The Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction Act, 2016

Government of Goa Department of Law and Judiciary Legal Affairs Division Notification 7/23/2016-LA The Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction Act, 2016 (Goa Act 20 of 2016), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 11-8-2016 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 12-9-2016, is hereby published for general information of the public. Sharad G. Marathe, Joint Secretary (Law) Porvorim, 15 th September, 2016

The Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction Act, 2016 (Goa Act 20 of 2016)[12-9-2016] AN ACT to provide for regularisation of unauthorized constructions in the State of Goa and for matters connected and incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. (1) This Act may be called the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction Act, 2016.
2. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Goa.
3. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 24 th day of June, 2016.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “authorised officer” means a officer as authorised under sub-section (1) of the section 3;
2. (b) “Competent Authority” means the authority competent to issue sanad, permission/licence, no objection certificate, or any other document for carrying out construction under the relevant Act;
3. (c) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
4. (d) “Official Gazette” means the Official Gazette of the Government;
5. (e) “Local Authority” means the Corporation of the City of Panaji, Municipal Council, Village Panchayat and includes the Planning and Development Authority;
6. (f) “relevant Act” means,—
   • (i) the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969); or
   • (ii) the Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (Act No. 21 of 1975); or
   • (iii) the City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002 (Goa Act 1 of 2003); or
   • (iv) the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Act No. 7 of 1969); or
   • (v) the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No. 14 of 1994); or
   • (vi) the Goa (Regulation of Land Development and Building Construction) Act,2008 (Goa Act 6 of 2008); or
   • (vii) any other State law which regulates the construction in the State, and the rules, regularisation, bye-laws, notifications and orders issued thereunder;
7. (g) “State” means the State of Goa;
8. (h) “unauthorized construction” means any construction which has been carried out before the 28th day of February, 2014, in the State of Goa, without obtaining sanad, permission/licence, no objection certificate or any other documents from the Competent Authority under the relevant Acts.

1. (1) Any person who has carried out unauthorized construction in the property specified herein below before the 28th day of February, 2014, may make an application in Form I hereto together with application fee in the form of Court fee stamp of rupees five, documents specified in Schedule I hereto, sketch of the structure proposed to be regularized along with dimensions to the officer as may be authorised by the Government by Notification in the Official Gazette, not below the rank of Junior Scale Officer of Goa Civil Service, for regularisation of such unauthorized construction, within a period of 1[210 days] from the date of coming into force of this Act:
   • (a) any residential, commercial or residential cum commercial unauthorised construction in applicants own

property or by the applicant who is co-owner, with written consent of all other co-owners thereto, in a property jointly held by the applicant with such co-owners.[

1. (a) any residential, commercial or residential cum commercial unauthorized construction in applicants own property, or in a property jointly held by the applicant with other co- owners.”;]
2. (b) any unauthorized construction of a dwelling house by the applicant who is declared/registered as mundkar

under the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act,1975 (Act No. 1 of

1976) or a farm house constructed by the applicant who is tenant or owner of an agricultural land.

1. (c) any unauthorized construction by the applicant in undivided property jointly held by a unit of family or families, with written consent of all other members of the family/families. 3[ “(c) any unauthorized construction by the applicant in undivided property jointly held by a unit of family or families.”;]
2. (d) any unauthorized construction carried out by an institution or a person other than an individual in its property.
3. (e) any unauthorized construction carried out by the applicant, in a property wholly owned by another person with the consent of such person.

4[(f) any unauthorized construction of a dwelling house carried out on a land belonging to a Comunidade in respect of which the officer authorized under clause (1) of article 372-B of the Legislative Diploma No. 2070 dated 15-4-1961, in its application to the State of Goa, has passed order of regularisation of such land.

1. (g) any unauthorized construction of a dwelling house carried out on a land belonging to the Government or

land granted by the Government in respect of which the Deputy Collector has passed order of regularisation of such land.

