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Date: 2021-03-15 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 123 of the Major Port Trusts Act

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## Paradip Port Trust Stevedoring and Shore Handling Regulations, 2021: Policy Analysis Report **1. Executive Summary:** This report analyzes the Paradip Port Trust Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling Regulations, 2021 (hereafter referred to as "the Regulations"), a new policy governing stevedoring and shore handling activities at Paradip Port. The core purpose is to establish a licensing framework for agents performing these activities, ensuring safety, efficiency, and adherence to performance standards. Key findings include detailed criteria for license issuance and renewal, royalty payment obligations, agent responsibilities, and mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing compliance. The policy aims to modernize and streamline port operations by setting clear standards and procedures for stevedoring and shore handling activities. **2. Introduction:** This report aims to provide an informative overview of the Paradip Port Trust Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling Regulations, 2021. The analysis is based solely on the provided policy text and focuses on its key provisions, implementation aspects, and likely intended outcomes. This report is intended for those in the industry affected by the new regulations. **3. Policy Overview:** * Core Objective(s): The core objective of the Regulations is to establish a comprehensive licensing framework for stevedoring and shore handling activities at Paradip Port. This includes: * Defining eligibility criteria for obtaining and renewing licenses (Regulation 5, 7). * Setting performance standards for agents (Regulation 8). * Establishing a royalty payment system (Regulation 9). * Outlining the duties and responsibilities of licensed agents (Regulation 10). * Providing a mechanism for monitoring compliance and enforcing the regulations (Regulation 11, 13). **4. Background and Rationale:** As a new policy, the Regulations likely address the need for a modernized and standardized approach to stevedoring and shore handling activities at Paradip Port. The previous regulations, "Paradip Port Trust Licensing of Stevedores Regulation, 2009," were superseded, indicating a need for updated rules and procedures. By establishing a formal licensing system with defined criteria and performance standards, the policy aims to improve operational efficiency, enhance safety, and ensure fair practices among stevedoring and shore handling agents. The explicit focus on "encouraging compliance with the performance standards" (Regulation 8.2) also indicates a desire to improve overall port performance. **5. Key Provisions / Changes:** The Regulations establish a detailed framework for licensing stevedoring and shore handling agents. Key provisions include: * **Licensing Requirement:** No person can undertake stevedoring or shore handling activities in the port without a valid license (Regulation 4). * **Eligibility Criteria (Regulation 5):** Applicants must be registered companies or other legal entities and must meet specific requirements, including: * Employing qualified supervisory personnel. * Possessing necessary equipment and gear. * Providing a security deposit of rupees five lakhs or more as determined by the Board. * **License Application and Issuance (Regulation 6):** The application process involves submitting Form A with specified documents and a fee. The Chairman assesses applications, and if satisfied, issues a license in Form B upon payment of the security deposit. * **License Validity and Renewal (Regulation 7):** Licenses are valid for three years and renewable upon meeting specific conditions, including compliance with the license terms, handling a minimum volume of cargo (30,000 metric tonnes annually, as determined by the board), compliance with performance standards and safety norms. * **Performance Standards and Tariffs (Regulation 8):** The Board specifies performance standards, may offer incentives for compliance, and specify penalties for non-performance. The Tariff Authority fixes tariffs separately for mechanized and manual operations, and agents cannot exceed the ceiling rates. * **Royalty Payment (Regulation 9):** Agents must pay royalty as a license fee on a per-ton basis, with no discrimination. Advanced payments are required prior to vessel berthing, with final calculations made after completion of the operation. * **Agent Duties and Responsibilities (Regulation 10):** Agents must submit daily performance reports, comply with safety norms, indemnify the Board against third-party claims, ensure worker insurance coverage, compensate for damages to Board property, and adhere to performance standards. * **Traffic Manager Duties (Regulation 11):** Monitor compliance and safety. First violation may result in a warning, with subsequent violations resulting in a recommendation to the chairman for penal action. * **Suspension and Cancellation (Regulation 13):** The Chairman may suspend or cancel licenses for reasons such as failing to achieve performance standards, charging excessive tariffs, repeated violation of regulation 7, conviction of moral turpitude, safety violations, or other misconducts. * **Appeal Process (Regulation 14):** Individuals aggrieved by decisions regarding license issuance, renewal, suspension, or cancellation can appeal to the Central Government within 30 days. * **Refund of Security Deposit (Regulation 15):** Security deposits are refundable upon license expiration, refusal of renewal, cancellation, or agent foreclosure, after adjusting for any Board claims. **6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:** The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by the Regulations are: * Stevedoring and shore handling companies operating at Paradip Port. * The Paradip Port Trust Board of Trustees. * The Tariff Authority for Major Ports. * Workers engaged in stevedoring and shore handling activities. * Vessel agents, exporters, and importers using Paradip Port. * Traffic Manager. **7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):** * **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** * The Paradip Port Trust Board of Trustees is responsible for overall policy implementation and setting performance standards. * The Chairman is responsible for issuing, renewing, suspending, and canceling licenses. * The Traffic Manager monitors compliance and reports violations. * The Tariff Authority for Major Ports sets tariffs. * **Timelines and Procedures:** * Licenses are valid for three years (Regulation 7.1). * Renewal applications must be submitted at least three months before the license expires (Regulation 7.2). * Royalty payments are due in advance of vessel berthing (Regulation 9.2). * Any royalty payment difference must be settled within 10 days of the bill date (Regulation 9.3). * Appeals to the Central Government must be made within 30 days of the decision (Regulation 14). **8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:** The likely intended outcomes of the Regulations are: * Improved efficiency and productivity of stevedoring and shore handling operations at Paradip Port, driven by the performance standards and incentive/penalty system. * Enhanced safety and security, due to the emphasis on compliance with safety regulations. * Increased transparency and accountability, through the licensing process and the requirement for agents to publish their tariffs. * Standardized operational practices among stevedoring and shore handling agents. * Increased revenue for the Paradip Port Trust through royalty collection. **9. Conclusion:** The Paradip Port Trust Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling Regulations, 2021 represents a significant step towards modernizing and standardizing port operations. By establishing a clear regulatory framework for stevedoring and shore handling activities, the policy aims to improve efficiency, enhance safety, and promote fair practices at Paradip Port. Compliance with the Regulations is crucial for stevedoring and shore handling companies to operate legally and effectively within the port. The thorough framework of the regulations will prove critical in setting the standard for portside logistics at Paradip Port.

Key Entities Referenced

Paradip Port Trust: A major port trust in India, specifically mentioned as the entity issuing the regulations. NEW DELHI: The city where the notification was issued. MARCH 15, 2021: Date of the notification. Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: The primary legislation under which the Paradip Port Trust operates and derives its powers. Paradip Port Trust Licensing of Stevedores Regulation, 2009: The regulation that is being superseded by the new regulations. Paradip Port Trust Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling Regulations, 2021: The new regulation being introduced concerning the licensing of stevedoring and shore handling activities. Central Government: The authority whose approval is required for the regulations to come into force. Official Gazette: The official publication where the central government's approval needs to be published. Tariff Authority for Major Ports: The entity responsible for setting tariffs within major ports. Companies Act, 2013: Indian legislation relevant to companies registering for licenses. Dock Workers Safety, Health and Welfare Act, 1986: Indian legislation concerning the safety, health, and welfare of dock workers. Dock Workers Safety, Health and Welfare Regulations, 1990: Regulations pertaining to the safety, health, and welfare of dock workers Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Indian legislation concerning industrial disputes. Minimum Wages Act, 1948: Indian legislation concerning minimum wages. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965: Indian legislation concerning bonus payments. Employees' Provident Funds Act, 1952: Indian legislation concerning employee provident funds. Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948: Indian legislation concerning employee state insurance. International Ship and Port Facility Security Code: International code for maritime security.
