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GOVERNMENT OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU

General Administration Department

Notification

GADjBj44/10/88/66

The following may be added below Rule XII(5) -of the Flag-Code-lIldia published in Government Ga­.zette No. '29 Series I, dated 20:.10--66 for general information and guidance.

1~~~,6LIn the event of death of either the Head ·oilhe""'State or Head of the Government of a

':fbreign country, the Indian Mission accredited to that country may fly the National Flag at half-mast even if that event falls on a day men­tioned in. Rule VI. In the event of death of any other dignitary of that country, the National Flag should not be flown at half mast by the Missions. except when the local practice or pro­tocol (~hich should be ascertained from the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, where necessary) requires that the National Flag of a Foreign Mission in that country should also be flown at half-mast".

D., V. Bawant, Under Secretary (Appointments).

Panaji,lst September, 1969. 10th Bhadra, 1891.

••• Spec,ial Department

Notification OSD/RRV,Sj4;2j67

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, read with the Go­vernment of India, Ministry of External Affairs letter No. 7(11)/62-Goa dated the 25th July, 1963, the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu is pleased to make the following rules relating to the recruit­ment to the Class II posts in the Directorate of Ani­mal Husbandry and Veterinary Services under the -Government of Goa, Daman and Diu.

1. Short title. -' These rules may be called Goa Government, Director!ite of Animal Husbandry and

Veterinary Services Class II Gazetted ment Rules, 1969.

2. Application. - TheSE posts specified in column ruies.

3. Number, classification and scale of number of posts, classification of the the scales of pay attached thereto shall be as filed in columns 2 to 4 the said Scbe'tiule.

4. Method of recruitment, age limit and other qualifications. - The methO'd of :I'eJcruitment to' the salid posts, age limit, qualifications and other matters connected therewith shall be as specified in columns 5 to 13 of the aforesaid Schedule.

Provided that,

(a) the maximum age limit specified in the Schedule in respect of direct recruitment may be relaxed in tb,e case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Sche­duled Tribes and other special categories in accordance with the orders issued the Government from time to time and

(b) no maJecandidate, who has more than one wife living and no f.emale candidate, who has malI'ried a person having <:l,lready a wife living, shall be eligible for app~intment, unless the Government, havmg been satisfied that thel1€ are special grounds for doing so, exempts any such candidate from the operation of this rule.

Power to relax. -- Where the Governor of Goa Daman and Diu is of the opinion that it is necess~ry or expedient so to do, he may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing and.in consul­tation with the Union Public Serviee Cdrpmission, relax any of the provisions in these rules in respect of any Class or category of persons/posts.

6. These rules will come into effect from the date of the Notification and will relate to appointments to the various posts made on or after this date.

Panaji, 8th August, 1969. 17th Sravana, 1891,

Chief Secretal'Y

Name of -the post

1. Deputy I Director of Ani­mal Hus­bandry and Ve­terinary Services -2.

2. Poultry Develop­ment Of­ficer-l.

3. rSuperin­tendent Livestock Farm -1.

4.,Key Vil­lage Of­ficer Ar­tificial Insemi­nation -1.

5. Disease Investi­gation Officer -il~

6. Dairy Manager -1.

No. of PO.llts

2

7

Classi­fication

3

Central Civil

Service Class II Gazetted.

Scale of Pay

4

Rs. 350-25--500~30--590-EB--30-800:

Whether Selection

Post or non­Selection Post

5

Selection

Age for direct recruits

6

35 years and

below. (Relaxa­ble for Govt.

servants)

SCHEDULE

Educational and other qualifications required

foI' direct recrui ts

7

For Dy. Director of A. H. &; V. s.

Essential:

i) A degree in Animal Husbandry of Veterinary Science from a recog­Illised University or equi­valent.

11) About 5 yeM's. ex­perience in Livestock de­velopment work.

(Relaxation clause)

Desirable:

Post-graduate degree in any branch of Animal Husbandry or Veterinary Science.

For - Poultry Develop­ment Officer.

Essential:

i) Degree in Veterina­ry Science/Animal Hus­bandry of a recognised University or equivalent.

ii) Post-graduate trai­ning in Poultry Husban­dry.

iii) About 3 years ex­perience in a recognised Poultry Farm.

