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Bare Act

The Goa Waste Management Act, 2016

Environmental201654 sections5 chapters

This Act establishes the Goa Waste Management Corporation to oversee the scientific and sustainable handling of all types of waste generated in the state. It applies to the entire state of Goa and covers various waste streams including residential, commercial, hazardous, electronic, and bio-medical waste. By creating a dedicated body to manage these facilities, the law ensures safer disposal methods, protects the environment and public health, and promotes the orderly development of waste management infrastructure across the region.

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Chapter II Chapter II →

  1. 3Establishment and incorporation
  2. 4Constitution
  3. 5Disqualification for being Director
  4. 6Term of office and conditions of service of Director
  5. 7Meetings of Corporation
  6. 8Cessation of being Director
  7. 9Vacancies how to be filled
  8. 10Temporary absence of Directors.
  9. 11Proceedings presumed to be good and valid.
  10. 12Officers and servants of the Corporation.

Chapter III Chapter III →

  1. 13Functions.
  2. 14General powers of the Corporation.
  3. 15Authentication of orders and documents of Corporation.
  4. 16Directions by the Government.

Chapter IV Chapter IV →

  1. 17Application of Corporation’s assets.
  2. 18Corporation’s fund.
  3. 19Grants, subventions, loans and advances and capital contribution to the Corporation.
  4. 20Power of the Corporation to borrow
  5. 21Deposits
  6. 22Reserve and other funds
  7. 23Expenditure from funds
  8. 24Budget and programme of work
  9. 25Accounts and audit
  10. 26Concurrent and special audit of accounts

Chapter V Chapter V →

  1. 27Acquisition of land for the Corporation to be a public purpose
  2. 28Use of land by the Corporation
  3. 29Government lands

Chapter VI Chapter VI →

  1. 30Powers of Corporation in case of certain defaults by holder of land in waste management area/site
  2. 31Penalty for construction or use of land and buildings contrary to terms of holdings
  3. 32Power to lay pipe lines, etc.
  4. 33Powers of entry
  5. 34Officers of the Corporation may be vested with other powers
  6. 35Overriding powers of Government to issue directions to local authorities
  7. 36Declaration of waste management area/site
  8. 37Recovery of sums due to the Corporation as arrears of land revenue
  9. 38Service of notices, etc.
  10. 39Public notices how to be made known
  11. 40Notices, etc. to fix reasonable time
  12. 42Furnishing of returns, etc.
  13. 43Default in performance of duty
  14. 44Dissolution of Corporation
  15. 45Offences and Penalties
  16. 46Authority for prosecution
  17. 47Offence by companies
  18. 48Penalty for obstruction
  19. 49Power to make rules
  20. 50Protection of action taken in good faith
  21. 51Notice of suit and limitation of suits against the Corporation, Committees, officers and servants for acts done in pursuance of execution of this Act
  22. 52Directors, officers and staff of Corporation to be public servants
  23. 53Act to have overriding effect
  24. 54Power to remove doubts and difficulties

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