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THE GOA, DAMAN AND DIU REORGANISATION ACT, 1987

ACT NO. 18 OF 1987 · Enacted [23rd May, 1987.] · 72 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title.
Section 2.Definitions.

REORGANISATION OF THE UNION TERRITORY OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU

Section 3.Formation of State of Goa.
Section 4.Formation of Union territory of Daman and Diu.
Section 5.[Repealed].

The Council of States

Section 6.[Repealed].
Section 7.Election to fill the seat allotted to the State of Goa.

The House of the People

Section 8.Allocation of seats in the House of the People.
Section 9.Parliamentary constituency of the Union territory of Daman and Diu.
Section 10.Parliamentary constituencies.
Section 11.Provisions as to sitting members.

The Legislative Assembly

Section 12.Provisions as to Legislative Assembly.
Section 13.Provisional Legislative Assembly.
Section 14.[Repealed].
Section 15.Speaker of the provisional Legislative Assembly.
Section 16.Rules of procedure.

Delimitation of constituencies

Section 17.Delimitation of constituencies.
Section 18.Power of Election Commission to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date.
Section 19.[Repealed].

HIGH COURT

Section 20.Common High Court for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Section 21.Provision as to advocates.
Section 22.Practice and procedure in the common High Court.
Section 23.Custody of seal of the common High Court.
Section 24.Form of writs and other processes.
Section 25.Powers of Judges.
Section 26.Principal seat and other places of sitting of the common High Court.
Section 27.Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court.
Section 28.Transfer of proceedings to the common High Court.
Section 29.Interpretation, etc.
Section 30.Saving.

AUTHORISATION OF EXPENDITURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES

Section 31.Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by the Legislature.
Section 32.Reports relating to the accounts of the existing Union territory.
Section 33.Distribution of revenues.

ASSESTS AND LIABILITIES

Section 34.Definition.
Section 35.Land and goods.
Section 36.Cash balances.
Section 37.Arrears of taxes.
Section 38.Right to recover loans and advances.
Section 39.Investments in and loans, etc., to certain corporate bodies.
Section 40.Assets and liabilities of State undertakings.
Section 41.Refund of taxes collected in excess.
Section 42.Certain deposits.
Section 43.Provident fund.
Section 44.Pensions granted by the Administrator, etc.
Section 45.Contracts.
Section 46.Liability in respect of actionable wrong.
Section 47.Liability as guarantor of co-operative societies.
Section 48.Items in suspense.
Section 49.Residuary provision.
Section 50.Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement.
Section 51.Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases.

PROVISIONS AS TO ARRANGEMENTS, CORPORATION AND INTER-STATE AGREEMENTS

Section 52.Continuance of certain arrangements.
Section 53.Provision as to co-operative banks.
Section 54.General provisions as to statutory corporations.
Section 55.Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits.
Section 56.Special provision relating to retrenchment compensation in certain cases.
Section 57.Special provision as to income-tax.
Section 58.Continuance of existing facilities in certain institutions.

PROVISIONS AS TO SERVICES

Section 59.Provisions relating to All India Services.
Section 60.Provisions relating to other services.
Section 61.Provisions as to continuance of officers in the same posts.
Section 62.Powers of Central Government to give direction.

LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 63.[Repealed].
Section 64.[Repealed].
Section 65.[Repealed].
Section 66.Territorial extent of laws.
Section 67.Power to adapt laws.
Section 68.Power to construe laws.
Section 69.Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.
Section 70.Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.
Section 71.Power to remove difficulties.
Section 72.Power to make rules.