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Date: 2017-08-30 Category: Not Applicable State: Tamil Nadu Country: India

V.O. CHIDAMBARANAR PORT TRUST, TUTICORIN - V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/ Equipments/Persons) (Amendment) Regulation, 2017

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**Executive Summary** This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette notification regarding amendments to the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust regulations concerning the issuance of entry permits for vehicles, equipment, and persons. The notification was issued on August 30, 2017, and is effective from the date of its approval and publication in the Official Gazette by the Central Government. It details modifications to the existing regulations of 2005, including penalties for violations. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Title and Commencement:** * These regulations are called the V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/Equipments/Persons) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017. * Regulations will be effective from the date of approval and final publication in the Official Gazette by the Central Government. * **Amendments to the 2005 Regulations:** * "Tuticorin Port Trust" is replaced with "V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust" where applicable. * "These will not apply" is replaced with "These regulations shall not apply to visitors." * "Chairman" is replaced with "Traffic Manager" in regulation 3, clause (ii). * "Aadhaar number" will be inserted after "designation" in regulation 3, clause (iii). * "Issued at the pass section and shall be" is added to regulation 3, clause (iv), after "The entry permit shall be." * Revised requirements for equipment entry permits include certificates from the Dock Safety Regulations, 1990. * Clarification on violations regarding entry of persons, including furnishing false information. * **Penalties:** * Entry permits can be suspended or canceled by the Traffic Manager for violations. * Vehicle entry violations can result in a fine of two hundred rupees and/or banning from the port for up to one week, with escalated penalties for repeat offenses. * **Dwell Time and Penalties:** * Dwell time calculation begins at Check Post I or II on entry and ends at Check Post I or II on exit. * Dwell time is fixed by the Port in consultation with Port Users and notified via "Trade Notice". * Specific dwell times and penalties are defined for different vehicle types, including: * Container (Export): 14 hours; penalty for overstaying. * Container (Import): 5 hours; penalty for overstaying. * Other Cargo (Export and Import): 8 hours; penalty for overstaying. * Other than Port Bound: 24 hours; penalty for overstaying. * **Safety and Traffic Regulations:** * Driving without the uniform stipulated by the Regional Transport Officer is a violation. * Carrying projected articles requires red lamp or red flag. * Speed limit is 30 kilometers in the Port area. * Entering unauthorized areas or entering the port without bonafide business inside the port is a violation. * Lorries carrying logs must have red lights at both ends to avoid accidents, with a penalty for non-compliance. **Impact Analysis** **V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust** * **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations. * **Action Required:** Update procedures and documentation to align with the amended regulations; consult with Port Users; issue Trade Notices; enforce penalties. **Port Users (including vehicle operators, equipment operators, agents, and persons seeking entry)** * **Impact:** Subject to the amended regulations concerning entry permits, penalties, and traffic rules. * **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the new regulations, ensure compliance with entry permit requirements and traffic rules, adhere to dwell time restrictions to avoid penalties. **Traffic Manager** * **Impact:** Responsible for enforcement of the new regulations, including suspension and cancellation of entry permits and levying of fines. * **Action Required:** Understand and enforce the new regulations, determine violation and penalties.

