State Act

The Goa Information Technology Development Act, 2007

5[38A. Development of notified area.— (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 38 declaring an area to be a notified area, the Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a committee consisting of— (i) The Managing Director of the Corporation Chairperson; (ii) Concerned Deputy Director of Directorate of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, Government of Goa Member; (iii) One member to be nominated by the Corporation from amongst the Directors of the Corporation Member; (iv) an officer not below the rank of Deputy Town Planner to be nominated by the Government Member Secretary; (v) Head of Engineering Section/Chief Engineer of the Corporation; Member; (vi) an officer to be nominated by the Government of Goa Member; (vii) An Architect to be nominated by the Corporation Member; (viii) A person having shown capacity in industry or commerce, to be nominated by the Corporation Member. to decide and dispose of all applications for land development permissions and building construction, under all local or special laws including Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 (Act 21 of 1975) and rules framed thereunder (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 land development and building construction in a notified area shall be decided and disposed by the said Committee and the same shall be governed by the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010. (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. The provisions of section 45 of the said Act, and the rules framed thereunder, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to such appeal].