The Government of Goa on 28th July 2022, has notified the Goa Electronic Delivery of Notices Bill, 2022 to provide for serving of Notices through electronic media and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Presently, the use of electronic medium for transmission of communication was found most ideal as compared to the traditional in – person or portal delivery mechanism. It also assists in reduction of paper usage. The Bill therefore, seeks to provide for serving of notices under various State laws or rules and regulations framed thereunder through electronic system.
As per the bill, a notice served in electronic form shall be deemed to have been duly served when the electronic device used for such notice clearly indicates that such notice is viewed by such person or his authorized representative.
Further the definition for the term “electronic device” means a cell phone, a computer, and any other device that is capable of transmitting, receiving, or recording message, image, sound, data, or other information by electronic means and the term “electronic form” means e-mail, email attachments, data submitted on web-based forms or any other communication method that delivers machine readable data or information to lender through an electronic device.
