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No. 134 Poudouchéry Mercredi 23 Septembre 2020 (1 Asvina 1942)
No. Puducherry Wednesday 23rd September 2020
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
HEALTH SECRETARIAT
(G.O. Ms. No. 39, Puducherry, dated 18th September 2020)
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred under section 2 and 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (3 of 1897), and in partial modification of the "Government of Puducherry Epidemic Diseases (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020" (hereinafter referred as Regulations) notified vide No. 2805/US(H)/H1/COVID-19/2020, dated 16th March, 2020 of the Chief Secretariat (Health), Government of Puducherry and published in the Extraordinary Part-I, Gazette No. 50, dated 26th March, 2020, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, do hereby make the following amendment to the Regulations, namely:-
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 702 702These Regulations may be called the "Government of Puducherry Epidemic Diseases (COVID-19) [Amendment] Regulations, 2020".
1. In the Regulations in para 3, the words and figure "section 4" shall be substituted as "section 3".
2. In the said Regulations, after clause 2(h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"(i) "Authorized Officers" means the following Officers-
(a) Director of Health and Family Welfare Services;
(b) District Magistrate of District;
(c) Superintendent of Police of the District;
(d) Director of Local Administration;
(e) Regional Administrator, Mahe/Yanam;
(f) The Officers of the rank of Inspector and above in Police Department, Tahsildar and above in Revenue Department, Commune Commissioner and above in Local Administration Department, GDMO and above in the Health Department, Director/Dean/HOD in Government Medical/Dental College."
3. In the said Regulations, after clause 4, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"4A. Preventive measures.-
The persons who are under quarantine/isolation should duly observe the quarantine/isolation norms as prescribed for management of pandemic."
4. In the said Regulations, after clause 5, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"5A. Penalty: For violation of the provisions contained in Regulation 4A the Authorized Officers shall be competent to impose fine of ` 500 on a person violating quarantine norms and ` 1,000 on a person violating isolation norms."
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
A. PUNITHAMARY,
Under Secretary to Government (Health).