Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2000 28 of 2000 [25 September 2000] CONTENTS 1. Short Title And Commencement 2. Amendment Of Section 7 Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2000 28 of 2000 [25 September 2000] AN ACT to amend the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 (Goa Act No. 5 of 1997). Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Fifty first Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short Title And Commencement :- (1) This Act may be called the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2000. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment Of Section 7 :- In section 7 of the Goa Non Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 (Goa Act No. 5 of 1997), after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(i) levy a cess at such rates as may be determined by the Government from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette but not exceeding Rs. 2/- per item marketed on non biodegradable packaging material including bottles and containers, which shall be utilized for segregation, collection, safe disposal and re-cycling of non-biodegradable waste material and also to promote the sale and use of biodegradable packaging material, bags and containers.".