The Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968
goa · 1969
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3for every parcel of property of 10,000 square meters or part thereof, above 10,000 square meters
- S. 4Appointment of revenue and survey officers
- S. 5Chief controlling authority in revenue matters
- S. 6Function of the Collector and certain other revenue officers
- S. 7Village accountant
- S. 8Village officer to keep such records as may be prescribed
- S. 9Settlement and survey officers
- S. 10Subordination of revenue officers
- S. 11Combination of offices
- S. 12Notification of appointments
- S. 13Seals
- S. 14Title of Government to lands, etc
- S. 15Extinction of rights of public and individuals in or over any public road, land or path not required for use of public
- S. 16Rights to trees, forest, etc
- S. 17Recovery of value of trees, etc
- S. 18Lands may be assigned for special purposes, and when assigned, shall not be otherwise used without sanction of Collecto
- S. 19Recovering value of natural products unauthorisedly removed from certain lands
- S. 20Classes of holders of land
- S. 21Grant of land
- S. 22Grant of alluvial land vesting in 22[***] Government
- S. 23Disposal of intestate occupancies
- S. 24Occupancy to be transferable and heritable subject to certain restrictions
- S. 25Occupant's rights are conditional
- S. 26Powers to grant lease
- S. 27Occupant to pay land revenue and Government lessee to pay rent fixed
- S. 28Saving of powers of Government
- S. 29Uses to which holder of land for purposes of agriculture may put his land
- S. 30Permission for non-agricultural use
- S. 31Restriction on use
- S. 32Procedure for conversion of use of land from one purpose to another
- S. 33Penalty for so using land without permission
- S. 34Responsibility of tenant or other person for wrongful use
- S. 35Power of Government to exempt lands from provisions of sections 30, 32, 33 or 34
- S. 3650[***] Government title to mines and minerals
- S. 37—
- S. 37BRestriction on transfer of occupancy of Land
- S. 38Substituted vide Amendment Ordinance 4 of 2025
- S. 39Value and land revenue how calculated
- S. 40Summary eviction of person unauthorisedly occupying land vesting in 66[Central Government or Government]
- S. 41Forfeiture and removal of property left over after summary eviction
- S. 42Relinquishment
- S. 43Right of way to relinquished land
- S. 44Occupancy when not liable to process of civil court; court to give effect to Collector's certificate
- S. 45Liability of land to land revenue
- S. 46Land revenue to be a paramount charge on the land
- S. 47Forfeited holdings may be taken possession of and otherwise disposed
- S. 48To prevent forfeiture of occupancy certain persons other than occupant may pay land revenue
- S. 49Alluvial lands
- S. 50Land revenue in case of diluvion
- S. 51Assessment of land to land revenue
- S. 52Reduction, suspension or remission of land revenue
- S. 53Responsibility for payment of land revenue
- S. 54Substituted vide Amendement Act, 2017 ; published in the Official Gazette Series I No
- S. 55Revenue survey, settlement and term of settlement
- S. 56Government to direct revenue survey
- S. 57Survey officer may require by general notice or by summons, suitable service from holders of land etc
- S. 58Assistance to be given by holders and others in measurement or classification of lands
- S. 59Survey numbers and villages
- S. 60Entry of survey numbers and sub-divisions in records
- S. 61Partition
- S. 62Substituted vide Amendement Act, 2017; published in the Official Gazette Series I No
- S. 63Continuance of survey operations at commencement of Code
- S. 64Limit of sites of villages, towns and cities how to be fixed
- S. 65City survey how to be conducted
- S. 66Substituted vide Amendement Act, 2017 ; published in the Official Gazette Series I No
- S. 67Sanad to be granted without extra charge
- S. 68Power of Government to direct original or revision settlement of land revenue of any lands
- S. 69Assessment how determined
- S. 70Increase in average yield due to the improvement at the expense of holders not to be taken into account
- S. 71Settlement Officer, how to proceed for making a settlement
- S. 72—
- S. 73Submission of settlement report to Government and Government orders thereon
- S. 74Inserted vide Amendment Act 10 of 2013 and omitted vide Ammendment Act 18 of 2016 and come into force w
- S. 75Introduction or settlement
- S. 76Publication of table of revenue rates
- S. 77Preparation of statistical and fiscal records
- S. 78Term of settlement
- S. 79Assessment on individual survey number and sub-division
- S. 80Additional assessment for water advantages
- S. 81Continuance of settlement operations at commencement of Code
- S. 82Power of Collector to correct errors, etc
- S. 83—
- S. 84Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment of lands in non-urban areas
- S. 85Procedure for determining non-agricultural assessment in urban areas
- S. 86Non-agricultural assessment not to exceed three per cent
- S. 87Power of Collector to fix standard rate of non-agricultural assessment
- S. 88Rate of assessment of lands used for non-agricultural purposes
- S. 89Date of commencement of non-agricultural assessment
