(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, rule, Act, Decree, order or Judgement of the Court, the provisions of this Act shall apply to -10- every grant made by the erstwhile Portuguese Government/regime, every title conferred or declared by the erstwhile Portuguese Government/regime by whatever name called; and every proprietorship of any kind whatsoever, granted by the erstwhile Portuguese Government/regime by any mode whatsoever, all of which shall stand abolished and be of no effect.
(2) On and from the date of coming into force of this Act, no person shall be entitled to claim, hold out, declare, use or even maintain any such title, grant or proprietorship to the land/property of the person as the case may be.
(3) For the purpose of avoidance of doubts, it is clarified that all grants or titles granted or given in grant by the erstwhile Portuguese Government/regime who enjoyed the Title of Visconde, Conde, Marquez, etc., in all and whichever villages of Goa; and all such properties given by grant or by conferring proprietorship rights, shall stand abolished, permanently cancelled, extinguished; and all such right, title, interest in such titles, grants and proprietorships shall stand transferred to and vest in the Government.
(4) Wherever any such property under a title or grant is declared as an evacuee property and entrusted to the Custodian of evacuee property under the Goa, Daman and Diu Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1964 (Act 6 of 1964), all such claims of compensation shall be routed through the Custodian.
(5) The compensation payable to such a proprietor, grantee or title-holder declared as an evacuee or as the case may be, in case of properties entrusted to the Custodian, the same shall be paid and deposited with the Custodian.
(6) It is further declared that compensation determined under this Act shall be paid after deducting therefrom, the dues if any, including any Cess, Taxes, Penalties, Outstanding, etc., and compensation shall be allowed only to the landed properties or the right, title and interest in respect of lands only.
(7) Wherever a claim of Mundkar ship or Tenancy has been made in terms of the Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975 (Act No. 1 of 1976) or Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964 (Act No. 7 of 1964), then such compensation for such areas or part thereof shall be paid to the respective Mundkar or Tenant as the case may be, and no proprietor or any grantee will be entitled to any compensation amount in respect of the said area.
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa, Dated: 20/08/2014 R. R. SRIVASTAVA.
Secretary to the Law Department (Legal Affairs) -11-