(Relaxation clause)

Desirable:

Administrative expe­rience.

Superintendent.. Livestock Farm.

Essential:

i) Degree in Veteri­n a r y Science/Animal Husbandry of a recog­nised U n i v e r sit v or e~uivalent,

"Whether age and edu-

cational quali-fications pres- Period

cribed for of proba-the direct tion, if

recruitments any will apply in the case of -promotees

8 9

:M:ethod of recruitment whether -by direct recruitment or by promotion or by

deputation/transfer, and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by variOUS methods

10

Age: INo. Qualifi­cations: . Yes

Two 50% by promotion. yeaTS 50% by direct re­

cruitment.

In case of recruitment, by promotion/deputatioil/ transfer, grades from

which promotion/depu-tation/transfer

to .be made

11

Promotion:

i) Veterinary Officers.

Ii) Manager, Composite Livestock Farm.

iii) Manager, Po u 1 til' Y Farm.

iv) Dairy SupervisOlI'.

v) Rural Dairy Exten­sion OffLcer.

(with 7 years' service in the respective

grades.)

Circumstances If a DPC in which

exists, U. P. S. C. what is is to be con­its com- suited in position making re-

cruitment

12 13

Class II

D.P.C.

As requirred under the U.P.S.C. (Exemp­tion from Consulta­tion) Re­gulations, '1958.

-en ~

I

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i II I'

II il

II II ii I

ment

(Relaxation clause)

DesirabZe:

Training in Cattle De­velopment.

For Dairy Manager.

EssentiaZ: i) Degree/Diploma in

Dairying: of a recognised University or equivalent.

Ii) About. 3 years ex­perience in the manage­ment of a Dairy Farm.

(Relaxation clause)

For Key Village Officer, ArtificiaZ IMemination.

Esse!ltia~:

i) Degree in Veteri­nary "SCIence f;rom a re­cognised University or equivalent.

il) Po S t-g!f a d u ate training in Artificial In­semination and Gynaeco­logy in a recognised Ins­titute. iii) About 3 years expe­rience in Artificial Inse­mination work.

(Relaxation clause)

Desirable: Experience in Dairy

ExtensiOill.

For Di<Jease Investiga­tion Officer:

Essential: i) Degree in Veteri­

nary 'Science of a !recog­nised University or equi­valent.

ii) Po s tog r a d u ate training in Animal Hus­bandry preferably Swine Husbandry.

iii) About 3 years ex­perience in Disease Con­trol/InvestlgatiOill.

(Relaxation clause)

Desirable: M. V. ;~e.

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Home Department I A \

ORDER

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Government had appointed a Committee to go into the question of the determination of reasonable fares to be charged by taxis and autorickshaws. On care­ful' consideration of the recommendation of the Committee, Government has decided to accept the same. Now Government is pleased to direct as fol­lows, viz.

':t. All taxis and authorickshaws in the district of Goa should be fitted with meters.

2. No taxi or autorickshaw shall ply on the roads ,without a meter with effect from 1st October, 1969.

3. The maximum fares that can be charged by taxis and autorickshaws when fitted with meters, shall be as under:

A) Taxis: i) A minimum fare of 90 paise for the first

kilometer. ii) A fare of 10 paise fQr every 1/6th of kilo­

meter or, part thereof, for the subsequent distance.'

iii) Waiting or detention charges at the rate of 10 paise for every 4 minutes.

iv) Luggage charges at the rate of 20 paise for every package carried in the luggage boot or on luggage carrier' of a. taxi. '

B) Autorickshaws: i) 50. paise for the first kilometer ..

ii) 5 paise for every subsequent 200 meters or 'part thereof. ,

.~ii) Detentii(}!ll or waiting charges at the rate of 10 paise for every 6 minutes.

4. No separate fares for ~eturn journey shall be charged.

5. There shall be no separate fares for a day taxi and night taxi.

6. Installation of taximeters shall ,not be compul-20ry in D,aman and Diu areas.

By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

S. B. Deshpande, Under'Secretary, Home Depart-·'ment. .

Panaji, 27th August, 1969. 5th Bhadra, 1891.