Key Entities Referenced

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust: Port Trust issuing regulations about entry permits. Major Port Trust Act, 1963: Act under which V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust issues regulations. V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/Equipments/Persons) (Amendment) Regulation, 2017: The amended regulation that changes rules for issuing entry permits. Tuticorin: Location of the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust.
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© [Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU [R. Dis. No. 197/2009. 2017 [Price : Rs. 1.60 Paise..... TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No.35] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2017 Aavani 14, Hevilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2048 Part III—Section 2 Statutory Notifications and Orders issued by Heads of Departments. NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC. CONTENTS PaPages. V.O. CHIDAMBARANAR PORT TRUST, TUTICORIN V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/ Equipments/Persons) (Amendment) Regulation, 2017 .. 124-126 DTP—III-2 (35) [123 ]124 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 2 NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC. V.O. CHIDAMBARANAR PORT TRUST, TUTICORIN V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/Equipments/Persons) (Amendment) Regulation, 2017. [No. TRA-OPNOP-VEH-DWELL-V3-17/41761/(VOL III)/D.2041] No. SRO C-20/2017. In pursuance of sub-section (2) of Section 124 read with sub-section (1) of Section 132 of the Major Port Trust Act, 1963 (38 of 1963), The V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust hereby publishes the following regulations as required under said sections, namely:- 1. Short Title And Commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/Equipments/Persons) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017. (2) These regulations shall come into force from the date of its approval and final publication in the Official Gazette by the Central Government. 2. In the Tuticorin Port Trust (issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/Equipments/Persons) Regulations, 2005 (herein after referred to as the principal regulations), in regulation (1), - (i) In sub-regulation (1), for the words and brackets “Tuticorin Port Trust (issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/ Equipments/Persons)” the words and brackets “V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust (Issue of Entry Permit for Vehicles/ Equipments/Persons)” shall be substituted; (ii) In sub-regulation (2), for the words “These will not apply” the words “These regulations shall not apply to visitors” shall be substituted. 3. In the principal regulation, in regulation 2, - (i) In clause (b), for the words “the Board of Trustees of the Port of Tuticorin”, the words” the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust” shall be substituted; (ii) In clause (d), for the. words “Tuticorin Port Trust”, the words, “V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust” shall be substituted. 4. In the principal regulations, in regulation 3, - (i) In clause (ii) for the word “Chairman”, the words ”Traffic Manager” shall be substituted; (ii) In clause (iii) after the words “designation”, the words “aadhaar number”, shall be inserted; (iii) In clause (iv), after the words “The entry permit shall be”, the words “issued at the pass section and shall be”, shall be inserted. 5. In the principal regulations, in regulation 4, for sub-regulation (c), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:- “(c) In the case of equipment, in addition to the documents, mentioned at sub regulation (2),certificates obtained from the competent authority under the Dock Safety Regulations, 1990 i.e., Form-II, Form-IV and Form-VI shall also be produced”. 6. In the principal regulations, in regulation 5, - (i) In sub-regulation (a), for the words starting with “In the case of entry” and ending with the words “under the Regulations”, the following shall be substituted, namely:- ”In the case of entry of persons into the port, the following shall be construed as violations under these regulations:” (ii) In sub-regulation (a), for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(i) furnishing of false information or misrepresentation of facts by the persons or agents for obtaining entry permit”; (iii) In sub-regulation (a), in clause (ii), after the words “Not bringing to notice of the words “the port, the” shall be inserted;Aug. 30, 2017] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 125 (iv) In sub-regulation (a), for clause (iii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(iii) entering a place to which he is not authorised or entering the port without bonafide business inside the port.”; (v) In sub-regulation (b), after the words, “entry of vehicles or equipment” the words “into the port” shall be inserted; (vi) In sub-regulation (b),- (a) In clause (vi) after the words “speed limit of’ the words “30 kilometers in the Port area” shall be inserted; (b) In clause (xiii) after the words “ in the port Hospital”, the words “or Government Hospital” shall be inserted; “(xvii) Driving the vehicle without wearing the uniform stipulated by the Regional Transport Officer.” (c) for clause (xv), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(xv) Carrying projected articles without red lamp or red flag at the front and rear end.”;- (d) after clause (xvi) the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- 7. In the principal regulations, for Regulation 6, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:- 6. Penalties; - (a) For violation by persons in obtaining or using the entry permit, the permit of the person shall be suspended or cancelled by the Traffic Manager. (b) For violation in respect of vehicle entry, listed in sub-regulation (b) of regulation 5, penalty of two hundred rupees and or banning of entry into the Port for a period up to one week on each occasion would be imposed by the Traffic Manager and if violation of any kind is noticed on a third occasion within six months, the vehicle shall be banned entry into the Port area for a period of one month, in addition to levy of fine by the Traffic Manager. (c) Dwell time and penalty for commercial vehicles inside the Port area shall .. (i) for the purpose of levy of penalty for overstay of commercial vehicles inside the Port area, the time shall count from Check Post I or II on entry to Check Post I or II on exit and for excess stay time within the Port area beyond the specified duration shall involve penalty and any relaxation due to reasons beyond the control of either parties is required, then, the relaxation of penalty is left to the discretion of the Traffic Manager. (ii) The Dwell time shall be fixed by the Port in consultation with the Port Users and notified to the users in the form of a “Trade Notice”. (iii) Dwell time and penalty for commercial vehicles inside the Port area are as follows: SI.No. Type of Vehicles Time allowed for Turn Round Penalty (Check Post I, II and back) (1) (2) (3) (4) l. Container (Export) Fourteen hours Beyond fourteen hours, penalty of fifty rupees imposed for every subsequent two hours for over staying. 2. Container (Import) Five hours Beyond five hours, penalty of fifty rupees imposed for every subsequent two hours for over staying. 3. Other cargo (Export Eight hours Beyond eight hours, penalty of fifty rupees and Import) imposed for every subsequent two hours for over staying. 4. Other than Port bound Twenty four hours Beyond twenty four hours, penalty of fifty rupees shall be imposed for every subsequent two hours for over staying.126 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 2 (d) Any lorry carrying logs inside the Port area or outside the port area is expected to fit Red lights at both the ends so as to avoid motor accidents which will invite a penalty of five hundred rupees and imposition of penalty will be conveyed to the Control room of the Traffic Squad. Tuticorin - 628 004, U. RAJENDRAN, 24th August 2017. Traffic Manager. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BYTHE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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