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The Goa Hoardings (Regulations & Control) Act, 2025

The Goa Hoardings (Regulations & Control) Act, 2025

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This Act establishes a comprehensive framework for managing outdoor advertising in Goa. It mandates that anyone erecting a hoarding or displaying an advertisement must register with the Competent Authority (the Entertainment Society of Goa). The law creates a regulatory committee to oversee standards, safety, and aesthetics. It sets strict rules for where hoardings can be placed—prohibiting them in sensitive areas like heritage sites or near traffic hazards—and requires structural safety audits. For citizens, this ensures that public spaces remain safe, uncluttered, and free from dangerous or offensive advertisements, while providing a clear legal process for businesses to operate.

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  1. 1Short title extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3The Goa Hoarding Regulatory Committee
  4. 4Meetings of the Committee
  5. 5Functions and powers of the Committee
  6. 6Functions and Powers of the Competent Authority
  7. 7Mandatory Registration
  8. 8Refusal to register
  9. 9Certificate of Registration
  10. 10Removal of the name from the e-Register
  11. 11Regulation of erection, construction or placement of hoarding
  12. 12Any delay in removing the hoarding beyond the stipulated period shall be liable for penalty under section 21.
  13. 13Exemptions
  14. 14Power to revoke or modify the permission
  15. 15Power to remove a hoarding or display
  16. 16Procedure for grant of user of land/space/site belonging to the Government
  17. 17The use of the land, space (horizontal and vertical), site, building, asset, utility, surface or hoarding shall be put to re-auction upon the expiry of the allotment period.
  18. 18Mandatory display of non-commercial information
  19. 19Such non-commercial display shall not include any political message of any particular political party or seasonal, festival or personal greetings and messages by an individual or group of individuals.
  20. 20Penalty for default in permission
  21. 21Penalty for contravention of any other provision
  22. 22Penalty for false statement
  23. 23Obstructing lawful authorities
  24. 24Duplicate certificate
  25. 25Power to inspect
  26. 26Appeals
  27. 27Insurance
  28. 28Indemnity
  29. 29Powers and duties of Police in respect of offences and assistance to the Competent Authority
  30. 30Power to make rules
  31. 31Power to make regulations
  32. 32Government, make regulations consistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder to carry out the purposes of this Act.
  33. 33Every such notification shall be placed before the State Legislature.
  34. 34Power to remove difficulties

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