Miscellaneous provisions

Miscellaneous provisions.—

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1975 (Act 21 of 1975), for the Mopa International Airport Planning Area, the Authority shall be deemed to be a Planning and Development Authority under the said Act and it shall prepare an Outline Development Plan for the planning area within its jurisdiction, in accordance with the Concession Agreement dated 8-11-2016 which shall be, subject to the approval of the Government, final. Explanation: “Concession Agreement dated 8-11-2016” means the Agreement for the Development of Greenfield International Airport on Public Private Partnership basis at Mopa in Goa entered into between the Government of Goa and GMR Goa International Airport Limited and any subsequent amendment, deviation, modification, etc. to the same as approved by the Government of Goa.
2. (2) This Authority shall also be a deemed Panchayat having all powers under the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and a deemed Municipality under the Goa Municipality Act, 1968 with all powers thereof.
3. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any relevant law for the time being in force, once a proposal is cleared, and a clearance or permission is granted by the Authority under this Act, then no other clearance shall be required from any Competent Authority or any other authority under the provisions of any such relevant law.