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izpkyu ds fy, vyx ls rRlaca/kh VSfjQ r; o vfèklwfpr djsxk ,o a ,ls s VSfjQ iRru esa ykxw vf/kdre njsa gksaxhA ¼4½ mi&fofu;e ¼3½ ds rgr VSfjQ dks vfèklwfpr djrs le;] iz'kqYd çkfèkdj.k] mi&fofu;e ¼1½ ds rgr ckMs Z }kjk fofuÆn"V fu"iknu ekudkas dk s Hkh vfèklwfpr djsxkA ¼5½ dksà Hkh ,tsVa iz'kqYd çkfèkdj.k }kjk vfèklwfpr vf/kdre njks a ls vfèkd VSfjQ olwy ugÈ djsxkA ¼6½ vè;{k }kjk fu;qä uksMy vfèkdkjh fuEufyf[kr ds fy, ftEesnkj gksxk& ¼d½ ,tsVa ks a }kjk LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ VSfjQ dk vuqikyu lqfuf'pr djuk] ¼[k½ VSfjQ vfèklwpuk ds mYya?ku ;k vf/kdre njksa ls vf/kd izHkkj yxku s ij çkIr f'kdk;rks a dh tkap djuk] rFkk ¼x½ fdlh Hkh ,tsaV }kjk fd, x, mYya?kuks a ls lacaf/kr fjikVs Z ;krk;kr çcèa kd dk s çLrqr djukA 9- ¼1½ ckMs Z] vius }kjk tkjh ykblsal ds lacèa k esa] cksMZ }kjk çfr Vu ds vkèkkj ij fuèkkZfjr ykblsla 'kqYd ds :i es a j‚;YVh olwy djsxk ,oa ,tsVa ks a }kjk laHkkys x, leku çdkj ,oa ek=k ds dkxkZs ds fy, ,ls h j‚;YVh olwyu s es a fdlh izdkj dk HksnHkko ugÈ fd;k tk,xkA ¼2½ çR;ds ,tsaV dks] ty;ku+ ds cfFkZax ls iwoZ] vk;kr ds ekeys es a baiksVZ tujy eSfuQsLV ek=k ds vkèkkj ij vkSj fu;kZr ds ekeys es a ty;ku ds ,tsaV ;k fu;kZrdksa }kjk ?kksf"kr ek=k ;k ,DliksVZ tujy eSfuQsLV ds vkèkkj ij j‚;YVh dk vfxze Hkqxrku djuk gksxk rFkk ns; okLrfod j‚;YVh dh x.kuk ,tsVa }kjk laHkkys x, dkxksZ dh dqy ek=k ds vkèkkj ij ty;ku dk lapkyu dk;Z iwjk gkus s ds ckn dh tk,xhA ¼3½ j‚;YVh dh jkf'k esa varj] ;fn dksà gks] rk s fcy dh çLrqfr dh frfFk ls nl fnukas ds vna j n;s gksxh vkSj j‚;YVh ds Hkqxrku es a njs h ds ekeys esa] iRru dh nj&eku es a ;Fkk&fofufnZ’V C;kt n;s gksxkA ¼4½ ckMs Z fuEufyf[kr ifjfLFkfr;kas es a jk;YVh dh NwV ij fopkj dj ldrk gS] uker% & ¼d½ iRru ds iath—r dkxkZs laHkykbZ Jfedks a }kjk dh xbZ gM+rky dh vofèk ds nkSjku ,tsVa ks a }kjk laHkkyk x;k dkxkZs] ¼[k½ çk—frd vkinkvks a ds nkSjku laHkkyk x;k jkgr laca/kh dkxkZs] ¼x½ vkikrdkyhu fLFkfr;kas vkSj ;q) tSlh fLFkfr;kas ds nkSjku laHkkys x, j{kk laca/kh dkxksZ] vkSj ¼?k½ ;fn ljdkj }kjk ,ls k dksà funZs'k tkjh fd;k tkrk gSA[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 10- çR;sd ,tsaV fuEufyf[kr drZO;ksa dk ikyu djsxk vkSj mlds fuEuor~ mRrjnkf;Ro gksxa s] uker% – ¼d½ ;krk;kr foHkkx dk s nSfud fu"iknu fjiksVZ v‚uykbu izLrqr djuk] ¼[k½ viuh xfrfofèk ds lacaèk es a ml le; ykxw fdlh Hkh fu;e ds rgr fofuÆn"V lqj{kk ekunMa ks a dk vuqikyu djuk] ¼x½ vius lapkyu ls mRiUu lHkh r`rh; i{k ds nkoksa ds laca/k es]a ckMs Z dh {kfriwfrZ djuk] ¼?k½ ;g lqfuf'pr djuk fd muds }kjk rSukr Jfed ¼ikjknhi iRru U;kl vkSj izca/ku lfefr] ikjknhi iRru ds Jfedksa ds vykok½ ykxw fu;e ds rgr chek i‚fylh es a doj gks jg s gSa vkSj vU; ykHk çkIr dj jgs gSa] ¼M-½ ;fn LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ifjpkyu ds nkSjku ckMs Z ds fdlh Hkh fx;j] IykVa ;k dksbZ vU; laifÙk {kfrxzLr gksrh gS] rks og ,ls s uqdlku ;k {kfr ds fy, cksMZ dk s {kfriwÆr djsxk] ¼p½ ykblsla ds fu;ekas o 'krks± ds vuqikyu dk s lqfuf'pr djuk] ¼N½ ckMs Z }kjk le;&le; ij fuèkkZfjr fu"iknu ekudkas dks çkIr djuk] ¼t½ ckMs Z dks iath—r dkxksZ laHkykbZ Jfedks a ls çkIr lsokvkas ds fy, 'kqYd lesr nj ekudksa es a ;Fkk& fofuÆn"V C;kt vkfn lHkh cdk;ks a dk Hkqxrku djuk] ¼>½ vius }kjk yxk, x, VSfjQ] tks VSfjQ çkfèkdj.k }kjk r; vf/kdre njkas ls vfèkd ugha gksxh] dks çdkf'kr djuk vkSj mls viuh osclkbV ij v‚iykMs djuk] ¼¥½ ckMs Z dh osclkbV ij viu s VSfjQ ds çdk'ku dk s lqfuf'pr djuk] ¼V½ LVhoMksÇjx laHkykbZ o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;kas esa mRikndrk] n{krk vkSj lqj{kk esa lqèkkj ds fy, LVhoMksÇjx laHkykbZ o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;kas ds fy, rSukr Jfedks a dks dkxkZs laHkykbZ dh vkèkqfud ç.kkfy;ks a ds laca/k es a lkof/kd vk/kkj ij çf'k{k.k çnku djukA ¼1½ ,tsVa ksa dks tkjh fd, x, ykblsla ds fu;e o 'krk±s dh fuxjkuh vkSj vuqikyu dk s lqfuf'pr djuk ,o a ,ls s ,tsVa ks a }kjk lqj{kk ekunMa ks a ds vuqikyu dk s lqfuf'pr djuk ;krk;kr çcèa kd dh ftEesnkjh gksxhA ¼2½ ykblsla ds fu;ekas o 'krks± ds vuqikyu es a ;k fdlh ,tsaV }kjk lqj{kk ekunaMksa ds ikyu dju s es a fdlh Hkh pwd ds ik;s tkus ds ekey s es a ,slh pwd igyh ckj djus ij ;krk;kr çcèa kd] lacfa/kr ,tsVa dks psrkouh tkjh dj ldrk gS vkSj ckn es]a nqckjk ,ls h pwd dh fLFkfr esa] fu;e o 'krks± ds xSj&vuqikyu dk fooj.k n'kkZrs gq, vè;{k dk s ,d fjiksVZ çLrqr dj ldrk gS vkSj ykblsal jí fd;k tkuk vkSj lqj{kk tek dks tCr fd;k tkuk vkfn lfgr ,tsaV ds f[kykQ nMa kRed dkjZokà dju s dh flQkfj'k dj ldrk gSA ,tsVa ml le; ykxw fu;e ds vuqlkj ckMs Z vFkok izca/ku lfefr] ikjknhi iRru ds dkÆedksa dh rSukrh djsxk] vkSj ;fn ,tsVa }kjk ekaxs x, Jfedksa dh vkiwÆr dju s es a ckMs Z] izca/ku lfefr] ikjknhi iRru vleFkZ gksrk gS] rks cksMZ] ,tsaV dks Lo;a viuh O;oLFkk dju s dh vuqefr n s ldrk gS vkSj ,ls s ekeys esa] cksMZ vFkok izca/ku lfefr] ikjknhi iRru }kjk dksà 'kqYd ugÈ fy;k tk,xkA vè;{k] çR;sd frekgh esa ,tsVa ks a ds fu"iknu dh leh{kk dj ldrs gSa vkSj ;fn vko';d le>s]a rks fyf[kr vkns'k }kjk fuEufyf[kr fjdkMZ fd, tkus oky s fdUgha Hkh dkj.kks a ds vkèkkj ij muds }kjk tkjh ykblsla dk fuyca u o fujLrhdj.k dj ldrs gSaA ¼d½ fu"iknu ekudks a dk s rhu eghuks a dh vkSlr vofèk ds fy, çkIr ugÈ fd;k x;k gks]6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] ¼[k½ VSfjQ çkfèkdj.k }kjk vuqeksfnr vf/kdre njkas ls vfèkd VSfjQ çHkkj yxk;k x;k gks] ¼x½ yxkrkj nk s o"kks± ds fy,] fofu;eu 7 ds mi&fofu;e ¼3½ ds [kMa ¼[k½ esa ;Fkk&fofuÆn"V dkxkZs dh ek=k dh rqyuk esa de dkxksZ dh laHkykbZ dh xbZ gks] ¼?k½ uSfrd e;kZnk ls tqM+ s vijkèk ds fy, U;k;ky; }kjk nks"kh Bgjk;k x;k gks] ¼M-½ lqj{kk fu;ekas dk mYya?ku fd;k gk s vkSj vfuok;Z M‚d lqj{kk mik;ksa dk ikyu dju s es a foQy jgk gk]s ¼p½ mfpr vkSj lqjf{kr laHkykbZ ç.kkfy;ks a dks viukus eas foQy jgk gks] ¼N½ xyr rF;kas dk s çLrqr djus ;k HkkSfrd rF;ks a dh xyrc;kuh dk nks"kh ik;k x;k gks] ¼t½ fnokfy;k gks pqdk gks ;k ifjlekiu dh dxkj ij gk]s ¼>½ LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;ksa ds lapkyu ds fy, fdlh vU; O;fä ds lkFk ykblsla ;k mi&vuqcaèk gLrkarfjr fd;k gks] ¼¥½ lqj{kk fu;ekas] vuqns'kkas ;k vra jkZ"Vªh; iksr vkSj iRru lqfoèkk lqj{kk dksM dk ikyu djus es a foQy jgk gks] ¼V½ nSfud fu"iknu fjikVs Z çLrqr dju s es a foQy jgk gks] ¼B½ voSèk ;k Hkz"V vkpj.k es a fyIr gks] ¼M½ ,ls s dnkpkj ds fy, nks"kh ik;k x;k gks] ftlds fy, cksMZ dh jk; esa] ykblsal jí ;k fuyafcr djuk equkflc gks% c'krZs fd dksà Hkh ykblsla jí ;k fuyafcr ugÈ fd;k tk,xk tc rd fd ykblsal èkkjd dks] ,sls vkèkkj ij mldk ykblsla jí ;k fuyfacr D;ks a ugÈ fd;k tkuk pkfg,] blds ckjs es a mfpr dkj.k n'kkZus dk i;kZIr volj ugha fn;k x;k gkAs fofu;e 6 ds rgr ykblsla tkjh dju s ij vLohdj.k ;k fofu;e 7 ds rgr ykblsla ds uohdj.k ds vLohdj.k vkns'k vFkok fofu;eu 13 ds rgr ykblsal fuyacu ;k jí dju s ds vkn's k ls O;fFkr dksbZ O;fä bl vkns'k ds fo:) vkn's k çkfIr ds rhl fnuks a ds Hkhrj dsUæ ljdkj dks vihy dj ldrk gSA fuEufyf[kr ifjfLFkfr;ks a es a cksMZ ds nkoka]s ;fn dksà gks] ds lek;kts u ds ckn lqj{kk tek ,tsaV dk s okil fd;k tk ldrk gS] uker% & ¼d½ ykblsla dh vofèk lekIr gksu s ij vkSj uohdj.k ds fy, dksà vkons u u fd, tkus ij] ¼[k½ ykblsla ds uohdj.k ds fy, vkosnu dks vLohdkj fd, tku s ij] ¼x½ ykblsla jí djus ij] rFkk ¼?k½ ;fn ,tsaV mls tkjh fd, x, ykblsal dks lekIr djuk pkgrk gS vkSj bls lekIr djus ds fy, o lqj{kk jkf'k dh okilh ds fy, vè;{k dks fyf[kr vkosnu djrk gSA [Qk-la- ihMh&26025@5@2017&ihMh&II] fodze flag] la;qDr lfpo[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 [ ] ikjknhi iRru U;kl ¼LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ dk ykblsla hdj.k½ fofu;e] 2021 ds rgr LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ ykblsla dks tkjh dju s vFkok uohdj.k gsrq vkosnu Q‚eZ Ø-ala- fooj.k vkosnd }kjk Hkjs tkus okys fooj.k 1- vkosnd dk uke 2- D;k vkosnd daiuh vfèkfu;e] 2013 ds vra xZr ,d iath—r daiuh gS vFkok ,d lk>snkjh QkeZ gS vFkok