State Act

The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994

111. Emission of smoke.— (1) It shall be lawful for a Panchayat to direct by public notice that every furnace employed or to be employed, in any works or building used, for the purpose of any trade or manufacture whatsoever, within the limits of the Panchayat, whether a steam engine is or is not used or employed therein shall in all cases be constructed, supplemented or altered as to consume or burn or reduce as far as may be practicable, the smoke arising from such furnace. 90(2) If any person, after such direction, uses or permits to be used any such furnace not so constructed, supplemented or altered, or so negligently uses or permits to be used any such furnace that the smoke arising therefrom is not effectually consumed or burnt as far as may be practicable, every person so offending being the owner or occupier of the said works or buildings, or being an agent or other person employed by such owner or occupier for managing the same shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees and, upon any subsequent contravention, to a penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees: Provided that nothing in this section shall be held to apply to locomotive engines used for the purpose of traffic upon any railway or any other engines, for the repair of roads.]