1. (h) any unauthorized construction of a dwelling house carried out on a land granted by the Government under 20 Point Programme Scheme in respect of which the competent authority has granted Class I occupancy.] 5[Provided that no such written consent as referred to in clauses (a) and (c) is required where the property/land is divided/allotted between all co-owners or members of family/families by an order or decree of the court in any proceedings or by any registered Deed or instrument:] 6[Provided that the person who could not make application within above period may make such application within a period of thirty days from the date of coming into force of the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction (Amendment) Act, 2018.] 7[Provided further that the person who could not make application within a period as specified in the first proviso may make such application within a period of ninety days from the date of coming into force of the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction (Amendment) Act, 2023.] 9[Provided further that the person who could not make application within a period as specified in the third proviso may make such application within a period of ninety days from the date of coming into force of the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction (Third Amendment) Act, 2023]. 10[Provided further that the person,—
   • (i) who could not make application within the period as specified in the fourth proviso; or
   • (ii) whose application has been rejected by the authorized officer before the commencement of the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction (Amendment) Act, 2025, on any ground whatsoever, may make such application or fresh application, as the case may be, within a period of two years from the date of coming into force of the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction (Amendment) Act, 2025.]

1. (2) The authorised officer shall issue acknowledgment to the applicant of having received the application under sub-section (1).
2. (3) The authorised officer shall scrutinize the application received under sub-section (1) and after holding an enquiry, as he deems fit and conducting site inspection thereof and subject to payment by the applicant of charges,

taxes, fees and penalty as determined by the authorised officer as per schedule II hereto,

11[pass an order of regularisation of such unauthorized construction. grant a sanad under Section 32 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9 of 1969) and pass an order of regularisation of such unauthorized construction”]

1. (4) The built up area of the unauthorized construction which is proposed to be regularised shall not exceed,—
   • (i) 200 square meters in case such construction is meant for personal residence of the applicant;
   • (ii) 100 square meters in case such construction is meant for commercial purpose of the applicant;
   • (iii) 250 square meters in case such construction is meant for residential cum commercial purpose of the applicant;
   • (iv) 400 square meters in case such construction is meant for institutional purpose. 12[(4) The total built up area of the unauthorized construction which is proposed to be regularised including all floors thereof shall not exceed,—
   • (i) 600 square meters, in case such construction is carried out within limits of any Village Panchayat, subject to the permissible F.A.R.;
   • (ii) 1,000 square meters, in case such construction is carried out within limits of any Municipal Council or Municipal Corporation, subject to the permissible F.A.R., and such construction shall be meant for either personal residence, commercial purpose, commercial cum residential purpose or institutional purpose of the applicant.”; ]
2. (5) The authorised officer shall not entertain any application under sub-section (1), if the unauthorized construction falls within the limits of the protected forest, area declared as a wild life sanctuary, area covered under the Coastal regulation zone [area covered under the Coastal regulation zone where such construction has been carried out after the 19th day of February, 1991], No Development Zone, open spaces, public land, , 13[areas covered under Eco Sensitive Zone-I, areas other than orchard land or cultivable land covered under Eco Sensitive Zone-II], Khazan land, any construction prohibited under the Goa Land(Prohibition on Construction) Act, 1995, (Goa Act No. 20 of 1995), road set back or right of way or any construction which causes obstruction to any natural water channel or any structure which is constructed by filling water bodies or any construction in or for scrap yard. 14[Explanation. — (i) “Eco Sensitive Zone-I” means Eco Sensitive Zone-I as classified in Regional Plan 2021.”
   • (iii) “Eco Sensitive Zone-II” means Eco Sensitive-II as classified in RegionalPlan 2021]; 15[Provided that the authorized officer may entertain any application under sub-section (1), if the unauthor ized construction falls within the limits of the area covered under Settlement Zone, Institutional Zone or Industrial Zone, Cultivable Zone, ORCHARD.] 16[Provided further that where there is no required access of three meters to the unauthorized construction, the authorized officer shall entertain an application under sub-section (1) for regularisation of unauthorized construction if the applicant undertakes to make such access available within a period of five years by submitting an undertaking to that effect.]; 17[(6) The authorised officer shall not entertain an application or proceed with regularisation process of unauthorized construction where the title or ownership of any property/land upon which unauthorized construction has been carried out, is subject matter of a dispute before any Court, Tribunal or any Statutory Authority and such Court, Tribunal or Statutory Authority has passed an injunction or granted status quo or any prohibitory order against such property/land or construction.
3. (7) Where the title or ownership of any property/land upon which unauthorized construction has been carried out, is subject matter of a dispute before any Court, Tribunal or any Statutory Authority but no such