vU; dksà dkuwuh bdkà gS¼nLrkots h çek.k layXu djsa½ 3- i=kpkj dk irk 4- vkosnd dk iSu vFkok VhvkÃ,u + la[;k 5- vkosnd dk Qksu uca j 6- laidZ fd, tkus okys O;fä dk uke vkSj ekcs kby u-a 7- vkosnd dk Ãesy o QSDl ua- 8- fdl vofèk ds fy, ykblsla dh vko';drk gS 9- LVhef'ki ;k daiuh ;k f'ki ds pkVZj ;k dkxksZ ds ekfyd dk ¼ds½ uke ftuds lkFk dkxksZ ds LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ds fy, vuqcaèk dks vfare :i fn;k x;k gS ;k vuqcaèk fd;k tkuk çLrkfor gS ¼vuqcaèk dh çfr layXu djs½a çR;sd i{k ds fy, vuqekfur Vu dk ladsr fn;k tkuk gSA8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 10- LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;ksa es a fiNys vuqHko ¼dkxkZs ,oa Vust laHkykbZ esa fiNys rhu o"kks± ds vuqHko dk çek.k layXu djs½a 11- D;k vkons u ds ikl fdlh Hkh nkf;Ro dks iwjk dju s dh foRrh; {kerk gS tks deZpkjh {kfriwfrZ vf/kfu;e] 1923 ds rgr {kfriwfrZ ds Hkwxrku ds dkj.k mRiUUk gks ldrh gS ¼foRrh; {kerk fn[kkus ds fy, cSadj ls ipkl yk[k : ds fy, lkys osalh izek.k i= vkSj fiNys rhu o’kkZs dk vk;dj fjVuZ layXu djsa½ 12- D;k vkons d ds ikl LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;ksa ds fy, midj.k vkSj fx;j gSa ¼midj.k o fx;jks a dh lwph ds lkFk lqj{kk çek.ki= layXu djsa½ 13- D;k vkosnd u s de ls de ,ls s Ng Ik;Zo{s kh dÆe;k sa dks LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;ks a dk dk;kZfUor dju s ds fy, fu;ksftr fd;k gS] vFkok mUgas fu;qDr djus ds fy, “kiFk nus s ds fy, bPNqd gS] ftags vkisf{kr dkxkZs gSaMfyx ao LVksost es a U;wure nks o"kkZsa dk vuqHko gks] ¼deZpkfj;ks a dh lwph] dk;kZuqHko lfgr mudh foLr`r tkudkjh layXu djs½a 14- D;k vkosnd us ykblsla tkjh djus ;k uohdj.k ds fy, fofu;e 6 ;k 7 es a ;Fkk&fofuÆn"V ckMs Z ds foÙkh; lykgdkj ,oa eq[; ys[kk vfèkdkjh dks vkosnu 'kqYd dk Hkqxrku fd;k gS ¼Hkqxrku dk çek.k layXu djsa½ 15- D;k vkosnd ykblsla tkjh dju s dh fLFkfr es a fofu;e 6 esa ;Fkk&fofuÆn"V lqj{kk tek dk Hkqxrku dju s ds fy, rS;kj gSA 16- D;k vkosnd u s ckMs Z ds lkFk foxr ysunsu] ;fn dksà gSs] ds lacèa k es a lHkh cdk;k jkf'k dk Hkqxrku fd;k gS ¼cksMZ ds lacfaèkr çkfèkdkfj;ks a ls vns;rk çek.ki= layXu djsa½ 17- ykblsla ds uohdj.k ds ekey s esa] M‚d lqj{kk fujh{kd }kjk fn;k x;k lqj{kk vukifÙk çek.ki= layXu djsAa ;fn ugÈ] rks Q‚eZ&lh es a fofèkor fu’ikfnr ewy {kfriÆwr ckaM layXu djsAa eSa@ge] iqf"V djrk g¡w@djr s gSa fd Åij fn, x, fooj.k esjs@gekjs lokZsÙke Kku vkSj foÜokl ds vuqlkj lgÈ gSaA[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 9 eSa@ge] ckMs Z }kjk fofuÆn"V ykblsla 'kqYd ds :i es a j‚;YVh jkf'k] iath—r dkxksZ laHkykbZ Jfedksa ds fy, ns; 'kqYd vkSj esjs@gekjs }kjk ikjknhi iRru es a LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ lapkykuks a ds fy, eaMy dh dksbZ Hkh vU; lsok,a izkIr dju s gsrq izHkkjks dk Hkqxrku dju s ds fy, lger g¡w@gSaA eSa@ge] ykblsla dks tkjh djus@uohdj.k ds fy, lacfaèkr çkfèkdj.k }kjk ;Fkk& visf{kr fdlh Hkh vU; tkudkjh@fdlh Hkh fjd‚MZ dks fujh{k.k ds fy, çLrqr dju s ds fy, lger gw¡@gSaA ;fn ykblsal esjs@gekj s i{k es a tkjh ;k uoh—r fd;k tkrk gS] rk s eSa@ge le;&le; ij ;Fkk&la'kksfèkr ikjknhi iRru U;kl ¼LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ dk ykblsla hdj.k½ fofu;e] 2021 vkSj le;&le; ij ckMs Z }kjk tkjh funZs'kks a dk vuqikyu dju s ds fy, lger gw¡@gSa] ;fn ykblsla esjs@gekj s i{k esa tkjh ;k uohd`r fd;k tkrk gS! eSa@ge] ,r}kjk ;g ?kk"sk.kk djrk g¡w@djr s gSa fd] eq>s@geas fdlh Hkh uSfrd vijkèk es a 'kkfey fdlh Hkh vijkèk ds fy, nks"kh ugÈ Bgjk;k x;k gS ,oa bl laca/k esa çek.ki= ifjf'k"V&I es a layXu gSaA eSa@ge] ,r}kjk ;g opu nsrk gw¡@nrs s gSa fd] eSa@ge çnku dh xà lsokvks a ds fy, VSfjQ çkfèkdj.k }kjk vfèklwfpr vf/kdre njkas ls de njas çHkkfjr djsaxsA LFkku% frfFk % dk;kZy; dh eqgj ds lkFk vkosnd dk gLrk{kj – [ ] ikjknhi iRru U;kl esa LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ ifjpkyu ds dk;kZUo;u grs q ykblsal ikjknhi iRru U;kl ds vra xZr tkjh fd, x, ¼LVhoMksfjax vkSj rV laHkYkkbZ fofu;e 2021 dh ykbZlsfalax½ ¼xSj& gLrkra j.kh;½ ykbZlsla & la------------ 1- ykblsla èkkjh dk uke % ……………………………………………………… 2- irk % ……………………………………………………… 3- og vofèk ftlds fy, ykblsal fn;k x;k gS] ls ……………… rd ……………………… 4- mYys[k dju s ds fy, vko';d dkÃs vU; fooj.k …………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] ……………………………………………………………………………………………… eqgj Ikkjknhi iRru U;kl I eSa ………………………………………………………………, ..................……………… dk eq[; dk;Zdkjh vfèkdkjh ¼vkosnd dk uke½ ,rn~}kjk ;g ?kksf"kr djrk g¡w fd QeZ ;k çcaèku ds fun's kd] eq[; dk;Zdkjh vfèkdkjh] lk>snkj o ekfyd ¼d½ uSfrd vijkèk esa 'kkfey fdlh Hkh vijkèk ds fy, U;k;ky; }kjk nk"skh ugÈ ik, x, gSa] vFkok ¼[k½ uSfrd vijkèk es a 'kkfey fdlh vijkèk ds fy, U;k;ky; }kjk nk"skh ik, x, gSa] ijUrq bl ltk dh lekfIr dh frfFk ls ikpa o"kZ chr pqds gSaA ¼nk"skh ik, x, O;fä ds uke o inuke dk fooj.k] vijkèk dh ç—fr] ltkvks a dh frfFk] dkjkokl dh vofèk] vkfn eq[; dk;Zdkjh vfèkdkjh }kjk çLrqr fd;k tk,xk½ gLrk{kj daiuh dh eqgj *tSls Hkh ekeyk gks fodYi ¼d½ vFkok ¼[k½ dks dkV nsaA ;g ykblsla le;&le; ij ;Fkk& la'kksfèkr egkiÙku U;kl vfèkfu;e] 1963¼1963 dk 38½ ,o a ikjknhi iRru U;kl ¼LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ dk ykblsalhdj.k½ fofu;e] 2021 ds çkoèkkuks a ds vuqlkj iznku fd;k tkrk gSA lHkh LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ,tsaV ikjknhi iRru U;kl ¼LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ dk ykblsalhdj.k½ fofu;e] 2021 }kjk ykxw fd, x, drZO;ksa] nkf;Roks a vkSj ftEesnkfj;ksa ,oa fo'k"sk :i ls fuEufyf[kr ds vèkhu gkasxs% ¼d½ LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;kas ,oa rRlacaèkh vU; dk;ks± ds fy, rSukr LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa ,oa muds lHkh dkÆed] M‚d deZdkj ¼lqj{kk] LokLF; vkSj dY;k.k½ vfèkfu;e] 1986 ,o a M‚d deZdkj ¼lqj{kk] LokLF; vkSj dY;k.k½ fofu;eu] 1990 vkSj muds rgr tkjh vfèklwpukvksa] vkS|kfsxd fookn vfèkfu;e] 1947] U;wure etnwjh vfèkfu;e] 1948] cksul dk Hkqxrku vfèkfu;e] 1965] deZpkjh Hkfo"; fufèk vfèkfu;e] 1952] deZpkjh jkT; chek vfèkfu;e] 1948 ,oa bl rjg ds lapkyu@ Je@midj.k ls lacfaèkr çpfyr dksà vU; dkuwu@O;oLFkkvksa ds çkoèkkuks a ds vuqikyu dks lqfuf'pr djsxk( ¼[k½ LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa ckMs Z }kjk ;Fkk&fofuÆn"V vko';d midj.k rSukr djsxk vkSj muds LokfeRokèkhu vFkok muds }kjk fdjk, ij fy, x, fx;jkas ,oa midj.kkas ds lkFk lapkyu djsxk( ¼x½ LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa muds }kjk fu’ikfnr izpkyuks a ds ifj.kkeLo:i gkus s okyh fdlh Hkh nq?kZVuk vFkok {kfr vFkok uqdlkui vFkok nkoks a ds fy, iwjh rjg ls mRrjnkh; gksxk([भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 11 ¼?k½ LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa muds }kjk fd, x, lapkyu ds nkSjku lHkh Loh—r lqjf{kr dk;Z ç.kkfy;ks a vkSj ekunMa ks a dk ikyu djsxk( ¼M-½ LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa muds }kjk fd, x, dk;ks± es a ls lHkh rhlj s i{k ds nkoksa ds fo:) ckMs Z dh {kfriwfrZ djsxk( ¼p½ LVhoMksj o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa vFkok blds fdUgh a deZpkfj;ks a ;k Jfedkas }kjk fd, tk jgs dk;ks± ds nkSjku fdlh Hkh nq?kZVuk ds ifj.kkeLo:i tc Hkh cksMZ dks deZpkjh {kfriwÆr vfèkfu;e] 1923 ds çkoèkku ds rgr viu s fdUgha deZpkfj;ks a ;k Jfedks a ;k muds vkfJrksa dks {kfrifwrZ djuh iMrh gS] rks ,ls s fdlh Hkh mís'; ds fy, fd, x, Hkqxrku dh jkf'k dh çfriwÆr LVhoMkfsjxa vkSj rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa }kjk ckMs Z dks dh tk,xhA Jfed {kfriwÆr vfèkfu;e] 1923 ds rgr ;Fkk&fuèkkZfjr {kfriwÆr dh ek=k] cksMZ vkSj LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa ds chp ckè;dkjh vkSj fu.kkZ;d gksxh( ¼N½ ;fn ,ls s fdlh ifjpkyu ds nkSjku ckMs Z ds fdlh Hkh fx;j] midj.k] la;a= vkSj vU; laifÙk {kfrxzLr gksrh gS] rks ,ls h gkfu ;k {kfr ds fy, LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsaV }kjk iRru dks Hkjikà dh tk,xh] ftldh ek=k vè;{k ;k muds çkfèk—r vfèkdkjh }kjk {kfr dh lhek vkSj laifÙk dk ewY;kadu lacèa kh ,d mfpr tkap ds ckn r; dh tk,xh( ¼t½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa muds }kjk dh xbZ LVhoMs fjax o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;ksa ls lacafèkr tkudkjh vFkok rRlacèa kh fo"k; cksMZ ds çkfèk—r çfrfufèk }kjk fdlh Hkh le; ekaxs tku s ij ;Fkk'kh?kz çLrqr djsxk( ¼>½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa lqj{kk dh vko';drkvksa ds vuq:i vfèkdre mRikndrk lqfuf'pr dju s ds fy, muds }kjk fu;ksftr Jfedks a ij i;kZIr i;Zo{s k.k djxs k( ¼¥½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa fofHkUu çdkj ds dkxkZs dh laHkykbZ ds fy, l{ke çkfèkdkjh }kjk fof/kor ijhf{kr vkSj çekf.kr lHkh vko';d fx;j vkSj midj.k çnku djsxk( ¼V½ vkofèkd fujh{k.k vFkok tc Hkh fujh{kd] xksnh lqj{kk vFkok ;krk;kr çcèa kd }kjk ekaxk tkrk gS] LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa muds }kjk yxk, x, fx;j vkSj midj.k ds fy, vko';d ,uhÇyx vkSj ijh{k.k çek.k i= çLrqr djsxk( ¼B½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa dkxkZs ds çdkj ds vuq:i Jfedks a dks vko';d mi;qä O;fäxr lqj{kk midj.k vkSj lqj{kk lkexzh çnku djsxk( ¼M½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa dks ;g lqfuf'pr djuk gksxk fd muds }kjk fu;ksftr Jfed vodk'k fojke dks NkMs +dj iwjh ikjh ds nkSjku dk;ZLFky ij mifLFkr gSa] viuk lkekU; fu"iknu çnku dj jgs gSa vkSj tc Hkh fu"iknu fuèkkZfjr ekunaMksa ls uhps vkrk gS] rks blesa lqèkkj ds fy, çHkkoh dne mBk,axs( ¼<½ LVhoMksj o rV laHkykbZ ,tsaV dks fdlh Hkh fLFkfr es a rV ds lkFk lkFk ty;ku ds ckMs Z ij] tSlk Hkh ekeyk gks] dkxkZs lapkyu ds fy, vko';d LohÇix] fQÇyx fLVÇpx] ejEer] ty;ku dh LVsfalÇyx] dkxksZ dk foHkatu ,oa lqjf{kr djuk] dkxksZ dh LVsÇdx vkSj LVkos st vkfn tSls lgk;d dk;ks± ds fy, i;kZIr O;oLFkk djuh gksxhA bu lgk;d lsokvksa ds fy, dksà izHkkj vyx ls ugÈ yxk;k tk,xk vkSj bls VSfjQ çkfèkdj.k }kjk vfèklwfpr LVhoMkfsjxa o rV laHkykbZ njks a esa 'kkfey fd;k tk,xk( ¼.k½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa dk s ;g lqfuf'pr djuk gksxk fd ckMs Z dh lHkh cdk;k jkf'k;ks a dk Hkqxrku fofuÆn"V vofèk ds Hkhrj fd;k x;k gS blesa vlQy gksu s ij bu fofu;ekas ds rgr ykblsla dks jí fd;k tk ldrk gSA ;fn ckMs Z dks dksà ns; cdk;k gS] rks ykblsla ds uohdj.k ij fopkj ugÈ fd;k tk,xk( ¼r½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa dks ty;ku dh cfFkZax ls igys ckMs Z dks vfxze j‚;YVh nsuh gksxh( ¼bu fu;ekas ds rgr] LVhoMksfjxa o rV laHkykbZ lsokvkas ds lacèa k es a fdlh Hkh dkj.ko'k ,tsVa }kjk viuh ewy ;k jkf'k;ks a es a NwV vkSj foyEcu] ;fn dksà çnku fd;k x;k gk]s vkSj ;fn og ml ,tsVa }kjk olwy u fd;k x;k gks] rks mls j‚;YVh ds fy, cksMZ ds cdk;s dh x.kuk ds mís'; ls ekU;rk ugÈ nh tk,xh½12 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] ¼Fk½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa dks] muds }kjk ckMs Z ls fu;qä Jfedksa dh lsokvks a ds fy, bl mís'; ls ckMs Z }kjk fuèkkZfjr njksa ij cksMZ dks Hkqxrku djuk gksxk( ¼n½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa bl ykblsla esa vFkok blds rgr fdlh fgr vFkok ykHk dk s fdlh vU; O;fä dks vH;fiZr] vra fjr ugÈ djsxk vFkok fdlh Hkh :i es a fgLlsnkj ugh a cuk,xk( ¼/k½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa dks lqj{kk] mRikndrk vkSj Je vuq'kklu es a lqèkkj ds fy, ckMs Z ds lHkh fu;ekas vkSj fofu;eks a rFkk le;&le; ij ;krk;kr çcaèkd }kjk tkjh ,sls funsZ'kksa dk vuqikyu djuk gksxk( ¼u½ tc Hkh Jfed ¼ikjknhi iRru U;kl vkSj izca/ku lfefr] ikjknhi iRru ds Jfedks a ds vykok½ rSukr fd, tkr s gaS] rk s LVhoMkfsjxa o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa dk s ;g lqfuf'pr djuk pkfg, fd ,ls s Jfed chek i‚fylh ds nk;j s es a vkrs gSa( ¼i½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa cksMZ }kjk fuèkkZfjr fu"iknu ekudkas dk s çkIr djsxk( ¼Q½ LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ,tsVa vius }kjk yxk, x, VSfjQ dks çdkf'kr djsxk vkSj bls viuh ocs lkbVkas ij viyksM djsxk vkSj ckMs Z dh ocs lkbV ij çdkf'kr djkuk lqfuf'pr djsxkA yxk, x, izHkkj VSfjQ çkfèkdj.k }kjk fuèkkZfjr lhÇyx njks a ls vfèkd ugh a gkasxsA Loh—fr eSa@ge mi;qZä fu;eksa o 'krk±s ds rgr bl frfFk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dks eq>s@ges a tkjh fd, x, LVhoMksfjax o rV laHkykbZ ykblsal dk s Lohdkj djrk gw¡@djr s gSaA frfFk% gLrk{kj ……………………………………… ¼vkfèkdkfjd eqgj½ uke o inuke ……………………………………… irk ……………………………………………………… laidZ ua- ……………………………………………………… gLrk{kj ds xokg 1- 2- [fofu;e 7¼4½ ns[kas] {kfriwÆr ckaM xksnh lqj{kk ls lqj{kk Lohd`fr izkIr gksus ls igys LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ykblsal ds uohdj.k grs q {kfriwÆr ckMa dk çi= ¼LVkEi vfèkfu;e ds vuqlkj LVkEi isij esa çLrqr fd;k tk,xk½ ¼LVkEi isij ftldk ewY; 200@&#i;s ls de u gks] es a çLrqr djas½ bl {kfriwÆr c‚UM dks o’kZ nks gtkj -------------------------------d-s------------------------ ds ekg dh-------------------------frfFk dk s esllZ------------ -------------------------------------¼ftls blds ckn Þ{kfriwÆrdrkZÞ ds :i es a lanÆHkr fd;k x;k gS½] ftl vfHkO;fä ls rkRi;Z vkSj ftlesa muds okfjl] dkuuw h çfrfufèk] mÙkjkfèkdkjh] fu"iknd] ç'kkld vkSj dk;kZy; esa leuqnfs 'krh 'kkfey gSa] }kjk ;krk;kr çcaèkd ds çfrfufèkRo esa U;klh eaMy] ikjknhi iRru U;kl] ikjknhi&754142 ds i{k es a ¼;gk¡[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 13 ÞckMs ZÞ ds :i es a lanÆHkr½] ftudh vfHkO;fä dk rkRi;Z vkSj ftles a muds dkuwuh çfrfufèk] mÙkjkfèkdkjh ,oa dk;kZy; es a leuqnsf'krh 'kkfey gSa] ds i{k esa fu"ikfnr fd;k x;kA tcfd] {kfriwÆrdrkZ u s ikjknhi iRru U;kl] ikjknhi&754142 es a LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ xfrfofèk;kas dk s ----------- -------------------- frfFk ls vkxs rhu o"kks± dh vof/k ds fy, dk;kZfUor dju s grs q ikjknhi iRru U;kl ¼LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ dk ykblsalhdj.k½ fofu;e] 2021 ds vuqlkj LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ds ykblsla ds uohdj.k gsrq vuqjksèk fd;k gS] vkSj tcfd] {kfriwÆrdrkZ u s vkosnu 'kqYd] vko';d nLrkots ksa vkSj fofuÆn"V lqj{kk tek ds lkFk LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ykblsal ds uohdj.k ds fy, vkosnu çLrqr fd;k gS] tcfd] {kfriÆwrdrkZ vko';d 'krk±s dks iwjk djrk gS vkSj ykblsla ds uohdj.k ds fy, ;ksX; gS] ijUrq lqj{kk eatwjh çek.k i= dh çrh{kk gS] tcfd] {kfriwÆrdrkZ us lqj{kk eatwjh çek.ki= çkIr gkus s ds le; rd LVhoMksÇjx o rV laHkykbZ ykblsla ds uohdj.k ds fy, bl {kfriÆwr c‚UM dk s fu"ikfnr fd;k gS] tcfd] {kfriwÆrdrkZ u s ikjknhi iRru U;kl ¼LVhoMkÇsjx o rV laHkykbZ dk ykblsla hdj.k½ fofu;e] 2021 ds fofu;e 10 esa fofuÆn"V drZO;kas ,oa mÙkjnkf;Rokas dk s HkyhHkk¡fr le>k gS ,oa ,sls drZO;kas] mÙkjnkf;Roksa o 'krk±s dk ikyu dju s gsrq lger gSa] blfy, vc] {kfriwÆrdrkZ }kjk xksnh lqj{kk ds fujh{k.kky; ds ekStwnk lqj{kk ekunaMkas ds mYya?ku dju s vkSj lqj{kk eatwjh çkIr u dju s ds dkj.kks a ls fdlh Hkh dk;Zdkjh] U;kf;d] vèkZ U;kf;d çkfèkdj.k ds vkn's k ;k funZs'k ds ekè;e ls iksVZ ds f[kykQ ykxw fdlh Hkh dkuwuh] foÙkh;] oSèkkfud ;k rhljs i{k ds nko s ds fo:) ckMs Z ds fgr dh j{kk dju s grs q xkjVa h ds fy, {kfriwfrZdrkZ }kjk bl {kfriwÆr c‚UM dks fu"ikfnr fd;k tkrk gSA {kfriwÆrdrkZ }kjk iRru ds fdlh Hkh O;fä vkSj@vFkok laifÙk dks gk s lduh okyh {kfr dh ykxr dh] vkSj mlds ;k mlds dkfeZdksa vkSj midj.kksa ;k fx;jksa }kjk iksVZ dh laifRr vkSj@vFkok igys ls lanÆHkr ykblsla ls mRiUu mlds nkf;Roks a ds dkj.k gqbZ fdlh Hkh izdkj dh {kfr ds lac/a k es a iRru ds nko s dks iwjk dju s ds fy, fdlh Hkh izdkj dh izfriÆwr] nkok vkSj gkfu ykxr laca/kh lai.w kZ jkf'k dh çfriÆwr {kfriwfrZdrkZ }kjk ikjknhi iRru U;kl dks dh tk,xhA ;g {kfriwÆr c‚UM l{ke çkfèkdkjh }kjk tkjh oSèk lqj{kk eatwjh çek.ki= tek dju s dh frfFk rd ekU; vkSj ykxw gksxkA blds izek.k es a i{kkas }kjk Åij igys fyf[kr fnu] ekg o o"kZ dks {kfriwÆrdrkZ }kjk ckUa M ij gLrk{kj fd;k x;k] eqgj yxkbZ xbZ vkSj i{kdkjksa dks lkSaik x;kA —r s xokgkas dh mifLFkfr esa% ¼1½ ¼2½14 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING & WATERWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th March, 2021 G.S.R. 189(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 123 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963) the Board of Trustees of the Paradip Port Trust hereby makes the following regulations, in supersession of the Paradip Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedores) Regulation, 2009, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Paradip Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021. (2) They shall come into force on the date of publication of the approval thereto by the Central Government in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions.–– In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires –– (a) ―Act‖ means the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963); (b) ―agent‖ means a person to whom stevedoring and shore handling licence has been issued under regulation 6; (c) ―Board‖ means the Board of Trustees of the Paradip Port Trust constituted under the Act; (d) ―Chairman‖ means the Chairman of the Board; (e) ―Form‖ means a form appended to these regulations; (f) ―port‖ means the Paradip Port; (g) ―licence‖ means a stevedoring and shore handling licence issued under regulation 6; (h) ―royalty‖ means the amount fixed by the Board which is payable by an agent to the Board for rendering stevedoring and shore handling services; (i) ―shore handling activities‖ include arranging and receiving the cargo to or from the hook point, intermodal transport from wharf to stack yard and vice-versa and also receiving and delivering of cargo from or to wagons or trucks; (j) ―stevedoring activities‖ include loading/unloading and stowage of cargo in any form on board extending to hooking for loading cargo and unhooking of unloading cargo; (k) ―tariff authority‖ means the Tariff Authority for Major Ports constituted under section 47A of the Act; (l) ―traffic manager‖ means the officer in charge of traffic department of the Paradip Port Trust and includes his deputies or assistants or any other officer acting under his authority; (m) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act. 3. Application. –– These regulations shall apply to the stevedoring activities on board and shore handling activities on shore undertaken by the agent, but shall not apply to such activities undertaken either by the Board or by any person with whom Public Private Partnership agreement or Build-Operate–Transfer agreement or such other agreement has been entered into by the Board. 4. No person to undertake stevedoring or shore handling activities without licence.––No person shall undertake to perform the stevedoring and shore handling activities in the port unless he has been issued a valid licence under these regulations: Provided that a person to whom licence has been issued prior to the coming into force of these regulations may continue to operate under the existing licence for a period of sixty days or till he obtains a licence under these regulations, whichever is earlier. 5. Criteria for issue of licence.–– A licence for carrying out the stevedoring and shore handling activities may be issued to an applicant who fulfills the following criteria, namely:–– (a) the applicant is a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or a partnership Firm or any other legal entity; (b) the applicant has employed, or submits an undertaking to employ, atleast six supervisory personnel possessing minimum of two years’ of experience in cargo handling or stowage;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 15 (c) the applicant possesses equipment and gears required for stevedoring activities and shore handling activities, as specified by the Board; (d) the applicant is willing to deposit interest-free refundable security deposit of rupees five lakhs or such higher amount, as the Board may fix, from time to time, to meet any contingency. 6. Issue of licence.–– (1) Any person who desires to obtain a licence under these regulations for carrying out the stevedoring and shore handling activities may, at any time, submit an application online in the format available on the website of the Board, or in writing to the Chairman in Form-A, along with the documents specified therein and a fee of rupees fifty thousand or such higher fee, as the Board may fix, from time to time. (2) If the Chairman is satisfied that the applicant fulfills the criteria specified under regulation 5, he may issue licence to the applicant in Form – B or otherwise communicate the order of refusal to the applicant. (3) The licence shall be issued under sub-regulation(2) on payment of security deposit specified in clause (d) of regulation 5. 7. Validity and renewal of licence.–– (1) The licence issued under regulation 6 shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of issue of licence unless otherwise specified. (2) An application for renewal of licence may be submitted in Form-A, atleast three months prior to expiry of the licence, along with the documents specified therein and a fee of rupees fifty thousand or such higher fee, as the Board may fix from time to time, and in case of delay, late fee of rupees five hundred, as the Board may fix from time to time. (3) The licence is liable to be renewed if the applicant fulfills the following conditions, namely:–– (a) has complied with the terms and conditions of the licence; (b) has handled a minimum of 30,000 metric tonne of cargo per annum or such other volume of cargo, as the Board may fix, from time to time; (c) has complied with the performance standards notified by the tariff authority; (d) has complied with the safety norms and such compliance has been certified by the Inspector appointed under the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986) in the report submitted to the Chairman. (4) If the Chairman is satisfied that the applicant has fulfilled the conditions specified in sub-regulation (3), he may renew the licence for a further period of three years unless otherwise specified, or otherwise communicate the order of refusal to the applicant: Provided that where the report of the Inspector referred to in clause (d) of sub-regulation (3) is not submitted before the date of expiry of the licence, the Chairman may, if he is satisfied that the applicant fulfills all other conditions specified in sub-regulation (3), he may, subject to the agent executing an Indemnity bond in Form-C, renew the licence for a further period of three years unless otherwise specified. (5) In the event of loss or defacing of the original licence, a duplicate licence may be issued if an application in this behalf is made to the Chairman on payment of rupees one thousand or such other amount as the Board may fix from time to time. 8. Performance standards and tariff for stevedoring and shore handling activities.––(1) The Board shall from time to time specify the performance standards to be followed by the agents for carrying out stevedoring and shore handling activities in the port. (2) The Board may, for the purpose of encouraging compliance with the performance standards specified by it, fix incentives for the agents and specify penalty for non-performance and may publish monthly summary of performance achieved by the agents on its website. (3) The tariff authority shall, on the basis of performance standards specified by the Board under sub-regulation (1), fix and notify tariff separately for mechanized and manual operations of stevedoring and shore handling activities in the port and such tariff shall be the ceiling rates applicable in the port. (4) While notifying the tariff under sub-regulation (3), the tariff authority shall also notify the performance standards specified by the Board under sub-regulation (1). (5) No agent shall charge tariff exceeding the ceiling rates notified by the tariff authority. (6) A nodal officer appointed by the Chairman shall be responsible for –– (a) ensuring compliance of the stevedoring and shore handling tariffs by the agents;16 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (b) examine complaints received on violation of tariff notification or imposition of higher charges than the ceiling rates; and (c) submit report to the traffic manager on the contraventions committed by any agent. 