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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

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CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

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Part III—Section 2

Statutory Notiﬁ cations and Orders issued by

Heads of Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

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

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2021

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CONTENTS

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Pages.

CHENNAI PORT TRUST

The Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling)

Regulations, 2021

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INDIAN RAILWAYS

Energisation of newly Erected overhead Equipment on the following sections in

Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram Division of Southern Railway at 25KV, 50 Hz,

ac single phase Electric Traction System on and from 31-12-2021.

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NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

CHENNAI PORT TRUST

The Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021.

(RRC/8554/2019/GA)

NO. SRO C-38/2021.

The Notiﬁ cation GSR No. 725 (E) dated the 4th October 2021 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Ports,

Shipping & Waterways and published in Part II Section 3 sub-section (i) of the Extraordinary issue of the Gazette of India,

dated 8th October 2021 is republished hereunder as required under Section 132(2) of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:-

G.S.R. No. 725 (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 124, read with

sub-section (1) of Section 132 of the Major Ports Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963), the Central Government hereby approves

with modiﬁ cation the Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021 made by the

Board of Trustees of the Chennai Port Trust, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 123 and published by it as

required under sub-section (2) of Section 124 of the said Act, as set out in the Schedule annexed to this Notiﬁ cation.

2. The said regulations shall come into force from the date of publication of this notiﬁ cation in the Oﬃ cial Gazette.

Sඋඐඍඌඝඔඍ

The Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 123 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963) the Board

of Trustees of the Chennai Port Trust hereby makes the following regulations, in supersession of the Chennai Port

Trust (Licensing of Stevedores) Regulations, 2009, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such

supersession, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement: (1) These regulations may be called the Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of

Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of publication of the approval thereto by the Central Government in

the Oﬃ cial Gazette.

2. Deﬁ nitions:–– In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, ––

(a) “Act” means the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963);

(b) “agent” means a person to whom stevedoring and shore handling licence has been issued under regulation 6;

(d) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;

(e) “Form” means a form appended to these regulations;

(f) “port” means the Chennai Port;

(g) “licence” means a stevedoring and shore handling licence issued under regulation 6;

(h) “royalty” means the amount ﬁ xed by the Board which is payable by an agent to the Board for rendering

stevedoring and shore handling services;

(i) “shore Handling activities” include arranging and receiving the cargo to or from the hook point, intermodal

transport from wharf to stack yard and vice-versa and also receiving and delivering of cargo from or to wagons or

trucks;

(j) “stevedoring activities” include activities carried on board involving workmen, extending to hooking for loading

cargo and unhooking of unloading cargo;

(k) “tariﬀ authority” means the Tariﬀ Authority for Major Ports constituted under Section 47A of the Act;

(l) “traﬃ c manager” means the oﬃ cer in charge of traﬃ c department of the Chennai Port Trust and includes his

deputies or assistants or any other oﬃ cer acting under his authority;

(m) Words and expressions used herein and not deﬁ ned but deﬁ ned in the Act shall have the same meaning

as assigned to them in the Act.

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3. Application.–– These regulations shall apply to the stevedoring activities on board and shore handling activities

on shore undertaken by the agent, but shall not apply to such activities undertaken either by the Board or by any

person with whom Public Private Partnership agreement or Build-Operate –Transfer agreement or such other agreement

has been entered into by the Board.

4. No person to undertake stevedoring or shore handling activities without licence.––No person shall undertake to

perform the stevedoring and shore handling activities in the port unless he has been issued a valid licence under these

regulations:

Provided that a person to whom licence has been issued prior to the coming into force of these regulations may

continue to operate under the existing licence for a period of sixty days or till he obtains a licence under these

regulations, whichever is earlier.

5. Criteria for issue of license.–– A licence for carrying out the stevedoring and shore handling activities may be

issued to an applicant who fulﬁ ls the following criteria, namely:––

(a) the applicant is a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or a partnership Firm

or any other legal entity;

(b) the applicant has employed, or submits an undertaking to employ, at least six supervisory personnel possessing

minimum of two years of experience in cargo handling or stowage;

as speciﬁ ed by the Board;

(d) the applicant is willing to deposit interest-free refundable security deposit of rupees ﬁ ve lakhs or such higher

amount, as the Board may ﬁ x, from time to time, to meet any contingency.