injunction or status quo or any prohibitory order is granted against such property/land or construction by such

Court, Tribunal or Statutory Authority and the authorised officer passes any order of regularization of unauthorized construction under this Act, such order shall be subject to the decision of such Court or Tribunal or Statutory Authority.

18[(7A) Where the authorized officer passes an order under this Act for regularisation of unauthorized construction in a property jointly held by the applicant with other co-owners as referred in clause (a) of sub- section (1), without the written consent of all such co-owners, such order shall be subject to the order or judgment that may be passed by the competent Civil Court in a suit or other legal proceeding that may be initiated by the aggrieved co-owner. (7B) Where the authorized officer passes an order under this Act for regularisation of unauthorized construction in a property jointly held by the applicant with other members of the unit of family or families as referred in clause (c) of sub-section (1), without the written consent of all other members of such family or families, such order shall be subject to the order or judgment that may be passed by the competent Civil Court in a suit or other legal proceeding that may be initiated by the aggrieved any member of such family or families.”]

1. (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in the relevant Act or in any contract, judgment, decree or order of any Court or any Statutory Authority or any instrument having the force of law, the authorized officer may, entertain an application under sub-section (1) and pass an order of regularisation of unauthorized construction under this Act and upon passing of such order of regularisation of unauthorized construction, such unauthorized construction shall be deemed to have been regularised under the relevant Act.]

The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add to, or omit from, or otherwise amend any entry of, the Schedules hereto and thereupon the Schedules shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly.

The Government shall upon receipt of the payments as specified in Schedule–II hereto make grants to the concerned local authorities in respect of charges, taxes and fees as per the said Schedule.

It shall be the duty of the Collector of the district and the Mamlatdar of every taluka, upon expiry of a period of 180 days from the date of coming into force of this Act, to identify such Constructions which are unauthorized or any part of it which is unauthorized and have not applied for regularisation within the said period and direct the competent authorities under the relevant Acts to take immediate action for demolition of such unauthorized constructions.

1. (1) The authorized officer may either on his own motion or on application of any

party interested, review any order passed by him or by any of his predecessors-in-office and pass such order in reference thereto as he thinks fit: Provided that the authorized officer shall before reviewing any order under this section, obtain the permission of the Collector.

1. (2) No order shall be reviewed under this section without giving notice to the other party and no application for review of such order shall be entertained unless filed within a period of one year from the date of such order: Provided that the authorized officer shall not, on his own motion, review any order under this section after expiry of period of six months from the date of such order: Provided further that no application for review shall be entertained if an appeal against the said order has already been filed or decided under Section 7 of this Act.
2. (3) No order shall be reviewed except on the following grounds, namely:—
   • (i) discovery of new and important matter or evidence which, after the exercise of due diligence was not within the knowledge of the applicant or could not be produced by him at the time when the order was passed or order made; or
   • (ii) some mistake or error apparent on the face of the record; or
   • (iii) any other sufficient reason.]

1. (1) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the authorised officer may prefer an appeal to the Government.
2. (2) Every appeal under this Act shall be filed within a period of sixty days from the date of the order of the

authorised officer and the provisions of sections 4, 5, 12 and 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (Central Act 36 of

1963), shall apply to the filing of such appeal].

