State Act

The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994

112. Prohibition of nuisance.— Whoever, within a panchayat area,— (a) in any public street or public place,- eases himself; or loiters or begs importunately for alms; or expose or exhibits, with the object of exciting charity, any deformity or disease or any offensive sore or wound; or carries meat exposed to public view; or without proper authority defaces or writes upon or otherwise marks any building monument, post, wall, fence, tree or other thing; or without proper authority affixes upon any building, monument, post, wall, fence, tree or other thing any bill, notice or other document; or without proper authority removes, destroys, defaces or otherwise obliterates any notice or other document put up or exhibited under this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder; or (b) at any time or place at which the same has been prohibited by the Panchayat by public or special notice, beats any drum or tom-tom or blows a horn or trumpet or beats any utensil or sounds any brass or other instrument or plays any music; or (c) without proper authority disturbs the public peace or order by singing, screaming or shouting or by using any apparatus for amplifying or reproducing the human voice, such as megaphone or a loudspeaker; or (d) lets loose any animal so as to cause, or negligently allows any animal to cause injury, danger, alarm or annoyance to any person; or (e) uses or permits to be used as a latrine any place not intended for that purpose; 91[shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees]