Chapter II Chapter II

(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Government shall cause to be constituted for the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, a Public Health Board consisting of the following members, namely:— (a) the Chief Secretary of Goa; (b) the Secretary (Health); (c) the Law Secretary; (d) the Collector of North (North Goa District); (e) the Collector of South (South Goa District); (f) the Principal Chief Engineer, PWD; (g) the Superintendent of Police, North (North Goa District); (h) the Superintendent of Police, South (South Goa District); (i) the Director of Municipal Administration; (j) the Director of Panchayats; and (k) three persons having special knowledge of matters relating to Public Health or Public engineering. (2) Members nominated under clause (f) of sub-section (1) shall hold office for a period of one year from the date of nomination but shall be eligible for re-nomination. (3) The Chief Secretary of Goa shall be the President of the Public Health Board and the Director of Health Services shall be its Secretary.

(1) The Public Health Board shall advise the Government on such matters as the Government may, from time to time, refer to it. (2) The meetings of the Board and the mode of transaction of meetings shall be governed by such regulations as may be framed by it. (3) The proceedings of the Board shall not be invalidated by reason of any vacancy in the office of the President, the Secretary or a member.

(1) The Government shall have power to inspect, control and superintend the operation of local authorities under this Act. (2) The Government may, from time to time, define the powers to be exercised and the duties to be performed, by the Director or any member of his staff for the purposes of sub-section (1). (3) Nothing contained in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be deemed to affect, or derogate from any powers possessed by the Government or the Collector under any other law for the time being in force.

The Government may, by notification, direct that in respect of any function to be performed by a local authority under this Act and specified in the notification, the Government, and not the local authority, shall be the local authority in all or any areas which are comprised within the jurisdiction of such a local authority.

The Director may, from time to time as occasion requires, recommend for adoption, by any local authority, such measures as may be necessary for improving the public health administration in the local area, or for safeguarding the public health therein: Provided that, if on account of financial or other reasons any local authority is unable to carry out such measures and requests the Government to carry out such measures, the Government, after satisfying itself about the genuineness of the said difficulties, shall carry out the said measures.

The Government shall appoint, for each local area a Health Officer with such qualifications as may be prescribed, for the purposes of this Act.

(1) In the event of the prevalence or threatened outbreak of any infectious disease in any area, or of any unusual mortality therein, the Government may by order, appoint temporarily, for such period as may be specified therein, one or more additional Health Officers, for the treatment of such infectious disease and preventing it from spreading, or for investigating the cause of, and preventing such mortality, as the case may be. (2) For the purpose of sub-section (1) the Government may appoint any medical practitioner registered under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of 1956), either on an honorary basis or on such salary and allowances or both as the Government may fix.

The Government may, by general or special order, authorise any officer of the Government or of a local authority, to exercise such of the powers of a Health Officer under this Act, in such area, and subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions and to such control and revision, as may be specified in such order.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other Act or Acts governing the local authority or authorities concerned, the Government may, by general or special order, appoint any person or persons to carry out such provisions of this Act and in such areas, as may be specified in the order.

(1) The Health Officer in-charge of any local area shall exercise supervision and control over all other members of the public health establishment of such area. (2) (a) Save as otherwise provided in this Act or in any rules or regulations made under it, all appointments, transfers and punishments of the members of the public health establishment under the supervision and control of the Health Officer shall be made by the Health Officer, subject to the approval of the Director. (b) If for any reason the local authority disagrees with the orders of the Health Officer under clause (a) the local authority shall refer the matter to the Director, whose decision shall be final.

The Health Officer shall perform such of the functions and discharge such of the duties of the local authority in regard to public health matters under any of the provisions applicable to such local authority subject to such appeal and control as the Government may, by general or special order, determine.