No suit, prosecution or any other legal proceedings shall lie against the authorised officer for anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done under this Act.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the

Government may, by general or special order published in the Official Gazette, make such provision consistent with the provisions of this Act as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of removing difficulty.

1. (1) The Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction Ordinance, 2016 (Ordinance No. 2 of 2016) is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act. FORM I [See section 3(1)] Application cum self declaration for regularisation of unauthorized construction To, The ........................... Having Camp office at ............................., Authorised Officer For the Taluka of ............., District .................... Goa. Sub: Request for regularisation of unauthorized construction. Sir/Madam, In pursuance to the .............................................Act, 2016, I, Shri ..................................................son/daughter/wife of ............................., major in age, (occupation), ................................. residing at ................................ , Goa, do hereby request your good office to kindly consider my request to regularise the unauthorized construction done by me the details of which along with my declaration are given herein below:— (All details to be filled in capital letters only) 1. Name of the applicant: 2. Postal address of the applicant: 3. Brief description of the unauthorized construction: (type of structure: Residential/Commercial/ /Residential cum commercial/institutional) 4. Survey No. /Sub division No: 5. Name of the Revenue Village and Taluka: 6. Details of construction (tick mark the appropriate option) Independent structure: Expansion of existing structure:
   • (a) Category of the structure:
   • (b) Details of present usage:

Personal dwelling Leased on rent

Store –room

Other (specify)

1. (c) Whether in one’s property or joint or other:
2. (d) If not one’s property, whether NOC of owner/co-owner is attached:
3. (e) Precise plinth area of the construction in square meters: 7. Details of amount paid:—
4. (a) Total amount paid:
5. (b) Challan/DD/PO No.:
6. (c) Whether entire or 50% paid: 8. Details of pending disputes, if any:—
7. (a) Before which authority/court:
8. (b) Case number:
9. (c) Stage of hearing:
10. (d) any injunction /prohibitory order are issued. 9. Structure Stability Certificate (if building has floors)
11. (a) Enclosed / not enclosed:
12. (b) issued by:
13. (c) Dates of Inspection being carried out and report prepared on: I do hereby undertake and declare that all the information given hereinabove is true and correct and that nothing therein is concealed misrepresented or wrongly mentioned.

I further declare and undertake that I am aware that any of the above mentioned information provided by me if found to be incorrect, false or misrepresented, then the regularization of the construction, if ordered by the authorised officer shall stand automatically revoked and I shall be under bounden duty to remove the said construction immediately at my own cost.

I also declare that the said construction is not within any of the prohibited areas/sites as mentioned in the sub-

section (5) of Section 3. I further undertake that I am in no dues to Government or local bodies and that I have paid all my dues. I further declare that I am fully responsible for any wrong declaration given hereinabove or in any other statement that may be required to be given by me for processing my request. Enclosed: - (1) Sketch showing dimension of the structure.

1. (2) Receipt of amount paid.
2. (3) Documents relied on viz...... 4) Any other enclosure.................. Signature of the Applicant/Deponent Name of the Applicant

(See Section 3(1) List of Documents in support of the Application for regularisation. Sl. No Document type Issued by competent authority 1 2 3 Water/ Electricity/ other utility services consumption bills Issued at any date pertaining to period prior to 28th February, 2014. 2 Aadhar Card Issued prior to 28th February, 2014. 3 Election Photo Identity Card Issued prior to 28th February, 2014 4 Ration card Issued prior to 28th February, 2014 5 Passport Issued prior to 28th February, 2014. 6 Telephone usage bills Issued at any date pertaining to period prior to 28th February, 2014. 7 House Tax Receipts Issued at any date pertaining to period prior to 28th February, 2014. 8 Bank Account passbook of scheduled banks Issued prior to 28th February, 2014 9 Postal Account passbook Issued prior to 28th February, 2014 10 Any Tax receipts Issued prior to 28th February, 2014 11 Land Index Form I & XIV Issued prior to 28th February, 2014 12 Residence/Domicile or other certificate Issued prior to 28th February, 2014 Notice issued by any Government Department/agency Issued prior to 28th February, 2014 ————