9. Payment of Royalty.–– (1) The Board shall, in respect of the licence issued by it, charge a royalty as the licence fee on per ton basis fixed by the Board and no discrimination shall be made in charging such royalty for the same type and quantity of cargo handled by the agents. (2) Every agent shall be liable to pay royalty in advance, prior to berthing of the vessel, on the basis of import general manifest quantity, in case of import and on the basis of the quantity declared by the vessel’s agent or exporter or export general manifest, in case of export and the actual royalty payable shall be calculated after completion of the vessel’s operation based on the total quantum of cargo handled by the agent. (3) The difference in amount of royalty, if any, shall be payable within ten days from the date of raising of the bill and in case of delay in payment of royalty, interest shall be payable as specified in the scale of rates of the port. (4) The Board may consider the waiver of royalty in following circumstances, namely:- (a) cargo handled by the agents during the period of strike called by the registered cargo handling workers of the port; (b) relief cargo handled during the natural calamities; (c) defence cargo handled during the emergencies and war like situations; (d) if such direction is issued by the Government. 10. Duties and responsibilities of agents.–– Every agent shall perform the following duties and have the following responsibilities, namely,- (a) submit to the traffic department a daily performance report online; (b) comply with applicable safety norms specified under any law for the time being in force in relation to his activity; (c) indemnify the Board against all third party claims arising out of his operations; (d) ensure that the workers(other than the workers of Paradip Port Trust and Management Committee, Paradip Port) deployed by him are covered by the insurance policy and other benefits under applicable law; (e) if any gear, plant or any other property of the Board is damaged in the course of stevedoring and shore handling operations, he shall compensate the Board for such loss or damage; (f) ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the licence; (g) achieve the performance standards fixed by the Board from time to time; (h) shall pay all the dues of the Board including charges for services availed from the registered cargo handling workers and the interest as specified in the scale of rates; (i) shall publish the tariff charged by it, which shall not exceed the ceiling rates fixed by tariff authority and upload the same on its website; (j) ensure publication of its tariff on the website of the Board; (k) impart training on the periodical basis in modern methods of cargo handling to the personnel deployed for stevedoring and shore handling activities for improving the productivity, efficiency and safety in handling stevedoring and shore handling activities. 11. Duties of traffic manager.–– (1) The traffic manager shall be responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance of the terms and conditions of the licence issued to the agents and also of the safety norms to be followed by such agents. (2) In case of any default in the compliance of the terms and conditions of the licence or in following of the safety norms by any agent, the traffic manager shall, in the event of first such default, cause a warning to be issued to such agent and in the event of subsequent defaults, submit a report to the Chairman stating details of non-compliance and recommending penal action to be taken against the agent, including cancellation of the licence and forfeiture of security deposit.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 17 12. Deployment of workers of Board, management committee, Paradip Port, licence holder or other source.–– The agent shall deploy the workers of the Board or of the management committee, Paradip Port in accordance with the law for the time being in force and in case the Board or management committee, Paradip Port are unable to supply the workers as the case may be sought by the agent, the Board may allow the agent to make its own arrangement and in such case, no charges shall be leviable by the Board or management committee, Paradip Port. 13. Suspension and cancellation of licence.–– (1) The Chairman may review the performance of the agents every month and in case he deems it necessary, he may, by an order in writing, and for reasons to be recorded, suspend or cancel the licence issued by him on any of the following grounds, namely:–– (a) the performance standards has not been achieved for an average period of three months; (b) has been charging tariff higher than the ceiling rates approved by the tariff authority; (c) has been handling cargo less than the volume as specified in clause (b) of sub regulation(3) of regulation 7, consecutively for a period of two years; (d) has been convicted by the Court for an offence involving moral turpitude; (e) has contravened safety regulations and failed to comply with the mandatory dock safety measures; (f) has failed to adopt proper and safe handling methods; (g) has been guilty of misrepresentation or misstatement of material facts; (h) has been adjudged insolvent or is in liquidation; (i) has transferred the licence or sub-contracted with any other person for operating the stevedoring and shore handling activities; (j) has failed to comply with security rules, instructions or International Ship and Port Facility Security Code; (k) has failed to submit daily performance report; (l) has indulged in illegal or corrupt practices; (m) has been guilty of misconduct which in the opinion of the Board, warrants cancellation or suspension of licence: Provided that no such licence shall be cancelled or suspended until the holder of the licence has been given a reasonable opportunity for showing cause why his licence should not be cancelled or suspended on such ground. 14. Appeal.–– A person who is aggrieved by the order of refusal to issue of licence under regulation 6 or by the order of refusal to renew licence under regulation 7 or by the order of suspension or cancellation under regulation 13 may prefer an appeal to the Central Government within thirty days of the receipt of the order appealed against. 15. Refund of security deposit.–– The security deposit is liable to be refunded to the agent, after making adjustments of the claims of the Board, if any, in the following circumstances, namely:– (a) on the expiry of the period of licence and no application has been made for renewal; (b) on the refusal of the application for renewal of licence; (c) on cancellation of licence; and (d) If the agent desires to foreclose the licence issued to him and makes an application in writing to the Chairman for foreclosure and refund of security deposit. [F. No. PD-26025/5/2017-PD-II] VIKRAM SINGH, Jt. Secy.18 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] FORM - A [(see regulations 6(1)] PARADIP PORT TRUST Traffic Department Paradip - 754142 APPLICATION FORM FOR ISSUE OR RENEWAL OF STEVEDORING AND SHORE HANDLING LICENCE UNDER THE PARADIP PORT TRUST (LICENSING OF STEVEDORING AND SHORE HANDLING) REGULATIONS, 2021. Sl. DESCRPTION DETAILS TO BE FILLED BY THE APPLICANT No. 1 Name of the applicant 2 Whether the applicant is a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 or a partnership firm or has any other legal entity (documentary proof to be attached) 3 Address for Communication 4 Applicant’s PAN No. or TIN No. 5 Contact number of applicant 6 Name of the person to be contacted and mobile No. 7 E-mail and fax No. of the applicant 8 Period for which licence is required 9 Name(s) of the steamship or company or charterer of ship or owner of cargo, with whom the contract for stevedoring and shore handling of cargo is finalised or is proposed to be entered into (enclose copy of contract). Approximate tonnage for each party is to be indicated. 10 Previous experience in stevedoring activities and shore handling activities (enclose proof of the cargo and tonnage handled in the previous three years) 11 Whether the applicant has financial capability to meet any obligation that may arise on account of payment of compensation under the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (enclose solvency certificate for rupees fifty lakhs from the banker to show financial capabilities and Income Tax returns of previous three years). 12 Whether the applicant possesses equipment and gears required for stevedoring activities and shore handling activities (enclose list of equipment and gears with safety certificate)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 19 13 Whether the applicant has employed or is willing to give an undertaking to employ at least six supervisory personnel possessing minimum two years’ of experience in cargo handling and stowage required for undertaking the stevedoring activities and shore handling activities (enclose list of employees, their detailed profile including work experience) 14 Whether the applicant has made payment of application fee as specified in regulation 6/ regulation 7 to the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer of the Board for issue / renewal of licence (enclose proof of payment) 15 In the event of issue of licence, whether the applicant is willing to pay security deposit as specified in regulation 6. 16 Whether the applicant has cleared all dues in respect of earlier transactions, if any, with the Board (enclose copies of no due certificates from the concerned authorities of the Board) 17 In case of renewal of licence, enclose safety clearance certificate granted by inspector of dock safety. If not, enclose duly executed original indemnity bond in Form –C. I/We, affirm that the particulars given above are true to the best of my /our knowledge and belief. I/ We, agree to pay the royalty amount as licence fee as specified by the Board, charges payable to the registered cargo handling workers and charges for any other services of the Board availed by me/us for undertaking stevedoring and shore handling operations at Paradip Port. I/We, agree to furnish any other information / produce any record for inspection as may be required by the concerned authority for issue / renewal of licence. I/We, agree to abide by the Paradip Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021, as amended from time to time and to comply with the directions issued by the Board from time to time, if the licence is issued or renewed in my / our favour. I/We, hereby declare that, I/We have not been convicted for any offence involving moral turpitude and enclosed the certificate as in Appendix-I. I/We, hereby undertake that, I/We shall charge the rates for services rendered not exceeding the ceiling rates notified by the tariff authority. Place : Date : signature of applicant with office seal APPENDIX-I DECLARATION I,…………………………..…….the chief executive officer of the……………………………….. (name of the applicant) hereby declare that the directors, chief executive officer, partners and proprietors of the firm or management are: (a) not convicted by the Court for any offence involving moral turpitude; or (b) convicted by the Court for an offence involving moral turpitude, but a period of five years has elapsed from the date of expiry of sentence. (details of the name and designation of the person who has been convicted, nature of offence, date of sentence, period of imprisonment, etc., shall be furnished by the chief executive officer.)20 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Signature Seal of the Company *Strikeout option (a) or (b) as the case may be FORM – B [(see regulations 6(2)] LICENCE FOR UNDERTAKING STEVEDORING AND SHORE HANDLING ACTIVITIES AT PARADIP PORT TRUST Issued under Paradip Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021 (Non Transferable) Licence No……….. 1. Name of the Licensee……………………………………………… 2. Address……………………………………………………………. 3. Period for which the licence is granted from …….…………….to…………………… 4. Any other particulars required to be mentioned …………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………… SEAL CHAIRMAN PARADIP PORT TRUST CONDITIONS This licence is granted subject to the provisions of the Major Port Trust Act, 1963 (38 of 1963) and Paradip Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021 as amended from time to time. Every stevedoring and shore handling agent shall be subject to the duties, obligations and responsibilities imposed under Paradip Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021 and more specifically the following: (a) The stevedoring and shore handling agent and all its staff and workers engaged for undertaking stevedoring and shore handling activities and work incidental thereto will ensure compliance with the provisions of the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 and the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations, 1990 and notifications issued thereunder, the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, payment of Bonus Act, 1965, Employees' Provident Funds Act, 1952, Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 and any other law/ statutes relating to such operations / labour / equipment for the time being in force; (b) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall deploy necessary equipment as will be specified by the Board and carry out the operations with the gears and equipment owned or hired by them; (c) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall be solely responsible for any accident or damage or loss or claims resulting from or arising out of operations performed by them;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 21 (d) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall comply with all accepted safe practices and norms during operations performed by them; (e) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall indemnify the Board against all third party claims arising out of operations performed by them; (f) Whenever the Board has to pay compensation to any of its employees or workers or his dependents under the provision of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923, in consequence of any accident arising out of and during the course of work performed by a stevedore and shore handling agent or any of its employees and workers, the stevedoring and shore handling agent shall reimburse the Board any sum so paid for any such purpose. The quantum of compensation as determined under the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923, shall be taken as binding and conclusive between the Board and the stevedoring and shore handling agent; (g) If any gear, equipment, plant and other property of the Board is damaged in the course of any such operation, the stevedoring and shore handling agent shall compensate port for such loss or damage, the extent of which shall be decided by the