The Government of Goa on 28th July 2022, notified the Goa Provision of Water Supply (Draft Amendment) Act, 2022 to further amend the Goa Provision of Water Supply Act, 2003.
As per the Draft Amendment, section 6 which deals with Offences and Penalties has been revised as follows:
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 Act prescribes the various class of consumers, the tariff to be paid by such consumers, the manner of supply of water to such consumers by the PWD, etc. The Government shall, from time to time, frame a scale of rates at which and a statement of the conditions under which, any of the services including supply of water, issuing of water connections, cancellation of water connections and all other incidental and ancillary matters will be provided and appoint an authority or authorities in this regard to perform such functions:
Provided that different scales of rates for various services, works, supply, and conditions of such services or for such supply, may be framed for different classes of consumers or utilizing such services for different purposes.