- S. 90Term of assessment fixed under sections 84 to 88
- S. 91Lands exempt from payment of non-agricultural assessment
- S. 92Revocation of exemption
- S. 93Non-agricultural assessment of lands wholly exempt from payment of land revenue
- S. 94Preparation of record of rights
- S. 95Record of rights
- S. 9677[Acquisition of rights to be reported
- S. 9778[***] 79[97
- S. 98Register of cultivators and crops
- S. 99Obligation to furnish information
- S. 100Fine for neglect to afford information
- S. 101Requisition of assistance in preparation of maps
- S. 102Intimation of transfer by registering officers
- S. 103Correction of clerical errors
- S. 104Land records
- S. 105Presumption of correctness of entries in record of rights and register of mutations
- S. 106Bar of suits
- S. 107Record of rights at commencement of Code
- S. 108Maps and other records open to inspection
- S. 109Power to transfer duty of maintaining maps and records to settlement officers
- S. 110Fixation and demarcation of boundaries
- S. 111Determination of village boundaries
- S. 112Determination of field boundaries
- S. 113Disputes regarding boundaries between villages, survey numbers and sub-divisions
- S. 114Demarcation of boundaries of survey number or sub-division
- S. 115Effect of settlement of boundaries
- S. 116Construction and repair of boundary marks of survey number and villages etc
- S. 117Responsibility for maintaining boundary marks
- S. 118Collector to have charge of boundary marks
- S. 119Penalty for injuring boundary marks
- S. 120Claims of Government to have precedence over all others
- S. 121Payment of Land Revenue
- S. 122Arrear of land revenue
- S. 123Recovery of arrears
- S. 124Notice of demand
- S. 125Distraint and sale of defaulter's movable property
- S. 126Resort to other processes
- S. 127Holding for which arrear is due may be forfeited
- S. 128Sale of defaulter's immovable property
- S. 129Arrest and detention of defaulter
- S. 130Power to arrest by whom to be exercised
- S. 131But all processes to be stayed on security being given
- S. 132Sale to be by auction
- S. 133Procedure in effecting sales
- S. 134Notification of sales
- S. 135Sale by whom to be made; time of sale, etc
- S. 136Postponement of sale
- S. 137Sale of perishable articles
- S. 138When sale may be stayed
- S. 139Sales of movable property when liable to confirmation
- S. 140Mode of payment for movable property when sale is concluded at once
- S. 141Mode of payment when sale is subject to confirmation
- S. 142Deposit by purchaser in case of sale of immovable property
- S. 143Purchase money when to be paid
- S. 144Effect of default
- S. 145Liability of purchaser for loss by resale
- S. 146Notification before re-sale
- S. 147Setting aside sales of movables
- S. 148Application to set aside sale of immovables
- S. 149Order confirming or setting aside sale
- S. 150Purchaser may apply to set aside sale under certain circumstances
- S. 151Application to set aside sale by person owning or holding interest in property
- S. 152Refund of deposit or purchase-money when sale set aside
- S. 153On confirmation of sale, purchaser to be put in possession
- S. 154Bar of suit against certified purchaser
- S. 155Application of proceeds of sale
- S. 156Surplus not to be paid to creditors except wider order of court
- S. 157Certified purchaser liable only for land revenue subsequently due
- S. 158Purchaser's title
- S. 159Claims to attached property how to be disposed of
- S. 160Bar of revenue officer to bid etc
- S. 161Purchase on nominal bid
- S. 162Sum recoverable under provisions of this Chapter
- S. 163Recovery of free grants as arrear of revenue in case of misuse
- S. 164Recovery of moneys from surety
- S. 165Revenue Court
- S. 166Place of hearing
- S. 167Powers to enter upon and survey land
- S. 168Power to transfer cases
- S. 169Power to transfer cases to and from subordinates
- S. 170Power to take evidence, summon witnesses, etc
- S. 171Summons to be in writing, signed and sealed; service of summons
- S. 172Compelling attendance of witness
- S. 173Mode of serving notice
- S. 174Procedure for attendance of witnesses
- S. 175Hearing in absence of party
- S. 176Adjournment of hearing
- S. 177Mode of taking evidence in formal inquiries
- S. 178Writing and explanation of decisions
- S. 179Summary inquiries how to be conducted
- S. 180Formal and summary inquiries to be deemed judicial proceedings
- S. 181Ordinary inquiries how to be conducted
- S. 182Copies and translations, etc
- S. 183Arrest of defaulter to be made upon warrant
- S. 184Collector how to proceed in order to evict any person wrongfully in possession of land
- S. 185Power to give and apportion costs
- S. 186Appearances before and applications to revenue officers
- S. 187Correction of error or omission
- S. 188Appeals
- S. 189Limitation of appeals
- S. 190Copy of order to accompany petition of appeal
- S. 191Power of appellate authority
- S. 192Revision
- S. 193Review of orders
- S. 194Appeal passed against review or revision
- S. 195Application of limitation Act, 1963
- S. 196Stay of execution of orders
- S. 197Rules as to decisions or orders expressly made final
- S. 198Delegation of powers
- S. 199Power to make rules
- S. 200Penalty for breach of rules
- S. 201Repeal
- S. 2013—