Date: 2021-09-01Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION - REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Notification for Assessment of Cell Phone Tower for Property Tax as per Chennai City Municipal
Corporation Act, 1919
**Executive Summary**
This document is the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/Equipments/Persons) (Amendment) Regulation, 2017, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on August 30, 2017. It amends the Tuticorin Port Trust regulations of 2005 regarding entry permits. The regulations are effective from the date of approval and final publication by the Central Government.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General Amendments:**
* "Tuticorin Port Trust" is replaced with "V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust" throughout the regulations.
* "These will not apply" is replaced with "These regulations shall not apply to visitors".
* **Regulation 3 Amendments:**
* "Chairman" replaced with "Traffic Manager".
* "aadhaar number" inserted after "designation".
* "issued at the pass section and shall be" inserted after "The entry permit shall be".
* **Regulation 4 Amendments:**
* Sub-regulation (c) is replaced with a requirement for equipment certificates (Form-II, Form-IV and Form-VI) obtained from the competent authority under the Dock Safety Regulations, 1990, in addition to documents mentioned in sub regulation (2).
* **Regulation 5 Amendments (Violations):**
* The introductory phrase is amended to specify that violations apply to entry of *persons* into the port.
* The clause related to "furnishing of false information" is substituted with the clause "(i) furnishing of false information or misrepresentation of facts by the persons or agents for obtaining entry permit".
* "the port, the" is inserted after "Not bringing to notice of".
* "(iii) entering a place to which he is not authorized or entering the port without bonafide business inside the port." is substituted for the original clause.
* "into the port" is inserted after "entry of vehicles or equipment".
* "30 kilometers in the Port area" is inserted after "speed limit of the"
* "or Government Hospital" is inserted after "in the port Hospital".
* "(xvii) Driving the vehicle without wearing the uniform stipulated by the Regional Transport Officer." is inserted
* "(xv) Carrying projected articles without red lamp or red flag at the front and rear end.";- is substituted
* After (xvi) the following is inserted: namely:
* **Regulation 6 (Penalties):**
* Traffic Manager has the authority to suspend or cancel entry permits for violations.
* Traffic Manager can impose a fine of two hundred rupees and/or ban entry for up to one week for vehicle entry violations; a third violation within six months results in a one-month ban, with fines levied.
* Specifies dwell time and penalty for commercial vehicles based on vehicle type:
* Container (Export): 14 hours, penalty of Rs. 50 for every subsequent 2 hours of overstaying.
* Container (Import): 5 hours, penalty of Rs. 50 for every subsequent 2 hours of overstaying.
* Other Cargo (Export and Import): 8 hours, penalty of Rs. 50 for every subsequent 2 hours of overstaying.
* Other than Port Bound: 24 hours, penalty of Rs. 50 for every subsequent 2 hours of overstaying.
* Lorry carrying logs should fit Red lights or face a penalty of five hundred rupees; the penalty will be conveyed to the Control room of the Traffic Squad.
**Impact Analysis**
**V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin Administration:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for enforcing amended regulations, including penalty imposition and dwell time management. Must update documentation and procedures.
* **Action Required:** Communicate regulation changes to relevant staff, update internal documentation, and implement the new penalty structure. Coordinate with Port Users to fix Dwell time.
**Port Users (Vehicle Operators, Equipment Operators, Personnel):**
* **Impact:** Must comply with amended regulations, including new permit requirements, safety certificate mandates, and potential penalties for violations and overstaying.
* **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with updated regulations, ensure compliance with entry permit procedures, obtain required equipment certificates, and manage dwell times to avoid penalties. Ensure log-carrying lorries fit Red lights.
**Traffic Manager:**
* **Impact:** Given authority to suspend or cancel entry permits, impose fines, and manage dwell times.
* **Action Required:** Enforce amended regulations, including penalty imposition and dwell time management.
Key Entities Referenced
V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust: Port Trust affected by the regulation, formerly known as Tuticorin Port Trust.
V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/Equipments/Persons) (Amendment) Regulation, 2017: This regulation amends the rules for issuing entry permits at the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust.
Major Port Trust Act, 1963: The Act which provides the authority for the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust to publish regulations.
Dock Safety Regulations, 1990: Referenced regulations that require specific forms to be produced for equipment entering the port.
Tuticorin: Location of the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, making it central to the regulation's applicability.