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The Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987

Central

An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
18 of 1987
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of States
Enacted
23 May 1987

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72 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Formation of State of Goa.
  4. Section 4Formation of Union territory of Daman and Diu.
  5. Section 5[Repealed].
  6. Section 6[Repealed].
  7. Section 7Election to fill the seat allotted to the State of Goa.
  8. Section 8Allocation of seats in the House of the People.
  9. Section 9Parliamentary constituency of the Union territory of Daman and Diu.
  10. Section 10Parliamentary constituencies.
  11. Section 11Provisions as to sitting members.
  12. Section 12Provisions as to Legislative Assembly.
  13. Section 13Provisional Legislative Assembly.
  14. Section 14[Repealed].
  15. Section 15Speaker of the provisional Legislative Assembly.
  16. Section 16Rules of procedure.
  17. Section 17Delimitation of constituencies.
  18. Section 18Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
  19. Section 19[Repealed].
  20. Section 20Common High Court for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
  21. Section 21Provision as to advocates.
  22. Section 22Practice and procedure in the common High Court.
  23. Section 23Custody of seal of the common High Court.
  24. Section 24Form of writs and other processes.
  25. Section 25Powers of Judges.
  26. Section 26Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court.
  27. Section 27Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
  28. Section 28Transfer of proceedings to the common High Court.
  29. Section 29Interpretation, etc.
  30. Section 30Saving.
  31. Section 31Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by the Legislature.
  32. Section 32Reports relating to the accounts of the existing Union territory.
  33. Section 33Distribution of revenues.
  34. Section 34Definition.
  35. Section 35Land and goods.
  36. Section 36Cash balances.
  37. Section 37Arrears of taxes.
  38. Section 38Right to recover loans and advances.
  39. Section 39Investments in and loans, etc., to certain corporate bodies.
  40. Section 40Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
  41. Section 41Refund of taxes collected in excess.
  42. Section 42Certain deposits.
  43. Section 43Provident fund.
  44. Section 44Pensions granted by the Administrator, etc.
  45. Section 45Contracts.
  46. Section 46Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
  47. Section 47Liability as guarantor of co-operative societies.
  48. Section 48Items in suspense.
  49. Section 49Residuary provision.
  50. Section 50Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
  51. Section 51Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.
  52. Section 52Continuance of certain arrangements.
  53. Section 53Provision as to co-operative banks.
  54. Section 54General provisions as to statutory corporations.
  55. Section 55Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
  56. Section 56Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
  57. Section 57Special provision as to income-tax.
  58. Section 58Continuance of existing facilities in certain institutions.
  59. Section 59Provisions relating to All India Services.
  60. Section 60Provisions relating to other services.
  61. Section 61Provisions as to continuance of officers in the same posts.
  62. Section 62Powers of Central Government to give direction.
  63. Section 63[Repealed].
  64. Section 64[Repealed].
  65. Section 65[Repealed].
  66. Section 66Territorial extent of laws.
  67. Section 67Power to adapt laws.
  68. Section 68Power to construe laws.
  69. Section 69Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.
  70. Section 70Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.
  71. Section 71Power to remove difficulties.
  72. Section 72Power to make rules.