0 ••

Finance (Revenue) Department

Notification

Fin (Rev)j2-42j4j620j69

'. In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 9 of the Indian Stamp Act 1899 as extended to the Union Territory of Goa, D~man and

Diu, the Lt. Governor of pleased to remit the entire on any instrument other clause(a) of Sub-section falling within the entry 96 Schedule to the Constitution, part of this Union Territory serving members of the forces.

By order and in the of the Governor of Goa, Dama,n and Diu.

Puran Singh, Finance

Panaji, 5th Semptember,

law and Judicial I)enartment

LD/2/N-27 ;;:9

The Registration of Births and Deaths which was recently passed the Parliament assented to by the President of India on is hereby published for information public.

M. S. Borkar, Under Secretary (Law).

Panaji, 22nd July, 1969.

The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

ARRANGEMENT OF' SECTIONS

CHAPTER I

Preliminary Sections

1. Short title, extent and com.mencement, 2. Definitions and interpretation,

CHAPTER II

RegistratiOIJJ-establishment

3. Registrar-General, India. 4. Chief Registrar. 5. Registration divisions. 6. District Registrar. 7. Registrars.

CHAPTER III

Registration of births amI deaths

8. Persons requir~d to register births and deaths. 9. Special provision regarding births and deaths in a

plantation. 10. Duty of certain persons to notify births and deaths

and to certify cause of death. 11. Informant to sign the register. 12. Extracts of registration entries to be given to infor-

mant. 13. Delayed registration of births and deaths, 14. Registration of name of child. 15. Correction or cancellation of entry in register of

births and deaths.

CHAPTER IV

Maintenance of reeords amI statistin;

16. Registrars to keep registers in the prescribed form. 17. Search of births and deaths register. 18. Inspection of registration offices. 19. Registrars to send periodical returns 10 thc Chief

Registrar for compilation.

;L1TH SEPTEMBER, 1969 (BHADRA 20, 1891) --------- ----" -~-----

CHAPTER V

Miscellaneous Sections

20.

21.

22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

27. 28.

,29. 30. 31. 32.

Special provision, as to registration of births and deaths of citizens outside India. '

Power of Registrar to obtain information regarding birth or death.

Power to give directions. Penalties. Power to compound offences. Sanction for prosecution. Registrars and Sub-Registrars to be deemed public

servants. Delegation of powers. Protection of action taken in good faith. Act not to be in derogatioD of Act 6 of 1886. Power to make rules. Repeal and saving. Power to remove difficulty.

The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 AN ACT

to provide for the regulation of registration of births and deaths and for matters connected therewith.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -

CHAPTER I

Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:

Provided that different dates may be appointed for different parts of a State.

2. Definitions and interpretation. - (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "birth" means live-birth or still-birth; (b) "death" means the permanent disappear­

ance of all evidence of life at any time after live-birth has taken place;

(e) "foetal death" means absence of all evidence of life prior to the complete expUlsion or extrac­tion from its mother of a product of conception irrespective of the guration of pregnancy;

(d) "live-birth" means the complete expuls~on or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of preg­nancy, which after such expulsion or extraction, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, and each product of such birth isconsideted live-born;

(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(f) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means 'the' Administrator thereof;

(g) "still-birth" means foetal death where a product of conception has attained at least the prescribed period of gestation.

. (2) Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force in any area shall, in relation to that

area, be construed as a ret. '.rence to ing law, if any, in force Iha t area.

C:tLAPTi':R II

3. Registrar-General, Government may, by notification in Gazette, appoint a persoll be known trar-General, India.

(2) The Central Government such other officers with thinks fit for the purpose uf U''''vU(U

superintendence and direction of the ral, such functions of the this Act as he may, fronc, time to them to discharge.

The the

(3) The Registrar-General may issue rections regarding of births and in the territories to which this Act shall take steps to co-ordinate and vities of Chief Registrars in the matter of tration of births and deaths and submit to tral Government an anmlD rel-,ort on the of this Act in the said territories.

4. Chief Registrar. - 'rhe State may, by notification in the Official Gazette, a Chief Registrar for the State.

(2) The State Government may also appoint such other officers with such designations as it thinks fit for the purpose of discharging, under the supe~ rintendence and direction of the Chief Registrar, such of his functions as he may, from time to authorise them to discharge.

