(1) The Goa Medical Practitioners Act, 2004 (Goa Act 9 of 2004) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal,— (a) anything done or any action taken under the repealed Act shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act;
(b) all applications made under the repealed Act for registration or renewal prior to the commencement of this Act and pending consideration on the date of commencement of this Act shall abate and the fee paid, if any, in respect of such application shall be refunded to the applicant and such applicants may apply afresh for registration under the provisions of this Act.
Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa.
Dated: 23-09-2019.
CHOKHA RAM GARG Secretary to the Government of Goa.
Law Department (Legal Affairs).
(Published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 25 (Exrordinary-1) dated 23-09-2019) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. The Government notified 1st November 2019 as the date from which this Act come into force vide Notification No.
24/2/2016-I/PHD/Part I/2457 dated 29-10-2019 published in the Official Gazette Series-I No.31 dated 31-10-2019.
2. Inserted vide Amendment Act 5 of 2025
3. Substituted in place of expression “[within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860)]” vide Amendment Act 5 of 2025.
4. Sub-Section (3) omitted vide Amendment Act 5 of 2025. Omitted provisions read as follows:- [ (3) Every rule made by the Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly of Goa while it is in session, for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the House agrees in making any modification in the rule or House agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. ]
CHAPTER I Preliminary
CHAPTER II Council for Clinical Establishments
CHAPTER III Registration and Standards for Clinical Establishments PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION
CHAPTER IV Register of Clinical Establishments
CHAPTER V Penalties
CHAPTER VI Miscellaneous