[See section 3(3)] Table for calculating penalty, fees, charges for regularization Area of unauthorised Construction (in square meters) / Survey/ Number/ Village/Municip al area/Category of construction (A) Conversion charges (B) Infrastru cture tax S (C)Oc cupan cy fee £ (D) Construction license fees (E) House tax £ Total(A+ B+ C+D+E) Regularisation fee@ Penalty* Grand Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (i) # Conversion charges shall be applicable as per the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969). (ii) $ Infrastructure Tax shall be applicable as per the Goa Tax on Infrastructure Act, 2009 (Goa Act 20 of 2009). (iii) £ Occupancy fee, Construction license fee, House tax shall be applicable as leviable/payable on date of making application, in the respective Municipal/Village Panchayat areas. (iv) * Penalty shall be over and above the total payable amount in columns (A) to (E) as follows:- (a) Residential: 5% (b) commercial: 15% (c) residential cum commercial: 10% (d) Institutional: 5%. (v) @ Regularisation fee shall be collected for respective area as indicated in the Annexure below. Annexure I–Coastal and Developed Area Original entries read as follows :- Table for calculating penalty, fees, charges for regularisation Area of Unauthorised Construction (insq.mts)/Survey No./Village/ Municipal Area/Category of construction Conversion Charges # Infrastructure tax Occupancy fees £ Construction License fees £ House tax £ Total (A+B+C+D +E) Penalty * Grand Total A B C D E # Conversion charges will be applicable as per the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968(Act 9 of 1968). $ Infrastructure Tax will be applicable as per the Goa Tax on Infrastructure Act, 2009(Goa Act 20 of 2009). £ Occupancy fees, Construction license fees, House tax will be applicable as existing as on date of application, in the respective Municipal/Village Panchayat areas. • Penalty shall be over and above the total due payable amount in column (A) to (E) as follows:— (a) Residential: 5% (b) commercial: 15% (c) residential cum commercial: 10% (d) institutional: 5%. 1) Bardez 2) Salcete 3) Mormugao 4) Tiswadi 1) Pernem 2) Quepem 3) Canacona Category-B: Regularisation fees for areas under this category as mentioned below shall be calculated @ 30% of the Sum Total of the Column (A+B+C+D+E). Category-A: Regularisation fees for areas under this category as mentioned below shall be calculated @ 40% of the Sum Total of the Column (A+B+C+D+E). i) Anjuna ii) Candolim iii) Calangute iv) Nerul v) Penha-de- Franca vi) Salvador- do-Mundo vii) Pilerne i) Benaulim ii) Colva iii) Betalbatim iv) Gonsua v) Carmona vi) Cavelossim vii) Majorda viii) Sernabatim ix) Varca i) Arossim ii) Cansaulim iii) Velsao iv) Pale v) Chicolna vi) Issorcim vii) Sao Jorge viii) Chicalim ix) Dabolim i) Taleigao ii) Bambolim iii) Ella i) Morjim ii) Mandrem iii) Arambol v) Tiracol i) Naquerim ii) Quitol iv) Querim i) Agonda ii) Cola iii) Nagorcem - Palolem iv) Poinguinim II–Municipal Areas Category-A: Regularisation fees for areas under this category as mentioned below shall be calculated @35% of the Sum Total of the Column (A+B+C+D+E). Category-B: Regularisation fees for areas under this category as mentioned below shall be calculated @ 25% of the Sum Total of the Column (A+B+C+D+E). 