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Goa Sewerage System and Sanitation Services Management Act, 2008 (Goa Act No. 14 of 2009).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Goa
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision for management of sewerage system and sanitation services in the State of Goa and for matters connected and incidental thereto.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater pollution Pollution control Potable water Waste domestic sources Offences/penalties Inspection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Public health
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on the day after its publicationl.
Abstract

This Act provides for management of sewerage system and sanitation services for the consumers in the State of Goa. It establishes that these activities shall be managed and controlled by the Public Works Department of the Government (PWD), whenever and wherever such facilities are operational and developed by the PWD in accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules framed thereunder. Any consumer intending to avail the facility of sewerage system or use of sanitation services managed by the PWD, shall make an application in writing to prescribed authority for grant of authorization and pay a fee as prescribed. The PWD may, subject to prior approval of the Government and the Technical Committee, take-over the sewerage and sanitation facilities developed by municipal councils, corporations, panchayats, autonomous bodies, industrial estates, Government undertakings, private developers or charitable institutions etc., constructive and overall development of sewerage system and sanitation services in the State and it’s management.

Full text
English
Website
www.lawsofindia.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Goa Sewerage System and Sanitation Services Management Rules, 2010.

Legislation | India | 2010

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, Potable water, Waste domestic sources, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Public health, Tax/levy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX