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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2020

[Price: Rs. 2.40 Paise.

No. 455]

CHENNAI, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2020

Aippasi 15, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

Part II—Section 2

Notiﬁ cations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

II-2 Ex. (455)

REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

COVID-19 – EXTENDING RESTRICTIONS IN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS OF THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU TILL

24:00 HRS OF 30-11-2020 WITH GUIDELINES AND RELAXATIONS – UNDER THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005

[G.O. Ms. No.613, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, (D.M.IV), 31st October 2020, I¥gÁ 15 , rh®tç,

ÂUtŸSt® M©L-2051.]

No. II(2)/REVDM/712(f) /2020.

WHEREAS on considering the recommendations of the expert team of Doctors and Public Health Specialists and based

on the directives of Government of India, Ministry of Home Aﬀ airs, State-wide lockdown was extended from time to time

and lastly extended till 24:00 hrs of 31-10-2020 under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 in GO.Ms.No.541, Revenue and

Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, dated 30-09-2020 with various relaxations and certain restrictions.

2. Now, therefore the Government of Tamil Nadu based on the review meetings held on various dates, particularly views

expressed by the District Collectors in the meeting held on 28-10-2020 through Video Conference and views expressed by

the Medical Experts and Public Health Committee during the discussion with the Hon’ble Chief Minister on 28-10-2020 and

in consultation with the Senior Ministers hereby order to extend the State-wide lockdown till 24:00 hrs of 30-11-2020

under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 with various relaxations ordered in G.O. Ms.No.217, Revenue and Disaster

Management (DM II), Department, dated 3.5.2020, G.O.Ms.No.245, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM II), Department,

dated 18-5-2020, G.O.Ms.No.324, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM II), Department, dated 30.6.2020, G.O.Ms.No.396,

Revenue and Disaster Management (DM II), Department, dated 31-7-2020, GO.Ms.No.447, Revenue and Disaster Management

(DM-IV) Department, dated 31-08-2020 and GO.Ms.No.541, Revenue and Disaster Management (DM-IV) Department, dated

30-09-2020 and amendments issued thereon with the existing restrictions and following further guidelines and relaxations.

The following activities shall continue to remain prohibited until further orders, during the lockdown period

throughout the State till 24:00 hrs of 30-11-2020.

i. Swimming Pools, Beach, Tourist places and similar places remain prohibited.

ii. All international air travel of passengers, except for purposes as permitted by MHA remain prohibited.

iii. The E-registration system shall continue to be in force for the persons coming to Tamil Nadu from other States

(other than State of Puducherry) and for the travel of persons to the tourists places like Ooty, Kodaikanal and Yercaud.

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iv. Operation of both Public and Private Bus Transport to other States remains prohibited except between Tamil Nadu

and State of Puducherry.

II. The following activities shall be allowed in addition to the existing permitted activities throughout the State

including the areas falling under the jurisdiction of Greater Chennai Police (Except in containment zones):

Following the Standard Operating Procedures, Schools (for the students studying in 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th

Standards only), all Colleges, research institutions and other educational / coaching institutions shall be permitted

to function from 16-11-2020.

ii. Hostels including School / College / PG Hostels and Working Men / Women Hostels shall be permitted to

function from 16-11-2020.

iii. Koyambedu Market Complex:

Following the Standard Operating Procedures, the wholesale fruit shops presently functioning in temporary location

shall be permitted to function in the Koyambedu Market Complex from 2-11-2020 and that the fruit and vegetable retail

outlets shall be permitted to commence its operations in Koyambedu Market Complex in three phases from 16.11.2020.

iv. Sub-urban train services shall be permitted subject to the orders of Government of India and after duly following

the Standard Operating Procedure.

v. Shooting of ﬁ lms relating to Cinema Industry including T.V. Serial Shooting is permitted following the Standard

Operating Procedure (SOP) with a condition that only 150 persons should be allowed to work at a single point of time.

However, spectators shall not be allowed while shooting of ﬁ lms.

vi. Following the Standard Operating Procedures, Cinemas/theatres/Multiplexes shall be permitted to open from

10-11-2020 with 50% of their seating capacity. Further, in order to create awareness among the spectators, the precautionary

measures for Covid-19 shall also be screened during the show time.

vii. Religious congregations, all social / political / cultural/ academic and other functions shall be permitted from

16-11-2020 with a maximum ceiling of 100 persons after duly following the Standard Operating Procedure.

viii. Entertainment / Amusement parks, auditoriums, assembly halls, Zoological Parks, Museums and other similar

places shall be permitted to operate from 10.11.2020 by following the Standard Operating Procedure.

ix. Following the Standard Operating Procedures, Marriage related gathering shall be permitted with guests not

exceeding 100 and in respect of Funeral/last rites, the number of persons shall not exceed 100.

x. Earlier, customers aged 50 and below were permitted to visit Gymnasiums. Following the Standard Operating

Procedures already issued, now, persons aged 60 and below shall be permitted in Gymnasiums from 01-11-2020.

