The Goa Public Health Act, 1985
goa · 1985
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3Constitution of Public Health Board
- S. 4Functions of the Public Health Board
- S. 5Powers of Government and of Director of Health Services
- S. 6Power of Government to direct performance by Government of any function devolving on Local authorities
- S. 7Powers of Director to recommend measures for improvement of Public Health
- S. 8Appointment of Health Officer
- S. 9Appointment of temporary Health Officers in emergency
- S. 10Section 3 was amended by the Amendment Act 22 of 2006, thereafter by Amendment Act 10 of 2009 sub-clause (a) to (k) sub
- S. 11Appointment of persons to carry out the provisions of this Act
- S. 12Health Officer’s control over public health staff
- S. 13Authorisation of Health Officer to perform the functions of local authority in public health matters
- S. 14Local authorities to provide potable water
- S. 15Power of Government to direct local authority to execute water works
- S. 16Power of Government to divert water from water-main belonging to a local authority
- S. 17Power of Collector in regard to water-supply
- S. 18Power of Director to direct local authority to improve water-supply
- S. 19Railway administration to submit samples of drinking water for analysis
- S. 20Rules for protection and periodical examination of water-supply
- S. 21Health Officer's powers in regard to insanitary sources
- S. 22—
- S. 23Local authority to maintain public drains
- S. 24Power of Health Officer to require drains to be constructed
- S. 25Drains in private streets
- S. 26Drainage for huts
- S. 27Drainage of court-yard, alley, passage, etc
- S. 28Construction and closure of cesspools
- S. 29Section 50A to section 50 E inserted by the Amendment Act 10 of 2009
- S. 29BPenalty for non-registration
- S. 29CRegistration of masseur/therapists
- S. 30Sullage or sewage not to be let out into street
- S. 31Injurious refuse not to be discharged into public drain
- S. 32Pollution of water prohibited
- S. 33Obligation of local authority to provide public sanitary conveniences
- S. 34New houses to be provided with sanitary conveniences
- S. 35Additional sanitary conveniences
- S. 36Mode of construction of latrines
- S. 37Certain things to be nuisances
- S. 38New sections 75A and 75AA have been inserted by Amendment Act, 1996 (Act 14 of 1996)
- S. 39Information regarding nuisance
- S. 40Letters and figures “Rs
- S. 41—
- S. 42Provision regarding house rendered unfit for occupation by reason of nuisance
- S. 43Disposal of articles removed while abating nuisance
- S. 44Powers of entry and inspection
- S. 45Nuisance caused by act or omission outside local area
- S. 46Prohibition of the deposit of rubbish, etc
- S. 47Infectious diseases
- S. 48Appointment of additional health staff
- S. 49Provisions and maintenance of isolation hospitals and wards
- S. 50Provision of ambulances, etc
- S. 51The expression inserted by the Amendment Act 3 of 2019
- S. 52Prohibition of the use of water from suspected source
- S. 53Removal of infected person to hospital
- S. 54Prohibition of the exposure of other persons to infections
- S. 55Infected person not to engage in certain trades and occupations
- S. 56Prevention of infectious diseases transmissible from animals
- S. 57Substituted vide Ordinance 4 of 2025
- S. 58Occupation of houses to prevent the spread of infection
- S. 59Information regarding notified disease
- S. 60Power of entry of Officers to take preventive measures
- S. 61Destruction of hut or shed to prevent spread of infections
- S. 62Closure of lodging houses
- S. 63Infected clothes not to be sent to laundry
- S. 64Infected persons not to use public conveyance
- S. 65Letting or sub-letting a building occupied by an infected person
- S. 66Prohibition of exposure of other persons to infection
- S. 67Forbidding work in infected premises
- S. 68Prohibition of use of public library by infected person
- S. 69Disposal of bodies of persons dying while suffering from notified disease
- S. 70Power of Magistrate to prohibit an assembly of more than fifty persons
- S. 71Power of Government to confer special powers on officers to control notified disease
- S. 72Destruction of rats, mice, etc
- S. 73Provisions for treatment of venereal diseases by local authority
- S. 74Patient to be instructed in methods of prevention of spread of venereal disease
- S. 75Rules for prevention, treatment and control of certain diseases
- S. 76Prohibition of mosquito breeding in collections of water
- S. 76BLevy of fee
- S. 76DRegulation of new work
- S. 76EProbability for certain acts likely to breed mosquitoes
- S. 76FPenalties
- S. 77Treatment of mosquito breeding places
- S. 78Health Officer’s powers in case of default
- S. 79Protection of anti-mosquito works
- S. 80Prohibition of interference with such works
- S. 81Power of Health staff to enter and inspect premises
- S. 82New building not to be erected on certain sites
- S. 83Cleansing court-yard or passage used in common
- S. 84Dwelling house unfit for human habitation to be vacated
- S. 85Definitions
- S. 86Duties of landlord
- S. 87Power to make rules
- S. 87AProhibition of dealing in food articles injurious to Public Health
- S. 87BProhibition in dealing with certain articles of food in designated area
- S. 87CPublic Analyst
- S. 87DPower to entry, search, etc
- S. 87EProcedure to be followed after seizure
- S. 87FPenalty
- S. 87G—
- S. 87HCognizance and trial of offences
- S. 87IForfeiture of property
- S. 87JOffences by companies
- S. 87KProtection of action taken in good faith
- S. 87LProvisions of this Chapter to be in addition to and not in derogation of other provisions or laws
- S. 88Notification of fairs and festivals by Government
- S. 89Notice to be given of fair or festival
- S. 90Sanitary arrangements, etc
- S. 91Health Officer to supervise the arrangements
- S. 92Power to enter and seize unwholesome food
- S. 93Occupation of building, etc
- S. 94Control over private sources of water supply
- S. 94APower of Government to issue directions
- S. 94BBar of Courts’ jurisdiction to entertain suits
- S. 94CPunishment for non-compliance with order under section 94A
- S. 95Powers to impose conditions in respect of certain services
- S. 96Power of Government to make rules
- S. 97Penalty for breach of rules
- S. 98Bye-laws by local authorities
- S. 99Breach of bye-laws
- S. 100Procedure for making or altering bye-laws
- S. 101Penalties for offences against Act, etc
- S. 103Appeal against decision of Health Officer
- S. 104Method of serving notices
- S. 105Cognizance of offences against Act
- S. 106Power to compound offences
- S. 107Power to police officers to arrest offenders against Act, etc
- S. 108Powers of public health staff to arrest offenders against Act, etc
- S. 109Procedure after arrest
- S. 110Bar of suits and prosecutions in certain cases
- S. 111Punishment for malicious abuse of powers
- S. 112Delegation of powers by Government
- S. 113Act override other enactments
- S. 62102Penalty for preventing entry of local authority or Health Officer