The Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996
State Act of Goa · Act 5 of 199718 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | To prevent throwing, or depositing non-biodegradable garbage in public drains, roads and place open to public view in the State of Goa and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 5 of 1997 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Goa |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 18 |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Prohibition to throw garbage in public and private places including drains, rivers, nallahs, waterbodies such as ponds, streams, vents, sewers, wells, lakes, land, quarries, etc
- Section 4 Provision for placement of receptacles and places for deposit of non -biodegradable garbage
- Section 5 Duty of Owner, Occupier, Producer, Importer and Brand Owner to collect and deposit Non-Biodegradable garbage
- Section 6 Power of local authority for removal of non-biodegradable garbage
- Section 7 Studies, research and support programme
- Section 8 Penalties
- Section 9 Offences by Companies
- Section 10 Offences to be tried summarily
- Section 11 Compounding of offences
- Section 12 Directions by the State Government
- Section 13 Power to amend schedule
- Section 14 Power to delegate
- Section 15 Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 16 Other laws not affected
- Section 17 Power to make rules
- Section 21 Substituted vide Amendment Act, 2021; published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 51 (Extraordinary-2) dated 23-3-2021; the original expression read as follows
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