In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “competent authority” means the authority appointed under section 4 of this Act;
(b) “Government” means the Government of Goa;
1(c) “nuisance” includes any act of commission or omission or carrying on of any activity, process, operation including the operation of or plying of vessels or boats or timber, raft or any other floating object in any part of the sea, river or port which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to health or property and includes oil spillage;
[ (c) ‘nuisance’ includes any act of,—
(i) commission or omission or carrying on of any activity, process, operation which includes the operation of or plying of vessels or boats or timber, raft or any other floating object in any part of the sea, river or port or oil spillage which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to health or property; or ---2---
(ii) coercing, pestering or attempting to force a tourist to purchase goods or services; or
(iii) consuming liquor in any space where consumption of liquor is not permitted or breaking glass bottles; or
(iv) cooking in open spaces beyond the confines of an area or any other space not permitted for such activity; or littering waste including used material, empty bottles, in places other than the ones meant for dumping such waste; or
(v) operating any boating activities for taking tourists or water sports activities from any area other than those expressly permitted and conducted within the demarcated zones, as may be notified in the Official Gazette from time to time; or
(vi) engaging in the touting or sale of cruise boat tickets or any other tickets for tourist activities from any location other than authorized ticketing counters or offices at designated tourist places; or
(vii) begging at tourist places in a manner that causes annoyance or inconvenience to the public; or
(viii) selling of items or goods from unauthorized handcarts, movable carts, or by unauthorized hawkers; or
(ix) driving unauthorized vehicles on beaches; or
(x) unauthorized selling of water sports tickets/packages to tourists for services to be offered outside the State of Goa; or
(xi) obstructing the free movement of tourists or compelling them to purchase any items, goods or services by hawkers, agents or service providers; or
(xii) committing such other activity as may be prescribed.]
(d) “tourist place” means any place, site or location declared by the Government as tourist place under section 3 of this Act and shall include any land, monument, lake, river, beach or portion thereof;
(e) “tourism potentiality” means a tourist place where a person or group of persons including pilgrims are likely to visit.