6. Issue of licence.–– (1) Any person who desires to obtain a licence under these regulations for carrying out the

stevedoring and shore handling activities may, at any time, submit an application online in the format available on the

website of the Board, or in writing to the Chairman in Form-A, along with the documents speciﬁ ed therein and a fee

of rupees ﬁ fty thousand or such higher fee, as the Board may ﬁ x, from time to time.

(2) If the Chairman is satisﬁ ed that the applicant fulﬁ lls the criteria speciﬁ ed under regulation 5, he may issue licence

to the applicant in Form – B or otherwise communicate the order of refusal to the applicant.

(3) The licence shall be issued under sub-regulation (2) on payment of security deposit speciﬁ ed in clause (d) of

regulation 5.

7. Validity and renewal of licence.–– (1) The licence issued under regulation 6 shall be valid for a period of three

years from the date of issue of licence unless otherwise speciﬁ ed.

(2) An application for renewal of licence may be submitted in Form-A, at least three months prior to expiry of

the licence, along with the documents speciﬁ ed therein and a fee of rupees ﬁ fty thousand or such higher fee, as the

Board may ﬁ x from time to time, and in case of delay, such late fee, as may be ﬁ xed by the Board.

(3) The licence is liable to be renewed if the applicant fulﬁ lls the following conditions, namely:–

(a) has complied with the terms and conditions of the licence;

(b) has handled a minimum of 50,000 metric tonne of cargo per annum or such other volume of cargo, as

the Board may ﬁ x, from time to time;

(d) has complied with the safety norms and such compliance has been certiﬁ ed by the Inspector appointed

under the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986) in the report submitted to the Chairman.

(4) If the Chairman is satisﬁ ed that the applicant has fulﬁ lled the conditions speciﬁ ed in sub-regulation (3), he

may renew the licence for a further period of three years unless otherwise speciﬁ ed, or otherwise communicate the

order of refusal to the applicant:

Provided that where the report of the Inspector referred to in clause (d) of sub-regulation (3) is not submitted before

the date of expiry of the licence, the Chairman may, if he satisﬁ ed that the applicant fulﬁ ls all other conditions speciﬁ ed

in sub-regulation (3), he may, subject to the agent executing an Indemnity bond in Form-C, renew the licence for a

further period of three years unless otherwise speciﬁ ed.

(5) In the event of loss or defacing of the original licence, a duplicate licence may be issued if an application

in this behalf is made to the Chairman on payment of Rs.1,000/- or such other amount as the Board may ﬁ x from

time to time.

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8. Performance Standards and tariﬀ for stevedoring and shore handling activities.––(1) The Board shall from

time to time specify the performance standards to be followed by the agents for carrying out stevedoring and shore

handling activities in the port.

(2) The Board may, for the purpose of encouraging compliance with the performance standards speciﬁ ed by it,

ﬁ x incentives for the agents and specify penalty for non-performance and may publish monthly summary of performance

achieved by the agents on its website.

(3) The tariﬀ authority shall, on the basis of performance standards speciﬁ ed by the Board under subregulation

(1), ﬁ x and notify tariﬀ separately for mechanized and manual operations of stevedoring and shore handling activities in

the port and such tariﬀ shall be the ceiling rates applicable in the port.

(4) While notifying the tariﬀ under sub-regulation (3), the tariﬀ authority shall also notify the performance standards

speciﬁ ed by the Board under sub-regulation (1).

(5) No agent shall charge tariﬀ exceeding the ceiling rates notiﬁ ed by the tariﬀ authority.

(6) A nodal oﬃ cer appointed by the Chairman shall be responsible for ––

(a) ensuring compliance of the stevedoring and shore handling tariﬀ s by the agents;

(b) examine complaints received on violation of tariﬀ notiﬁ cation or imposition of higher charges than the

ceiling rates; and

9.Payment of Royalty.–– (1) The Board shall, in respect of the licence issued by it, charge a royalty as the licence

fee on per ton basis ﬁ xed by the Board and no discrimination shall be made in charging such royalty for the same

type and quantity of cargo handled by the agents.