III. Lockdown limited to Containment Zones

a. Lockdown shall continue to remain in force in the Containment Zones till 30th November, 2020.

b. Containment Zones shall be demarcated by the District Authorities at micro level after taking into consideration the

guidelines of MoHFW with the objective of eﬀ ectively breaking the chain of transmission. Strict containment measures will be

enforced in these containment zones and only essential activities will be allowed. There shall be strict perimeter control to

ensure that there is no movement of people in or out of these zones, except for medical emergencies and for maintaining

supply of essential goods and services. In the Containment Zones, there shall be intensive contact tracing, house-to-house

surveillance, and other clinical interventions, as required. Guidelines of MoHWF shall be eﬀ ectively implemented for the above

purpose.

c. These Containment Zones will be notiﬁ ed on the websites by the respective District Collectors and by the States

and information will be shared with MoHFW.

IV. Movement of persons with SOPs

Movement by passenger trains; domestic passenger air travel; movement of persons on Vande Bharat and Air Transport

Bubble ﬂ ights; and sign-on and sign-oﬀ of Indian seafarers will continue to be regulated as per SOPs issued.

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V. Protection of vulnerable persons

Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years

are advised to stay at home, except for essential and health purposes.

VI. Use of Aarogya Setu

a. Aarogya Setu enables early identiﬁ cation of potential risk of infection, and thus acts as a shield for individuals and

the community.

b. With a view to ensuring safety in oﬃ ces and work places, employers on best eﬀ ort basis should ensure that Aarogya

Setu is installed by all employees having compatible mobile phones.

c. District authorities may advise individuals to install the Aarogya Setu application on compatible mobile phones and

regularly update their health status on the app. This will facilitate timely provision of medical attention to those individuals

who are at risk.

VII. National Directives for COVID-19 Management

Face coverings: Wearing of face cover is compulsory in public places; in workplaces; and during

transport.

Social distancing: Individuals must maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet in public places.

Shops will ensure physical distancing among customers.

Gatherings:

Marriage related gathering: Number of guests not to exceed 100.

Funeral/last rites related gatherings: Number of persons not to exceed 100.

Spitting in public places will be punishable with ﬁ ne, as may be prescribed by the State, local

authority in accordance with its laws, rules or regulations.

Consumption of liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco etc. in public places is prohibited.

Additional Directives for Work Places

Work from home (WfH): As far as possible, the practice of WfH should be followed.

Staggering of work/business hours shall be followed in oﬃ ces, work places, shops, markets and

industrial & commercial establishments.

Screening & hygiene: Provision for thermal scanning, hand wash and sanitizer will be made at all

entry points and of hand wash or sanitizer at exit points and common areas.

Frequent sanitization of entire workplace, common facilities and all points which come into human

contact e.g. door handles etc., will be ensured, including between shifts.

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Social distancing: All persons in charge of work places will ensure adequate distance between

workers, adequate gaps between shifts, staggering the lunch breaks of staﬀ , etc.

VIII. General

No activity will be permitted in the Containment Zones across the State, during the lockdown period.

IX. Penal provisions

Any person violating these measures will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60

of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Section 188 of the IPC, and other legal provisions as

applicable. Extracts of these penal provisions are at Annexure I.

K. SHANMUGAM,

Chief Secretary.

II-2 Ex. (455)—1

II-2 Ex. (455)—1a

II-2 Ex. (455)—2

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Annexure I

Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005

Oﬀ ences and Penalties for Violation

51. Punishment for obstruction, etc.-—Whoever, without reasonable cause--

(a) obstructs any oﬃ cer or employee of the Central Government or the State Government, or a person authorised

by the National Authority or State Authority or District Authority in the discharge of his functions under this Act; or

(b) refuses to comply with any direction given by or on behalf of the Central Government or the State Government

or the National Executive Committee or the State Executive Committee or the District Authority under this Act,

shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with ﬁ ne, or with

both, and if such obstruction or refusal to comply with directions results in loss of lives or imminent danger thereof, shall on

conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.