1) Panaji/City Corporation of Panaji: All Wards. 2) Mapusa: All Wards. 3) Ponda: All Wards. 4) Margao :All Wards. 5) Mormugao: All Wards. 1) Pernem: All Wards. 2) Bicholim: All Wards. 3) Sanquelim: All Wards. 4) Valpoi: All Wards. 5) Cuncolim: All Wards. 6) Quepem: All Wards. 7) Curchorem/Cacora Municipal Areas: All Wards. 8) Sanguem Municipal Areas: All Wards. 9) Cancona Municipal Areas: All Wards, excluding Nagorcem-Palolem. III–Developing Villages Regularisation fees for areas under this category as mentioned below shall be calculated @ 20% of the Sum Total of the Column (A+B+C+D+E). District-North Goa 1) Tiswadi Taluka: 2) Bardez Taluka 3) Pernem Taluka: 4) Bicholim Taluka: 5) Satari Taluka: i) Durgawado ii) Bainguinim iii) Corlim iv) Calapur v) Chimbel vi) Cujira vii) Carambolim viii) Morombi-o- Pequeno ix) Morombi- -o- Grande x) Murda xi) Panelim xii) Renovadi i) Guirim ii) Colvale iii) Tivim iv) Bastora v) Reis Magos vi) Verla vii) Parra viii) Canca i) Dhargal ii) Tuem i) Carapur ii) Maem iii) Sarvona iv) Mulgao v) Maulinguem- South vi) Arvalem vii) Amone i) Onda ii) Nanus District-South Goa 1) Pondav Taluka: 2) Salcete Taluka 3) Mormugao Taluka: 4) Quepem Taluka: 5) Sanguem Taluka: 6) Dharbandora Taluka: 7) Canacona Taluka: i) Siroda ii) Borim iii) Queula iv) Betora v) Curti vi) Cundaim vii) Marcaim viii) Usago ix) Bandora i) Navelim ii) Aquem iii) Nuvem iv)Davorlim i) Cortalim ii)Sancoale i) Sirvoi ii) Amona iii) Deao iv) Xeldem v) Chaifi vi) Cusmane vii) Fatorpa i) Cotarli ii) Sanvordem i) Dharbandora ii) Pilliem iii) Collem iv) Mollem NIL IV-Rural Villages Regularisation fees for areas under this category as mentioned below shall be calculated @ 10% of the Sum Total of the Column (A+B+C+D+E). District-North Goa 1) Tiswadi Taluka: 2) Bardez Taluka 3) Pernem Taluka: 4) Bicholim Taluka: 5) Satari Taluka: i) Capao ii) Ambarim iii) Batim iv) Caraim v) Gancim vi) Gandaulim vii) Goalim-Moula viii) Goltim ix) Jua x) Malar xi) Naroa xii) Navelim xiii) Talaulim xiv) Chorao i) Sangolda ii) Moira iii) Assagao iv) Siolim v) Aldona vi) Arpora vii) Socorro viii) Camurlim ix) Sircaim x) Nagoa xi) Nachinola xii) Ucassaim xiii) Marra i) Torxem ii) Tamboxem iii) Mopa iv) Ugvem v) Khajne/Cansnem vi) Amberem vii) Poroscodem viii) Varconda ix) Ozari x) Casarvornem xi) Chandel xii) Hasapur xiii) Alorna xiv) Ibrampur xv) i) Adwalpale ii) Aturli iii) Cotmbi iv) Cudnem v) Curchirem vi) Dumacem vii) Latambarcem viii) Maulinguem- North ix) Mencurem x) Naroa xi) Navelim xii) Ona xiii) Pale i) Ambeli ii) Ambedem iii) Ansolem iv) Advoi v) Assordem vi) Bombedem vii) Buimpal viii) Birondem ix) Karambolim- Brama x) Choraundem xi) Codal xii) Caranzol xiii) Cumarconda xv) umbarjua xvi) Curca xvii) Neural-o- Grande xviii) Neura-o- Pequene xix) Azossim xx) Goa-Velha xxi) Mandur xxii) Mercurim xxiii) Siridao xiv) Nadora xv) Moitem xvi) Assonora xvii) Oxel xviii) Pirna xix) Revora xx) Paliem xxi) Saligao xxii) Marna xxiii) Calvim xxiv) Corjuvem xxv) Punola xxvi) Pomburpa xxvii) Olaulim xxviii) Ponolem Virnoda xvi) Agarwada xvii) Chopdem xviii) Paliem xix) Corgao xx) Parcem xiv) Piligao xv) Salem xvi) Sirgao xvii) Surla xviii) Vainguinim xix) Velguem xx) Virdi xiv) Cudcem xv) Compordem xvi) Codiem