(3) The Chief Registrar shall be the chief execu­tive authority in the State for carrying into execu­tion the provisions of this Act and the rules and orders made thereunder subject to the directions if any, given by the State Gcrvernment.

(4) The Chief Registrar take steps, by the issue of suitable instructions or otherwise, to co-ordinate, unify and supervise the work of regis­tration in the State for securing an efficient system of registration and shall prepare and submit to the State Government, in such manner and at such inter­vals as may be prescribed, a report on the working of this Act in the State along with the statistical report referred to in sub· section of section 19.

5. Registration divisions. -~- The State Government may, by notification in the Official divide the territory within the State into such registration divisions as it may think fit and prescribe different rules for different registration divisions.

6. District Registrar. - (1) 'rhe state Government may appoint a District Registrar for each revenue district and such number of Additional District Registrars as it thinks fit who shall, subject to the general control and direction of the District Regis· trar, discharge such functions of the District Re·, gistrar as the District Registrar may, from time to time, authorise them to discharge.

(2) The District Registrar shall superintend, subject to the direction of the Chief Registrar, the registration of births and deaths in the district and shall be responsible fot carrying into execution in

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the district the provisions of this Act and the orders of the Chief Registrar issued from time to time for the purposes of this Act.

7. Registrars.- (1) The State Government .~ay appoint a Registrar for each local area comprls~ng the area within the jurisdiction of a municipalIty, panchayat or other Lo'cal authority or anyother area or a combination ,of any two or more of them:

Provided that the State Government may appoint in the case of a municipality, panchayat or other local authority; any officer or other employee thereof as a Registrar.

(2) Every Registrar shall, without fee or reward, enter in the register maintained for the purpose all information given to him under section 8 or section 9 and shall also take steps to inform himself care­fully of every birth and of every death which takes place in his jurisdiction and to ascertain and re­gister the particulars required to be registered.

(3) Every Registrar shall have an office in the local area for which he is appointed.

(4) Every Registrar shall attend· his office for the purpose of registering births and deaths on such days and at such hours as the Chief Registrar may direct and shall cause to be placed in some cons­picuous place on or near the outer door of the office of the Registrar a board bearing, in the local lan­guage, his name with the addition of Registrar of ,Births and Deaths for the local area for which he is appointed, and the days and hours of his at-, tendance.

(5) The Registrar may, with the prior approval of the Chief Registrar~ appoint Sub-Registrars and assign to them any or all of his powers and duties in relation to specified areas w,ithin his jurisdiction.

CHAPTER m Registration of births and deaths

8. Persons required to register births and deaths. (1). It shall be the duty of the persons specified below to give or cause to be given, either orally {)!' in writing, according to the best of their knowledge and belief, within such time as may be prescribed, information to the Registrar of the several parti­culars required to be entered in the forms pres-

. cribed by the State Government under sub-sec­tion (1) of section 16,-

(a) in respect of births and deaths in a house, whether residential or npn-residential, not being any place referred to in clauses (b) to (e), the head of the house or, in case more than one house­hold live in the house, the head of the h{)lUSehold, the head being the person, who is so recognised by the house or the household and if he is not present in the house at any time during the period within which the birth or death has to be re­ported, the nearest relative of the head present in the house and in the . absence of any such person, the oldest adult male person present therein during the said period;

(b) in respect 'of births and deaths in a hos­pital, health centre, maternity or nursing home or other like institution, the medical officer in charge or. anysiperson authorised by him in this behalf; ..

(c) in respect of birthE; the jailor in charge;

(d) in respect of births a'td deaths ry, chattram, hostel, lodging-house, tavern, place of public resort, the

(e) in respect of any body found deserted in place, man or other corresponding officer of in the case of a village and the officer of the local police station elsewhere:

Provided that any person who finds or dead body, or in whos8c:harge such child dead body may be placed, ilhall notify such to the headman or officer aforesaid;

(f) in any other place, :1;h person may prescribed.

(2) Notwfthstanding contained -section (1), the State Government, to the conditions obtaining in registration may by order require that such period as be specified in the order, any person the State Government by designation in shall give 'Olr cause to be given information births and deaths in a house referred to in clause of sub-section (1) instead of the persons in that clause.