52. Punishment for false claim.—Whoever knowingly makes a claim which he knows or has reason to believe to be

false for obtaining any relief, assistance, repair, reconstruction or other beneﬁ ts consequent to disaster from any oﬃ cer of

the Central Government, the State Government, the National Authority, the State Authority or the District Authority, shall, on

conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and also with ﬁ ne.

53. Punishment for misappropriation of money or materials, etc.-—Whoever, being entrusted with any money or

materials, or otherwise being, in custody of, or dominion over, any money or goods, meant for providing relief in any threatening

disaster situation or disaster, misappropriates or appropriates for his own use or disposes of such money or materials or any

part thereof or wilfully compels any other person so to do, shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term

which may extend to two years, and also with ﬁ ne.

54. Punishment for false warning. Whoever makes or circulates a false alarm or warning as to disaster or its severity or

magnitude, leading to panic, shall on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with ﬁ ne..

55. Oﬀ ences by Departments of the Government.-(1) Where an oﬀ ence under this Act has been committed by any

Department of the Government, the head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the oﬀ ence and shall be liable

to be proceeded against and punished accordingly unless he proves that the oﬀ ence was committed without his knowledge

or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such oﬀ ence.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an oﬀ ence under this Act has been committed by a

Department of the Government and it is proved that the oﬀ ence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or

is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any oﬃ cer, other than the head of the Department, such oﬃ cer shall be deemed

to be guilty of that oﬀ ence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

56. Failure of oﬃ cer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act.-Any oﬃ cer, on

whom any duty has been imposed by or under this Act and who ceases or refuses to perform or withdraws himself from the

duties of his oﬃ ce shall, unless he has obtained the express written permission of his oﬃ cial superior or has other lawful

excuse for so doing, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with ﬁ ne.

57. Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning. If any person contravenes any order made under

section 65, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with ﬁ ne or with both.

58. Oﬀ ence by companies.—(1) Where an oﬀ ence under this Act has been committed by a company or body corporate,

every person who at the time the oﬀ ence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company, for the

conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the contravention and shall

be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:

: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act, if

he proves that the oﬀ ence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised due diligence to prevent the commission

of such oﬀ ence.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an oﬀ ence under this Act has been committed by a

company, and it is proved that the oﬀ ence was committed with the consent or connivance of or is attributable to any neglect

on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other oﬃ cer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other

oﬃ cer shall also, be deemed to be guilty of that oﬀ ence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

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Explanation.. For the purpose of this section.

(a) “company” means anybody corporate and includes a ﬁ rm or other association of individuals; and

(b) “director”, in relation to a ﬁ rm, means a partner in the ﬁ rm.

59. Previous sanction for prosecution.—No prosecution for oﬀ ences punishable under sections 55 and 56 shall be

instituted except with the previous sanction of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, or of

any oﬃ cer authorised in this behalf, by general or special order, by such Government

60. Cognizance of oﬀ ences.—No court shall take cognizance of an oﬀ ence under this Act except on a complaint made

by——

(a) the National Authority, the State Authority, the Central Government, the State Government, the District Authority

or any other authority or oﬃ cer authorised in this behalf by that Authority or Government, as the case may be; or

(b) any person who has given notice of not less than thirty days in the manner prescribed, of the alleged oﬀ ence and

his intention to make a complaint to the National Authority, the State Authority, the Central Government, the State Government,

the District Authority or any other authority or oﬃ cer authorised as aforesaid.

2. Section 188 in the Indian Penal Code, 1860

Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.—Whoever, knowing that, by an order promulgated by a

public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, he is directed to abstain from a certain act, or to take certain

order with certain property in his possession or under his management, disobeys such direction, shall, if such disobedience

causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury, or risk of obstruction, annoyance or injury, to any person lawfully

employed, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with ﬁ ne which may extend

to two hundred rupees, or with both; and if such disobedience causes or trends to cause danger to human life, health or

safety, or causes or tends to cause a riot or aﬀ ray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which

may extend to six months, or with ﬁ ne which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Explanation: It is not necessary that the oﬀ ender should intend to produce harm, or contemplate his disobedience as

likely to produce harm. It is suﬃ cient that he knows of the order which he disobeys, and that his disobedience produces, or

is likely to produce, harm.

Illustration: An order is promulgated by a public servant lawfully empowered to promulgate such order, directing that

a religious procession shall not pass down a certain street. 'A' knowingly disobeys the order, and thereby causes danger of

riot. 'A' has committed the oﬀ ence deﬁ ned in this section.

K.SHANMUGAM,

Chief Secretary.

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