State Act

The Goa Waste Management Act, 2016

6[31. Penalty for construction or use of land and buildings contrary to terms of holdings.— (1) Any person who, whether at his own instance or at the instance of any other person, undertakes or carries out the construction of, or alteration to, any building in any waste management area or site contrary to the terms under which he holds such building or land under this Act or any rules made thereunder, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty thousand rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, to a further penalty not exceeding one thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after the commission of the first such offence. (2) Any person who uses any land or building in a waste management area or site contrary to the terms under which he holds such land or building under this Act or any rules made thereunder shall be liable to pay a penalty, as determined by the Corporation, which shall not be less than ten lakhs rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention, to a further penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after the commission of the first such offence and such person shall also be liable to be evicted therefrom.]