xvii) Cocqui xviii) Codvol xix) Carambolim- Burzruco xx) Cotorem xxi) Conquirem xxii) Dongurli xxiii) Derodem xxiv) Davem xxv) Dabem xxvi) Damocem xxvii) Edorem xxviii) Gonteli xxix) Golauli xxx) Govanem xxxi) Guleli xxxii) Ivrem- Buzruco xxxiii) Ivrem-Curdo xxxiv) Morlem xxxv) Massordem xxxvi) Mauzi xxxvii) Maloli xxxviii) Melauli xxxix) Malpona xl) Naguem xli) Nagargao xlii) Naneli xliii) Nanorem xliv) Poriem xlv) Podocem xlvi) Pissurlem xlvii) Pendral xlviii) Pale xlix) Ponocem i) Padeli li) Querim lii) Ravona liii) Rivem liv) Sirolo lv) Surla lvi) Satrem lvii) Sigonem lviii) Saleli lix) Satorem lx) Sonal lxi) SonusVonvoliem lxii) Sanvordem lxiii) Sanvorcem lxiv) Siranguli lxv) Sisidem lxvi) Ustem lxvii) Velus lxviii) Vainguinim lxix) Vaguriem lxx) Velguem lxxi) Vantem lxxii) XelopoCurdo lxxiii) Xelopo Buzruco lxxiv) Zarani lxxv) Zormen District-South Goa 1) Ponda Taluka: 2) Salcete Taluka 3) Mormugao Taluka: 4) Quepem Taluka: i) Adcolna ii) Betqui iii) Boma iv) Candepar v) Codar vi) Conxem vii) Cuncoliem viii) Durbhat ix) Nircancal x) Orgao xi) Panchawadi xii) Priol xiii) Querim xiv) Savoi-Verem xv) Gangem xvi) Talaulim xvii) Tivrem xviii) Vadi xix) Vagurbem xx) Velinga xxi) Volvoi xxii) Candola i) Ambelim ii) Adsulim iii) Assolna iv) Chandor v) Chinchinim vi) Calata vii) Camurlim viii) Cana ix) Cavorim x) Curtorim xi) Cuncolim xii) Deussua xiii) Dicarpale xiv) Dramapur xv) Duncolim xvi) Gaundalim xvii) Guirdolim xviii) Loutolim xix) Macasana xx) Mulem xxi) Nagoa xxii) Orlim xxiii) Paroda xxiv) Raia xxv) Rachol xxvi) Sarzora xxvii) Sao Jose de areal xxviii) Seraulim i) Quelossim ii) Cuelim iii) Sao Jacinto Island i) Zanodem ii) Undorna iii) Quisconda iv) Quedem v) Sulcorna vi) Pirla vii) Padi viii) Odar ix) Nagvem x) Mangal xi) Maina xii) Molcornem xiii) Molcopona xiv) Morpirla xv) Gocoldem xvi) Corla xvii) Cazur xviii) Cordem xix) Cavorem xx) Cotombi xxi) Barcem xxii) Bendurdem xxiii) Ambaulim xxiv) Avedem xxv) Assolda xxvi) Admen xxvii) Xelvona xxviii) XicXelvolna xxix) Balli xxx) Tiloi xxix) Sirlim xxx) Talvorda xxxi) Talaulim xxxii) Utorda xxxiii) Vanelim xxxiv) Velim xxxv) Verna xxxvi) Veroda 5) Sanguem Taluka: 6) Dharbandora Taluka: 7) Canacona Taluka: i) Antoriem ii) Boma iii) Bati iv) Calem v) Comproi Colomba x) Curdi xi) Cumbari xii) Dudal xiii) Dongurli xiv) Dongor xv) Maulinguem xvi) Muguli xvii) Naiquinim xviii) Netroli xix) Nundem xx) Oxel xxi) Patiem xxii) Potrem xxiii) Porteem xxiv) Rumbrem i) Aglote ii) Bandoli iii) Codli iv) Caranzol i) Canacona ii) Cotigao iii) Gaodongrem iv) Loliem v) Camarconda vi) Cormonem vii) Sancordem viii) Sangod ix) Sigao x) Sonaulim xi) Surala xii) Maissal xxv) Rivona xxvi) Salauli xxvii) Santona xxviii) Sigonem xxix) Tudou xxx) Uguem xxxi) Viliena xxxii) Verlem xxxiii) Vichundrem xxxiv) Xelpem Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa Dated 09-09-2016 SUDHIR MAHAJAN Secretary to the Government of Goa Law Department (Legal Affairs) __________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 38 (Extraordinary No. 5) dated 27-12-2016. 6. By the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 (Ordinance No. 1 of 2018), published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 11 (Extrordinary-2) dated 18-6-2018, the proviso inserted and 30 day’s time was given( i.e. from 18-6- 2018 to 17-7-2018) to submit the applications. Thereafter by the Amendment Act 16 of 2018 period granted by the Ordinance was save and regularized and further 30 days’ time more granted from the date the Act 16 of 2018 will come into force i.e. from 4 th October, 2018 as notified vide Notification No. 16/55/2015-RD dated 4-10-2018. 8. 24-2-2023 the date Notified vide nnotification No. 25/01/01-2020-RD-1 dated 23-2-2023 published in the Official Gazette Series-I No.47 (Extraordinary) dated 23-2-2023 13. Expression “areas covered under Eco Sensitive Zone” substituted vide Amendment Act 6 of 2021. 14. Explanation inserted vide Amendment Act 6 of 2021 15. Proviso inserted vide Amendment Act 6 of 2021 17. Sub-section (6),(7) and (8) substituted vide Act No.19 of 2023. Original sub-section read as follows:- (6) The authorised officer shall not entertain an application or proceed with regularisation process of unauthorized construction where any Court, Tribunal or any Statutory Authority has passed any injunction or granted status quo or any prohibitory order, or such unauthorized construction is a 1. Substituted vide the Goa (Regularisation of Unauthorized Construction) (Amendment) Ordnance, 2016 (Ordinance No.4 of 2016) 2. Substituted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025 3. Substituted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025 4. Inserted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025 5. Inserted vide Act No.19 of 2023 thereafter same is omitted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025.. 7. Inserted vide Amendment Act 2 of 2023 published in the Official Gazette Series-I No.46 (Extraordinary) dated 17-2-2023 9. Inserted vide Amendment Act 36 of 2023. 10. Inserted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025. 11. Substituted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025 12. Substituted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025. 16. Inserted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025. subject matter of a dispute before such Court, Tribunal or any Statutory Authority. (7) Where any unauthorized construction is a 18. Inserted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025. 19. Inserted vide Amendment Act 17 of 2025. subject matter of dispute before any Court, Tribunal or any Statutory Authority, and if authorised officer passes any order of regularization under this Act, such order shall be subject to the decision of such Court or Tribunal or Statutory Authority. (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in the relevant Act, upon passing of the order of regularisation of any unauthorized construction under this Act, such unauthorized construction shall be deemed to have been regularised under the relevant Act. 20. Section 7 substituted vide Amendment Act 19 of 2023. Original section read as follows:- 7. Appeals. — Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the authorised officer may prefer an appeal to the Government within a period of sixty days from the date of passing of such order. 21. Entry of Schedule-II substituted by the Notification No. 16/55/2015-RD (Part-II)dated 11-11-2016published in the Official Gazette Series-I No. 33 dated 17-11-2016.