State Act

The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994

36[47. Executive powers and functions of the Secretary.— 37[\Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the rules framed thereunder, the Secretary shall exercise the powers on the following matters, namely:-] 38[(i) to issue licences for construction, repairs, modification or alteration of a building, so also occupancy certificate thereof, in pursuance of the resolution of the Panchayat, except for repairs of building which consists of a single dwelling unit for which no resolution is required.] 39[(ii) to issue the permission/license for trade, business, industry, hotel, restaurant, eating house, coffee house, sweetmeat shop, bakery, boarding house or lodging house (other than a hostel recognized by the Government) or a dharmashala or for manufacturing ice or aerated water or any other permission/license under section 68, 69, 70 or 71 of this Act, in pursuance of the resolution of the Panchayat; (iii) upon an order of the Block Development Officer to issue permission/ /licence for construction, repairs, modification, alteration, or to issue permissions/license for trade, business, industry, hotel, restaurant, eating house, coffee house, sweetmeat shop, bakery, boarding house or lodging house (other than a hostel recognized by the Government) or a dharmashala or for manufacturing ice or aerated water or any other permission/license under section 66, 68, 69, 70 or 71 of this Act, or an occupancy certificate.] (iv) to initiate action for stopping and or demolishing an unauthorized structure/ /building constructed without the permission of the Panchayat after resolution is passed to that effect; (v) to execute the resolution passed by the Panchayat body.”]