. .- SU3-SlSQiiU^^/ No.7/24/66-UTlt v GOVERNMENT OF* INDIA - •. • .
MINISTRY -JB .HOME AFFAIRS • New D e l h i - l i - the. !.', 25th October 1966 ._. .̂ 3rd Kart i lsa 1888 NOTIFICATION G S R.M73 In e x e r c i s e of the powers confer red by .
section~~6 of the Goa, Daman and DIu(Admin is t ra t ion) Act 1962 ( 1 of 1962) , t h e C e n t r a l Government hereby extends t o - t h e Union t e r r i t o r y of Goa, Daman and Diu, the Madhya Pradesh c o n t r o l of Music and Noises Act, Samvat 2008(Madhya Bhara t Act 14 of 1951) , as i n fo rce i n the S t a t e of Madhya Pradesh on t h e d a t e of t h i s n o t i f i c a t i o n , sub j ec t to t h e fo l lowing m o d i f i c a t i o n s , namely i - u • • • . - • — s--&•*•! t ;
MODIFICATIONS /••; ; I n " t h e s a id Act , - ' f l l f o r . t h e word,"Government" wherever i t o c c u r s , . t h e word: "Adminis t ra to r ' ' s h a l l be s u b s t i t u t e d ;
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(2) i n . s e c t i o n 1 , - fcv? %•'
(a) in s u b - s e c t i o n ( 2 ) , for t he words "Madhya Pradesh" , t h e words " t h e Union t e r r i t o r y of Goa, Daman and Diu" s h a l l be s u b s t i t u t e d and -,| ' (b) fo r s u b - s e c t i o n ( 3 ) , t h e fo l lowing s u b - s e c t i o n s h a l l be s u b s t i t u t e d , namely : - >K3) I t s h a l l come i n t o f o r c e on such d a t e as t h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r may, by n o t i f i c a t i o n In the O f f i c i a l G a z e t t e of t he Union t e r r i t o r y of Goa, Daman and Diu, a p p o i n t . " .
(3) in s e c t i o n 2 , t h e fo l lowing c l a u s e s s h a l l be i n s e r t e d , name ly : - " ( a ) "Adminis t ra tor" , me=ms the Admin i s t r a to r of the Union T e r r i t o r y of Goa, Daman and Diu appointed" by' t h e P r e s i d e n t under a r t i c l e 239 of the C o n s t i t u t i o n ;
(4) i n t h e proviso to s e c t i o n 3 fo r t h e words "by the Government" the words "by the Admin i s t r a to r , D i s t r i c t M a g i s t r a t e " s h a l l ( be s u b s t i t u t e d .
. , 2 / - V s J •" ' (5) S e c t i o n "IS, s h a l l be omi t t ed , 1 • I . * " , f * • _ # * £ • - ? J : - « '.^:/v •••-• --s • \ ,. , The Madhya Pradesh Contro l of Music and Noises Act, Samvat 2003 (Madhya Bhara t Act 14 of 1951) as extended to the 'Union t e r r i t o r y of Goa, Daman and Diu* " ' - . • • : • An .Ac t ' t o provide for. t h e b e t t e r c o n t r o l of Music and o t h e r loud and" annoying n o i s e s , s p e c i a l l y i * * • • • • • • • • ! ' -s,,-Whereas i t ^ i s e x p e d i e n t , t o p rov ide .for . t h e - b e t t e r B * * % f f ^ loud .. i ^ . f U .-.. ^ - ^ ^ V ' ^ J - ^ d u r i n g : r i h e ^ f t ^ P ^ ^ i n Madhya Pradesh , ' i t i s hereby e n a c ^ ^ " ' ^ f A l l o w s : - l , " - t l | -ThiS-'Acfmay'b.e c a l l e d "The, Madhya, Pradesh tr£'*~i •••" •••""" t'i4 FSf-«: i F;i Contro l : of' Music and Noises Ac t , T i t l e , ex t en t ..and ' Samvat 200,8".
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(2) I t ex tends to t h e whole of the Union t e r r i t o r y ^ of Goa, Daman and Diu .
(3) I t s h a l l come i n t o fo rce on such d a t e as the ' Admin i s t r a to r may, by n o t i f i c a t i o n i n t h e O f f i c i a l G a z e t t e of t h e Union t e r r i t o r y of Goa, Daman and Diu, •appoint .
2 . In t h i s Act u n l e s s t h e r e be anything repugnant IV*-" ' . • • "*j •"."•.• hv:•• rr.ln- th e- subj ec-t or c on t e x t , - " ^ o ^ D e f i h i t i o t t s v lb e%$?*l#i%*& z£&&& Taj ,VAdmintstrator".^me.;ans^ ;the- Admin i s t r a to r of .-:/1.r - ^"r ^^ ' •• , the:Unibn l- teEri toryrof 'Qoa, Daman and Diu ^'"appbintedcby.-ithe-PBes'id-'ent under a r t i c l e 239 of the .Cons t i tu t ion ; . ' '. « T 1 \ (b) "Music" inc ludes , sound produced on or from t h e f a l lowing ins truments • -
(1) S i t a r a , S a r a n e i , Bkta ra , V i o l i n . B.*nsj, D i l r u b a . B in , Veena, Sarod, J a l t a r a n g sftct l i k e in s t rumen t s producing s o f t music;
(2) P i ano , Harmonium, Gramophone, Tab la,, Kh/m.lor.V Dholak and Mrid^ng.;
(3) The r a d i o , i n so f a r as mus ica l programmes only a re concerned;
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(c) "Loud music" means m& includes sound_ produced on or from Band, B̂ g pipes, Clarionets, Sh^hnals. Drum, Bugles, phol, paf r^fda. Iia£2X2v Insha, ih^ru and other instruments producing a loud sound;
(d) "Nocturnal Noise" means noise during night (j.g is likely to cause annoyance or serious inconvenience .to the public or to individuals.
Music, other than soft music produced by instruments detailed in clause (b)(1) of section Music prohi- 2, is prohibited in public streets, bited in open public or private places and certain places at shops, hotels and restaurants a t certain- adjacent to public streets after hours. midnight and before 4 a.m.
morning.
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in the 4*- Loud music Is nrohibited in al l places between midnight and 4 a.m. in the morning.
Loud music pro hibited at certain houips 5, Prohibition of nocturnal noises in certain areas and localities.
The District Magistrate or other officer empowered by the Administrator in this behalf may, in his discretion, declare any noise to be a noctural noise and prohibit it by notice given in such manner during such hours of the night and at. such places ns he thinks fit.
6, Use of loud speakers or amplifiers
(1) Ho loud-speaker or sound amplifier shall be used for broadcasting any speech, sermon, music or radio programme or attached to any wireless receiving set or gramophone, after midnight and before 4 a.m. in the morning.
(2) No person shall use such loud-speaker or sound amplifier in a public place for the purpose of amplifying songs, ballad, or words which are obscene, or are'likely to affect adversely the morality of the public in general.
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Power to prevant music or noises at any time and at any place* The District Magistrate.or any other person authorised by the Administrator in this behalf may, on being satisfied that in his opinion i t is necessary in public interest so to do, by an order.' in writing recording reasons therefdr, prohibit music or noise of any'3dnd whatsoever including amplification thereof in any place and-at: any time. .' J- •>../ , e period not exceeding three ^ & l g t t & » & * ' ?
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commit a cogi * nantT=vene P ^ a l t y f0 0VanfOorierf i S f u l l y B ^ I • £ , * » 4ct shall he P -Sg«SJS^5S S « S - h * ^ S t fSne^orexceedrns^onfnunared rupees or with ooth.
«.4„ ».V shal l ho cognizable, * . * * T ^ i l a S l f a n d i r f a h l f ^ a Magistrate Offences to he. of the Second Class.
bai lable , cognisable and t r iable "by a Magistrate of Second Glass 1 2 . * * E r$ .7/24/66-TJTL-867 n e p . t y S e c r e t a ^ J i h e O o v t . of India. • Ho<?.7/24/66-nTL Bated the ^ October 1 | | | .
Copy forwarded, for' Information, to - * " * T « Secretary (Shri P.B-. " * £ , H £ r , ? 5 K *vith 10 spare 1 . ™ e t h e Goverrient ^ ^ ^ f Ho.LD/Conf/23/66 copieS* , H t h reference to m e i i „ ^ dated t n f29 th August 1966. _ ^