(1) The provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything in consistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or any custom, usage or contract or decree or order of a court or other authority.
(2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu “irrigation” Act, 1973 (Act 17 of 1973) and the rules made thereunder shall apply to the extent such provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
57. Power to remove difficulties— If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order, as occasion requires, do anything not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act which appears to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
Secretariat Annexe - Panaji, Dated: 17-9-1997. B. S. SUBBANNA, Secretary to the Government of Goa, Law Department (Legal Affairs).
(Published in the Official Gazette, Series I, No. 27, dated 3-10-1997) __________________________________________________________________________________________
1. In the section 2 and 9 of the Act for the words “Irrigation Department” whenever they occur, the words “Department of Water Resources” substituted by the Goa Command Area Development (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Goa Act No. 37 of 2001) published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 9 dated 31-5-2001.
2. In the section 2 and 9 of the Act for the words “Irrigation Department” whenever they occur, the words “Department of Water Resources” substituted by the Goa Command Area Development (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Goa Act No. 37 0f 2001) published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 9 dated 31-5-2001.
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3. In the section 4 and 6 of the Act for the word “Irrigation” whenever they occur, the words “Water Resources” substituted by the Goa Command Area Development (Amendment) Act 2001 (Goa Act No. 37 of 2001) published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 9 dated 31-5-2001.
4. In the section 4 and 6 of the Act for the words “Irrigation” whenever they occur, the words “Water Resources” substituted by the Goa Command Area Development (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Goa Act No. 37 of 2001) published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 9 dated 31-5-2001.
5. In the section 4 and 6 of the Act for the words “Irrigation” whenever they occur, the words “Water Resources” substituted by the Goa Command Area Development (Amendment) Act 2001 (Goa Act No. 37 of 2001) Published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 9, dated 31-5-2001.
6. In the section 2 and 9 of the Act for the words “Irrigation Department” whenever they occur, the words “Department of Water Resources” substituted by the Goa Command Area Development (Amendment) Act 2001 (Goa Act No. 37 of 2001) published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 9 dated 31-5-2001.
7. Substituted in place of expression “with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees, but may extend to five thousand rupees or with both” vide Amendment Act 27 of 2023.
Law and Judiciary Department Notification 7-20-97/LA The Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997 AN ACT
4. Composition of the Command Area Development Board.—