'notification' means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
9. (p) 'premises' means any land or building or part of a building and includes -
   • (i) gardens, ground and out-houses, if any, appertaining to such building or part of a building, and
   • (ii) any fitting affixed to such building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof;
10. (q) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
11. (r) 'regulations' means regulations made under section 129; 'rent' means the amount payable to the Board in respect of the occupation of any Board premises and includes the charges for water and electricity used or consumed in the premises;
12. (t) 'Secretary' means the Secretary–cum-Managing Director of the Board;
13. (u) 'Territory' means the Union Territory of Goa, Daman & Diu.
    • (v) 'Year' means the financial year.