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Bare Act

The Goa Waste Management Corporation Act, 2016

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This law establishes the Goa Waste Management Corporation to plan, develop, build, and manage infrastructure for handling various forms of waste, including solid, electronic, hazardous, and biomedical waste across Goa. It applies to residents, businesses, healthcare facilities, local panchayats, municipalities, and entities involved in waste generation or processing within the state. The legislation empowers the corporation to acquire land, levy fees, frame policies, and enforce regulations against unauthorized land use or non-compliance. This Act matters because it creates a centralized statutory authority to modernize waste management, promote public health, reduce environmental degradation, and build sustainable waste treatment facilities.

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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 Functions and Powers of the Corporation →

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

Chapter IV Finance, Accounts and Audit →

  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 Acquisition and Disposal of Land →

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

Chapter VI Supplementary and Miscellaneous Provisions →

  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,
  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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