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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:-

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These 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).

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