State Act
Section 37B. Development of areas.
37B. Development of areas.- (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, once a notification is issued under sub-section (1) of section 37A declaring an industrial area as a notified area the State Government, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Committee consisting of— (i) the Managing Director of the Corporation— Chairperson; (ii) Deputy Secretary (Revenue)— Member; (iii) One member nominated by the Corporation from amongst the Directors of the Corporation having knowledge in the field of engineering, architecture, industry, etc.— Member; (iv) any officer in the Town and Country Planning Department to be nominated by the State Government— Member Secretary; to decide and dispose of all applications for land development, permissions, No Objection Certificate, construction of building under all local or special laws including Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (21 of 1975) and rules framed thereunder or any other law for the time being in force (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “said Act”). (2) The Committee shall discharge all the functions of the Chief Town Planner, Town and Country Planning Department in a non planning area, and functions of the Planning and Development Authority in a planning area, under the laws in force. (3) The Committee shall have regard to the provisions of all local laws including any regional plan, outline development plan, comprehensive development plan or other plans prepared under the said Act. (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, permissions for any development in an Industrial area shall be governed by the regulations framed by the Corporation. (5) Any person aggrieved by the decision or order made by the Committee, may prefer an appeal to the Goa, Town and Country Planning Board constituted under the Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (21 of 1975), and the rules framed thereunder or any other law for the time being in force shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to such appeal: Provided that the Municipal councils and the Village Panchayats which were receiving house tax from the occupants in the industrial estates under their respective laws shall be compensated by the State Government to the extent of the last financial year’s collection of taxes for such period as may be determined by the State Government which shall not be less than five years. (d) Make other provision as is necessary for the purpose of the enforcement of the provision so provided to that area. (2) Before the publication of a notification under sub-section (1), the State Government shall cause to be published in the Official Gazette and also in at least one newspaper published in a language other than English and circulating in the area to be specified in the notification, and inviting all persons who entertain any objections to the said proposal to submit the same in writing with reasons therefore to the State Government within two months from the date of publication of the proclamation in the Official Gazette. (3) No such notification under sub-section (1) shall be issued by the State Government, unless the objections, if any, so submitted under sub-section (2) are in its opinion insufficient or invalid.