The Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha) Rules, 1997 — The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994

The Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha) Rules, 1997 ________ Department of Panchayati Raj and Community Development Directorate of Panchayat ________ Notification 10/DP/ZP/96 Whereas the draft of the Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha) Rules, 1996 was published as required by sub-section (1) of section 240 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994), at pages 479 to 482 of the Official Gazette, Extraordinary, Series I, No. 37 dated 13-12-1996, under Notification No. 10/DP/ZP/96 dated 13-12-1996 of the Department of Panchayat Raj and Community Development, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of fifteen days from the date of publication of the said Notification in the Official Gazette; And whereas the said Official Gazette was made available to the public on 13th December, 1996; And whereas no objections/suggestions have been received from the public on the said draft Rules by the Government. Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 133 read with sub-section (1) of section 240 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994), the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules, namely:— 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa Zilla Panchayat (Election of Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha) Rules, 1997. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) ‘Act’ means the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Act No. 14 of 1994); (b) "Administrative Tribunal" means the Administrative Tribunal constituted under section 3 of the Goa Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965 (Act 6 of 1965); (c) ‘Director’ means the Director of Panchaya