9. Special provision births and deaths in a plantation. -:- In the case births and deaths in a plantation, ,the superintendent of the plantation ~hall give or cause to' be given to the Registrar the information referred to in section 8:

Provided that the persons referred to in clauses (a) to (f) of sub~section (1) of section 8 shall furnish the necessary particulars to the superin­tendent of the plantation.

Explanation. - In this section, the expression "plantation" means any land not less than four hec­tares in extent which is being prepared for the pro­duction of, or actually produces, tea, coffee, pepper, rubber, cardamom, cinchona or such other products as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify and the expression "supe­sintendent of the plantation" means the person having the charge or supervision of the labourers and work in the plantation, whether called a mana­ger, superintendent or by any other name,

10. Duty of certain persons to notify hirths and deaths and to certify cause of death. - (1) It shall be the duty of-

(i) the midwife 91' any other medical or health attendant at a birth or death,

(ii) the keeper or the owner of a set apart for the disposal of dead bodies or any person requited by a local authority to be at such place, or

(iii) any other person whom the State Govern~ ment may specify in this behalf his designation,

to notify every birth or death or both at which he or she attended or was present, or which occurred in such areas as may be prescribed, to the .a"",",""U

within such time and in such manner as may pres­cribed.

11TH S$P'J'EMBER, 1969 (BHADRA 20~ 1891) ------------~-------------

(2) In any area, the State Government; having regard to the facilities available therein in this behalf, may require that a certificate as to the cause of death shall be obtained by the Registrar from such person and in such form as may be prescribed.

(3) Where the State Government has required under sub-section (:2) that a certificate as to the cause of death shall be obtained in the event of the death of any person who, during his last illness, was attended by a medical practitioner, the medical practitioner shall, after the death of that person, forthwith, issue without charging any fee, to the person required under this Act to give information concerning the death, a certificate in the prescribed i9:rrn;Flt51ting to the best of his knowledge and belief the cause of death; and the certificate shall be re­ceived and delivered by such person to the Registrar at the time of giving. information concerning the death as required by this Act.

·11. Informant to sign the register. -:- Every person who has orally given to the Registrar any inform­ation required under this Act shall write in the register maintained in this b~half, his name, des­cription and place of abode, and, if he cannot write, shall put his thumb mark in the register against his name, descripton and place of abode, the particulars being in such a case entered by the Registrar.

12. Extracts of registration entries to be given to informant. ---' The Registrar shall, as soon as the registration of a birth or death has been completed, give, free of charge, to the person who gives inform­ation under section 8 or section. 9 an extract of the prescribed particulars under his hand from the register relating to such birth or death.

13. Delayed registration of births and deaths.­(1) Any birth or death of which informatipn i$ given to the Registrar after the ~~piry· of the periodspe­cified therefor, but within thirty days of its OCClijT­

rence, shall be registered on payrrient of such late fee as may be prescribed. .

(2) Any birth or death of which delayed inform­.ation is given to the Registrar after thirty days but within one year of its occurrence shall be re­gistered only with the written permission of the prescribed authority and on payment of the pres­cribed fee and the production of an affidavit made before a notary public or any other officer author­ised in this behalf .by the State Government.

(3) Any birth or death which has not been regis­tered within . one year )of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order made by a magistrate of the first class or a Presidency Magistrate after verifying the correctness ·of the birth or death and on payment of the prescribed fee.

(4) The provisionsof this section shall be without prejudice to any action that may be taken against a person for failure on his part to register any birth or death within the time specified therefor and any such bi~th or death may be' registered during the pendency of any such action. .

.14. Registration of name of chlld. ---: Where the birth of any child has' been registered without a name,. the patent. or guardian of such . child shall within the prescribed period give information re~" garding the name of the child to· the Registrar either

orally.or in writing and shall enter such name and date the entry.

15; Correction 01' canceiilJ: gisterof birtlis and deaths< satisfaction of the birth or death in any this Act is erroneous in been fraudulently or subject to such rules as Government with respect

ion of - If it is

that any kept by him

or substance, made, hE

made thE,

and the circumstances hich such ,sHtrks be corrected or cancelled, correct the error or the entry by suitable in the any alteration of the entry, the marginal entry and thereto the date correction or cancellation,

CHAP~L'IGj: IV

Maintenance of and statislIcs

. )J). Registrars to in the form. --(1) Every shall keep in cribed form a register of births and deaths registration area or thereof in which :he exercises

(2) The Chief Registrar shall cause to be and supplied a sufficient number of register books for making entries of births and deaths to such . forms and instructions as may, frOlIl time totinie, be prescribed; and a copy of such forms in the local language shall be posted in some cons­picuous place on or near the outer door of the office of every Registrar.

