The Goa Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

On receipt of the application, the Deputy Collector shall issue a notice to the licensee to show cause why an order of eviction shall not be passed against him. On receipt of the notice, the licensee shall, in case he desires to contest such application, file his reply showing the cause, within a period of twenty days from the date of receipt of such notice.

The Goa Tax on Infrastructure (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

In case of any revision in the plan, resulting in any addition or deletion of building area or in case of withdrawal of the building project, then the tax or service charge on infrastructure levied on such building area shall be recovered or refunded, as the case may be, to the concerned person on an application made to the competent authority under this Act.

The City of Panaji Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

As per the new section 242A, If any person without obtaining a licence from the Commissioner carries on any trade or occupation in any premises within the limits of the Corporation area, the Commissioner shall, after giving an opportunity of being heard to such person, pass an order to seal such premises.

The Goa Provision of Water Supply (Draft Amendment) Act, 2022.

Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rules or orders made thereunder, shall, on conviction by a Judicial Magistrate be sentenced to pay a fine of, rupees ten thousand, if the conviction is relating to the user of piped water for domestic purpose, and rupees fifty thousand, if the conviction is relating to the user of piped water for commercial or industrial purpose.

The Goa Municipalities (Draft Amendment) Act, 2022.

The amendment under section 10 devolves the powers of delimitation and reservation to the State Election Commission in order to conduct the Municipal election in a free, fair and transparent manner and the amendment seeks to omit sections 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, and 136 of Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 which are related to octroi and toll in view of the enactment of the Goa Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017.

The Haryana Municipal Advertisement Bye-Laws, 2022.

All existing permitted OMDs shall have to comply with these bye-laws within fourteen days from the date of notification and no grace period shall be given. All OMDs not in compliance shall be treated as illegal and Municipality shall take appropriate action.

NITI Aayog Releases Draft Battery Swapping Policy for Stakeholder Comments.

Battery swapping is an alternative which involves exchanging discharged batteries for charged ones. Battery Swapping de-links the vehicle and fuel (Battery in this case) and hence reduces the upfront cost of the vehicles. Battery swapping is popularly used for smaller vehicles such as 2 and 3 wheelers which have smaller batteries that are easier to swap compared to other automotive segments wherein the same can be implemented mechanically.

The Goa Boiler (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2022.

As per the amendment under rule 8.2(a)The Chief Inspector shall also keep in his office, “a register in Form A of all boilers registered in the State or the registry of which has been transferred from another State”