Chairman or his authorised officer after carrying out a proper enquiry and valuation of the property and extent of damage; (h) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall communicate promptly any information relating to the stevedoring and shore handling activities undertaken by them or matters related therewith as and when asked for the authorized representative of the Board; (i) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall carryout adequate supervision over the workers employed by him in order to ensure maximum productivity consistent with the requirements of safety; (j) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall provide all the necessary gears and equipment duly tested and certified by the competent authority for handling different types of cargo; (k) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall produce the necessary annealing and test certificates for gears and equipment deployed by them for periodic inspection or as and when demanded by the Inspector, Dock Safety or the traffic manager; (l) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall provide the workers necessary personal protective equipment and safety appliances, appropriate for the type of cargo; (m) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall ensure that the workers are available at the worksite throughout the shift period, except during the recess hours and render the normal output and shall take effective steps to improve the performance whenever output falls below the stipulated norms; (n) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall make adequate arrangements for ancillary operations such as sweeping, filling, stitching, repairing, vessel’s stenciling, securing and breaking of cargo, stacking and stowage of cargo, etc required for cargo operation on board the vessels as well as onshore, as the case may be. These ancillary services shall not be separately charged and shall be inclusive in the stevedoring and shore handling rates notified by tariff authority; (o) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall ensure that all dues of the Board are paid within the specified period failing which the licence may be liable to be cancelled under these regulations. Licence shall not be considered for renewal if any dues payable to the Board remains outstanding; (p) Stevedoring and shore handling agents shall remit in advance the royalty to the Board prior to berthing of the vessel. (The discounts and deferments, if any, offered by the agent to its principals or amounts if any not collected by such agent for any reason whatsoever in respect of the stevedoring and shore handling services under these regulations, shall not be recognized for the purpose of calculation of dues of the Board on account of royalty); (q) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall pay to the Board the charges for services of workers engaged by him from the Board at the rates fixed by the Board for the purpose; (r) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall not assign, transfer or in any manner part with any interest or benefit in or under the licence to any other person;22 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (s) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall comply with all rules and regulation of the Board and such instruction as may be issued from time to time by the traffic manager in the interest of safety, improvement in productivity and labour discipline; (t) Whenever workers (other than the workers of Paradip Port Trust and management committee, Paradip Port) are deployed, stevedoring and shore handling agent should ensure that such workers are covered by insurance policy; (u) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall achieve the performance standards fixed by the Board; (v) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall publish the tariff charged by it and uploaded it on its own websites and ensure publishing on the Board’s website. The charges leviable shall not exceed the ceiling rates prescribed by tariff authority. ACCEPTANCE I/We accept this stevedoring and shore handling licence issued to me/ us on this day the ………………………….under the terms and conditions stated as above. date: signature:………………………………….. (Official seal) name and designation:………………………. address:……………………………………… ……………………………………………….. contact No:…………………………………… Witness to the signature: 1. 2. FORM – C [(see regulations 7(4)] INDEMNITY BOND Format of indemnity bond for renewal of Stevedoring and Shore Handling Licence pending submission of Safety Clearance from Dock safety (To be furnished in the Stamp paper as per Stamp Act) (Submit on Stamp paper of value not less than Rs.200/-) This Indemnity Bond executed on this ……….. day of ………………………. Two thousand and …………………………, by M/s. ……………………………………….. (herein after referred to as the ―Indemnifier‖) which expression shall mean and include their heirs, legal representatives, successors, executors, administrator and assignees in office, in favour of the Board of Trustees, Paradip Port Trust, Paradip – 754142 represented by, their traffic manager (hereinafter referred to as ―the Board‖) which expression shall mean and include their legal representatives, successors and assignees in office; Whereas, the Indemnifier has requested for renewal of Stevedoring and Shore Handling Licence in accordance with the Paradip Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021 to carry out the work of stevedoring and shore handling activities at Paradip Port Trust, Paradip beyond the period of three years w.e.f.____________; And whereas, the Indemnifier has submitted application for renewal of stevedoring and shore handling licence along with application fee, requisite documents and specified security deposit; Whereas, the Indemnifier fulfill the required conditions and eligible for renewal of Licence, but awaiting safety clearance certificate;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 23 Whereas, the Indemnifier has executed this Indemnity Bond for renewal of the stevedoring and shore handling licence till such time of receiving the safety clearance certificate. Whereas, thus the Indemnifier more fully understand the duties and responsibilities as provided in regulation 10 of, and the terms and conditions specified in, the Paradip Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021, and willing to abide by such duties, responsibilities and conditions. Now therefore, the indemnifier execute this Indemnity Bond for guarantee to protect the interest of the Board against any legal, financial, statutory or third party claim enforced against port through order or direction of any executive, judicial, quasi judicial authority for the reasons of violation of extant safety norms of Inspectorate of Dock Safety and not obtaining safety clearance by indemnifier. The indemnifier shall reimburse to Paradip Port Trust the entire amount towards any compensation, claim and damage cost which may be caused by it to any person and / or property of the port and to make good port’s claim in respect of any and all damages so caused by it or its personnel or equipment or gears to any port property and / or in respect of his obligations emanated from the licence already referred. This Indemnity Bond shall remain valid and be enforceable till the date of submitting the valid safety clearance certificate issued by the competent authority. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Indemnifier has hereto signed, sealed and delivered these presents on the day, month and year first above written. For and on behalf of In the presence of witness: (1) (2) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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