17. Seal'eli of births and deaths n;,gistell\ Subject to any rules made in this behalf

) the

to the state Government, including rules relating payment of fees and posta 1 charges, any person may-'

(a) cause a search to be made for any entry in a register of and

the Registrar and deaths;

(b) obtain an extract from such re-lating to any birth or death <

. Provided that no extract relating to any death, . issued to any person, shaH disclose the parti­culars regarding the cause of death as entered

'in the register.

(2) All extracts given under this sec·· tion shall be certified by the Registrar or any other officer authorised by the State Government to give such extracts as provided in section Pl6 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and shall be admis- of 1872 sible-iIi evidence for the purpose of ving the birth or death to which entry' relates.

18; Inspection of registration offices~-- The regis­tration offices shall be inspected and Ihe registers kept therein shall be examined in such manner and by such authority as may be specified the District Registrar.

19. Registrars. to send periodical Holm'us to the Chl~;f Itegistrar for compUatiOl!l~f-) Regis­tra~shan send to the Chief Registro r or to any officer . specified by him, at such intervals and ill: suc)! form as may be prescribed, a return regarding

the entries of births and deaths in the register kept by such Registrar.

(2) The Chief Registrar shall cause the informa­tion in the returns furnished by the Registrars to be compiled and shall publish for the information of the puplic a statistical report on the registered births and deaths during the year at such intervals and in such form as may be prescribed.

CHAPTER V

Miscellaneous

20. Special provision as to :registration Qf births and deaths of citizens outside India. - (1) The Registrar-General 81].a11, subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, cause to be registered information as to births and deaths of citizens of India out­side India received by him under the rules relating to the registration of such citizens at Indian Consulates made under the Citizenship Act, 1,955, and everY,such 57 Gf 1005 registration shall also be deemed to have been duly made under this Act.

(2) In the case of any child born outside Indi!l in respect of whom information has not been receIved as provided in sub-section (1), if the pa~ents" ()f t!te child return to India with a view to settlmg therem, they may, at any time within. six~y day~ from the 'date of the arrival of the ChIld m India, get the birth of the child registered under this Act in the same manner as if the child was born in India and the provisions of section 13 shall apply !o the b!rth of such child after the expiry of the perIOd of SIxty days aforesaid.

21. Power of Registrar to obtaiJ.t informatio~ re­garding birth or death. - The RegIstrar may elt~er orally or in writing require any person to furn~sh any infolrmation within his knowledge in connectIOn with a birth or death in the locality within such 'person resides and that person shall be bound to comply with such requisition.

22. Power to give directions. - The Central Go­vernment .may give such directions to any State Government as may appear to be necessary for carrying into execution in the State any of the pro­visions of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder.

23. Penalties. - (1) Any person who-

(a) fails without reasonable calise to give any information which it is his duty to give under any

, . of the provisions of, sections 8 and 9; or " (b) gives or causes to be given, for the purpose

of being inserted in any register of births and deaths, any information which he knows or believes to be false regarding any of the parti­culars required to be known and registered; or

(c) refuses to write his name, description and place of abode or to put his thumb mark iii the register as required by section 11,

shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

(2) Any Registrar or Sub-Registrar who neglects or refuses, without reasonable cause, to register any birth or death occurring in his jUcisdiction or to submit any returns as required by sub-section (1)

of section 19 shall be may extend to fifty rupees,

(3) Any medical refuses to issue a of section 10 and any person to deliver such certificate fine which may extend to

(4) Any person who, contravenes any provision travention of which no this section shall be JjU.!U;:iHU

extend to ten rupees.

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with

who

rupees.

reasonable this Act for thE

is provided with fine I;vhich

(5) Notwithstanding hing con-tained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, an offence under this f;ection shall be tried summarily by a

24. Power to compound such conditions as may be authorised by the Chief special order in this after the institution of proceedings this Act, accept from the person who has committed or is reasonably suspected having committed offence under this Act, 'Nay of composition such offence a sum of money not exceeding rupees.

