The Government of Goa on February 16, 2024, notified the Goa Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to further amend the Goa Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1968.
The following has been stated-
•Insertion of new section 40A Resumption of occupation of the building given on leave and license basis
•In section 54 in sub-section (1), (i) the words “a simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and” shall be omitted; (ii) for the word “double”, the words “five times” shall be substituted.
•In section 56 of the principal Act, for the expression “the controller,”, the expression “the controller, or the “Deputy Collector,” shall be substituted.
•In section 47 of the principal Act, in the second proviso, for the words “or the Rent Tribunal”, the words “the Rent Tribunal or the Deputy Collector” shall be substituted.
[Bill No. 6 of 2024]
