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The Goa Tillari Irrigation Development Corporation Act, 1999

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This Act establishes the Goa Tillari Irrigation Development Corporation to mobilize resources for completing the Tillari Irrigation Project, a joint venture between the governments of Goa and Maharashtra. The Corporation is a body corporate with perpetual succession, giving it the legal power to own property, enter contracts, and manage the project's planning, construction, and maintenance. It applies to the specified areas of operation and aims to ensure the project is completed in a time-bound manner, facilitating agricultural development and water management in the region.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT, CONDUCT OF BUSINESS AND →

  1. 3Establishment of Goa Tillari Irrigation Development Corporation.
  2. 4Constitution of Corporation.
  3. 5Executive Committee.
  4. 6Meetings of Corporation.
  5. 7Constitution of Committees.
  6. 8Provisions for inviting officers of Government and local authority.
  7. 9Filling up of casual vacancy of Director.
  8. 10Action not to be invalidated by vacancy, informality, etc.
  9. 11Officers and servants of Corporation.
  10. 12Disqualification of all officers and staff.
  11. 13Corporation or in any employment under, by or on behalf of the Corporation otherwise then as an officer or staff thereof, shall be qualified to be an officer or staff of the Corporation.

Chapter III VESTING OF PROPERTY, ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS AND →

  1. 14Vesting and transfer of property to the Corporation.
  2. 15Decision of State Government on the vesting of property to be final.
  3. 16State Government, whose decision thereon shall be final.

Chapter IV FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE CORPORATION →

  1. 17Functions of the Corporation.
  2. 18General powers of the Corporation.
  3. 19Water charges for supply of water for irrigation, industrial and domestic purpose.
  4. 20Government, local authorities, Government agencies, cultivators and water users associations.
  5. 21The Corporation shall pay the interest charges on the borrowed money through the recovery of water charges.
  6. 22Co-ordination with other authorities to minimise inconvenience caused by submergence
  7. 23Powers of State Government to issue directions.

Chapter V ACQUISITION OF LAND →

  1. 24Power to acquire land for purposes of this Act.
  2. 25Transfer of Government land to the Corporation.
  3. 26Power of Corporation to dispose of land, etc.

Chapter VI FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT →

  1. 27Application of Corporation’s assets, etc.
  2. 28Fund of the Corporation.
  3. 29Contribution of State Government to Corporation fund.
  4. 30Grants, subventions, loans and advances to Corporation.
  5. 31Power of Corporation to borrow.
  6. 32Acceptance of deposits by the Corporation.
  7. 33Power to spend.
  8. 34Reserve and other funds.
  9. 35Submission of budget to Corporation.
  10. 36Sanction of budget estimates.
  11. 37Government as Guarantor.
  12. 38Disposal of profits and deficits.
  13. 39Government.
  14. 40Depreciation Fund.
  15. 41Apportionment of betterment charges levied by State Government.
  16. 42Financial statement and programme of work.
  17. 43Accounts and Audit.
  18. 44Concurrent and special audit of accounts.

Chapter VII MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY →

  1. 45Furnishing of annual reports and returns, etc.
  2. 46Rehabilitation and resettlement of the project affected persons.
  3. 47Execution of contracts, etc.
  4. 48Power of entry.
  5. 49Dues to be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
  6. 50Service of notice, etc.
  7. 51Public notice how to be made known.
  8. 52Notice period for performance.
  9. 53Default in performance of duty.
  10. 54Offences by companies.
  11. 55Authority for prosecution.
  12. 56Compounding of offences by Corporation.
  13. 57Penalty for obstruction.
  14. 58Delegation of powers of Corporation.
  15. 59Protection of action taken in good faith.
  16. 60Chairman, Directors and Officers, etc. to be public servants.— The Chairman,
  17. 61Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.
  18. 62Power to make rules.
  19. 63Power to make regulations.
  20. 64Power to remove doubts and difficulties.
  21. 65Dissolution of Corporation.

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