(2) On the payment of sum of money, person shall be discharged and no further np"0'''to''

ings shall be taken against im in respect of such offence.

25. Sanction for prosecution. - No prosecution for an offence punishable under this Act shaH be instituted except by' an officer authorised by the Chief Registrar by general or special order in this behalf.

26. Regisbars and to be deemed public servaJats. - Regis-trars and Sub-RegistrarswhHe acting or purporting to act in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder, be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. 45 of 1860

27. Uelegation of Powe1i:'S. -- 'The State Govern­ment may, by notificatbn in the Official Gazette, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act (except the power to make rules under sec­tion 30) or the rules made thereunder shaH, sub· ject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the direction, be exercisable also by such officer or authority subordinate to the State Government as may be specified in the direction.

28. Protection of action tab:eu in good 1'£1 nth. ) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government, the Registrar-General, any Registrar, or any person exercising any power or performing any duty under this Act for any­thing which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or an:v rule or order made thereunder.

(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government for any damage likely to be caused by anything which

·;faith done or intended to be done in this Act or any rule or order made

11TH SEP.TEMBER, 1969 (BHA.DRA. 20, 1891)

29. Act not to be in derogation of Act 6 of 1886. -Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be in derogation of the provisions of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886.

30. Power to make rules. - (1) The State Govern­ment may, with the approval of the Central Govern­ment, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act ..

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, such rules may provide for-

(a) the forms of registers of births and deaths required to be kept under this Act;'

(b) the- period within which and the form and the manner" in which information should be given to the J;tj:lgisj:,rar under section 8;

(c) the period within which and the manner in which births and deaths shall be notified under sub-section (1) of section 10;

(d) ·the< person from whom and the form in which a certificate as to cause of death shall be obtained; .'

(e) the particulars of ;hich extract may be given under section 12.;

(f) {he authority which may grant permission for registration of a birth or death under sub­-section (2) of section 13;

(g) the fees payable for registration made under section 13;

(h) the submission of reports by the Chief Registrar under sub-section (4) of section 4;

,(i) the search of birth and death registers and the fees payable for such search and for the . grant of extracts from the registers;

(j) the forms in which and the intervals at which the returns and the statistical report under section 19 shall be furnished and published;

(k) the custody, production and transfer of the registers and other records kept by Registrars;

(l) the correction of errors and the cancellation of entries in the register of births and deaths;

(m) any other matter which has to be, or may be, prescribed:

31. Repeal and .~ving;<~ (1) Subject to the pro­visions.of,section 2~, as from the coming into force of this Actjn,anyJ:~tate or -part .thereof, so much of any law in force.- therein as relates to the matters covered by this' Act s:qall stand repealed in such State or part, 'as the case may be.

'{2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken (including any instruction or direction issu.ed, any regulation or rule or order made) under any such la,wsllall, i,n so far as such thing or action is not inconsistent with the pro­visions of this Act, be deemed to have been done Oil' taken under the provisions aforesaid, as if they were in fo'rce when such thing was done or such a:btion was taKen, and shall continue in fQrce accor­dingly until'·sunerseded by inything done or any action taken under thJs Act. .

32. Power'to remQ,:ye difficulty. - If any difficulty arises in giving effect in a State to the provisions

of this Act in their State Government may, Central Government, by or give such directions provisions of this Act vernment to be necessary the difficulty:

Provided that no order ;;haU be made unde; section in relation to any area in a State expiration of two from the this Act comes into that area.

LD/2/13/1i-39/69

In exercise of the powerseonferred by clause section 59 of the Prisons 1894 (IX of of all powers enabling him in that UI::I.li:;U!'.

tenant Governor of Goa, Daman and makes the following namely :

1. Short title and cmmnencement. rules may be called the Daman and fication of Prisons Rules, 1969,

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Rule - The existing of the Goa, Daman and Diu Classification of Prisons

. Rules, 1969 shall be re-numbered as sub-rule Rule 4 and the following sub-rule (2) shall serted thereafter: -

"(2) All the Jails mentioned in the table of sub-rule (1) shall be institutions for and housing-

1. Detenues 2. Internees 3. Under-trial prisoners 4. Convicted prisoners".

By order and in the name of Lt. Governor of Goa, Daman and Dilu.

R. L. Segel, Law Secretary.

Panaji, 6th September, 1969.

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labour and Informlltion Department

LCj12/EPF/69/773

The following notification from the Government of India, Ministry of Labour, Employment & Reha­bilitation, (Department of Labour & Employment), New Delhi, is hereby republished for the informa­tion of all concerned.

By order and in the name of the .Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu.

V. R. Vaze, Under Secretary, Industries & Labour Department.

Panaji, 2nd September, 1969, .. 11th Bhadra, 1891.

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Dated the 2l;th July, 1969

Notification

l3(i9)'68-PF. II

... O.S. R.-,- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 read with sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Empioyees' Provident Funds Act, 1952 (19 of 1962), the Central Government hereby' makes the f()llOWing Scheme further to amend the Employees' Providentc Funds Scheme, 1952, namely:-

1. This Scheme may be called the Employees' Pro­vident Funds -(ForthA.mend..m.ent) Scheme, 1969.

2. In the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 196,2: -

(a) in paragraph 68-1,-(i) in the ()pening paragraph, after the words

~<Consumers' Co-operative Societies», the words ~<Or Co-operative Housing and Credit Societies» shall Qe inserted;

(ii) in the proviso to clause (a), and in clause (b) after the words "Consumers' Co-operative Society» the words or,as the case maybe, the Co-operativ~Housing and Credit. Society, "shall be inserted; (b) after paragraph 68-J, the following para­

graph shall be inserted, namely:-"68-K. Advance from the Fund for daughter's

marriage or post-matriculation education of children.

(1) The Commissioner may, on an application from a m~mber, authorise payment to him of a non­-refundable advance from the Provident Fund Ac­count not exceeding fifty per cent of his own total contributions including interest thereon standing to his credit on the date of such authorisation, for his daughter's marriage or for the post-matriculation education of his son or daughter.

(2) ~Q advance under this paragraph shall be '.~Ilotio~q1~o~, ~ ... memper un1esfl.· the amoilnt of his own totalcontributiOJ;is withiD,:terest thereon stand­ing to his credit in the Fund is Rs: 500.00 or more on the date the payment is alitho:r;ised:

(3) No second advance shall be admissible to a member under this paragraph".

; :

Sd/­

DALJIT SINGH

Under Secretary.

Mormugao Port Trust

Notification

MPTjIGA (E.3414)/ui9

As required under Section 124(2) of the Major Port Trusts Act, 19,63, the following amendments to

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the Mormugao Port ,res tions, 1964. adopted by the hereby published: --

I - Insert the fonowing proviso to regulation 7 (1) :

after the

"Provided further that employee:

(a) Who, after b len under is reinstated within 20 days or as the case may preceding his compulsory retiH;ment and was vented by reason been under pension from leave prepar:: tory to retirement, shall be allowed to of such leave as was applying for, subject to a maximum of days or 180 days, as the case reduced by the between of reinstatement date of retirement;

(b) who retired from se!vice on age of compulsory rfctirement suspension ~d was prevented from ing for leave . to retirement account of having been under shall be allowed to avail of the leave to credit subject to a of 120 or 180 days, as the ease may after the termination of proceedings, as in Regulation 8,

as if it had been refused as aforesaid, in the ()pinion of the Authority competent to order reinstatement, he has been fully exonerated and suspension was wholly unjustified."

II - Insert the following proviso, but before the tion 7(1):-

after the third of sub-regula-

"Provided further that the of leave under this regUlation, extending beyond the date on which an employee must compulsorily retire, or beyond the date upto which an em­ployee has been permitted to remain in service, shall not be construed as of service."

III - In sub-regulation 7 (2), insert the words and figures "or 60 years in the case of class - IV em­ployees;' after the words "the age pf 58 years".

By order,

Shivakum(zr Dhindaw

Secretary

Mormugao, 20th August, 1969. (2nd time)

. . ~ , GOVT. PRINTING PRESS - GOA

(Imprensa N~o:iJ&l"':' G68.)

PRlei - 67Ps.