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No. 172] cheNNai, Saturday, aPriL 25, 2020 chithirai 12, Saarvari, thiruvalluvar aandu–2051
Part IV—Section 2
Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances
the following Ordinance which was promulgated by the governor on the
25th april 2020 is hereby published for general information:—
tamiL Nadu OrdiNaNce No. 1 Of 2020.
An Ordinance further to amend the Tamil Nadu Public Health
Act, 1939.
WhereaS the Legislative assembly of the State is not in session and the Governor of Tamil Nadu is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
NOW, therefOre, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 213 of the constitution, the governor hereby promulgates the following Ordinance:-
1. (1) this Ordinance may be called the tamil Nadu Public
health (amendment) Ordinance, 2020.
Short title and commence- ment.
(2) it shall come into force at once.
tamil Nadu act iii
2. in Section 74 of the tamil Nadu Public health act,1939,
of 1939.
amendment of section 74.
the following sub-section shall be added, namely:-
"(6) any person who, either by himself or as a member of a group, obstructs or prevents or attempts to obstruct or prevent the cremation or burial of the body of any person who has died while suffering from a notified disease shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and with fine.".
Tamil nadu governmenT gazeTTe exTraordinary 84EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
certain incidents of public obstructing the burial or cremation of deceased persons who had died due to cOvid-19 have been brought to the notice of the government. Such acts cause indignity to the human corpse, which is highly condemnable. The Government have therefore decided to make such acts a punishable offence and accordingly decided to amend the tamil Nadu Public health act, 1939 (tamil Nadu act iii of 1939) for the purpose.
2. The Ordinance seeks to give effect to the above decision.
(By Order of the governor)
c. gOPi raviKumar, Secretary to Government, Law Department.