(2) Every agent shall be liable to pay royalty in advance, prior to calling of the vessel, on the basis of import

general manifest quantity, in case of import and on the basis of the quantity declared by the vessel’s agent or exporter

or export general manifest, in case of export and the actual royalty payable shall be calculated after completion of the

vessel’s operation based on the total quantum of cargo handled by the agent.

(3) The diﬀ erence in amount of royalty, if any, shall be payable within ten days from the date of raising of the

bill and in case of delay in payment of royalty, interest shall be payable as speciﬁ ed in the scale of rates of the port;

(4) The Board may consider the waiver of royalty in following circumstances, namely:-

(a) cargo handled by the agents during the period of strike called by the registered cargo handling workers

of the port;

(b) relief cargo handled during the natural calamities;

(d) if such direction is issued by the Government.

10. Duties and responsibilities of agents.–– Every agent shall perform the following duties and have the following

responsibilities, namely,-

(a) submit to the traﬃ c department a daily performance report online;

(b) comply with applicable safety norms speciﬁ ed under any law for the time being in force in relation to

his activity;

(d) ensure that the casual workers deployed by him are covered by the insurance policy and other beneﬁ ts

under applicable law;

(e) if any gear, plant or any other property of the Board is damaged in the course of stevedoring and shore

handling operations, he shall compensate the Board for such loss or damage;

(f) ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the license;

(g) achieve the performance standards ﬁ xed by the Board from time to time;

(h) shall pay all the dues of the Board including charges for services availed from the registered cargo

handling workers and the interest as speciﬁ ed in the scale of rates;

(i) shall publish the tariﬀ charged by it, which shall not exceed the ceiling rates ﬁ xed by tariﬀ Authority and

upload the same on its website;

(j) ensure publication of its tariﬀ on the website of the Board.

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(k) impart training on the periodical basis in modern methods of cargo handling to the Personnel deployed

for stevedoring and shore handling activities for improving the productivity, eﬃ ciency and safety in handling stevedoring

and shore handling activities.

11. Duties of Traﬃ c Manager.–– (1) The traﬃ c manager shall be responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance

of the terms and conditions of the licence issued to the agents and also of the safety norms to be followed by such

agents.

(2) In case of any default in the compliance of the terms and conditions of the licence or in following of the

safety norms by any agent, the traﬃ c manager shall, in the event of ﬁ rst such default, cause a warning to be issued to

such agent and in the event of subsequent defaults, submit a report to the Chairman stating details of non-compliance

and recommending penal action to be taken against the agent, including cancellation of the licence and forfeiture of

security deposit.

12. Deployment of workers of Board, Dock Labour Board, license holder or othersource.–– The agent shall

deploy the workers of the Board in accordance with the law for the time being in force and in case the Board is unable

to supply the workers as sought by the agent, the Board may allow the agent to make its own arrangement and in

such case, no charges shall be leviable by the Board.

13. Suspension and cancellation of licence- (1) The Chairman may review the performance of the agents every

month and in case he deems it necessary, he may, by an order in writing, and for reasons to be recorded, suspend

or cancel the licence issued by him on any of the following grounds, namely:––

(a) the performance standards has not been achieved for an average period of three months;

(b) has been charging tariﬀ higher than the ceiling rates approved by the tariﬀ authority;

7, consecutively for a period of two years;

(d) has been convicted by the Court for an oﬀ ence involving moral turpitude;

(e) has contravened safety regulations and failed to comply with the mandatory dock safety measures;

(f) has failed to adopt proper and safe handling methods;

(g) has been guilty of misrepresentation or misstatement of material facts;

(h) has been adjudged insolvent or is in liquidation;

(i) has transferred the licence or sub-contracted with any other person for operating the stevedoring and shore

handling activities;

(j) has failed to comply with security rules, instructions or International Ship and Port Facility Security Code;

(k) has failed to submit daily performance report;

(l) has indulged in illegal or corrupt practices;

(m) has been guilty of misconduct which in the opinion of the Board, warrants cancellation or suspension of

license:

Provided that no such licence shall be cancelled or suspended until the holder of the licence has been given a

reasonable opportunity for showing cause why his licence should not be cancelled or suspended on such ground.

14. Appeal.–– A person who is aggrieved by the order of refusal to issue of licence under regulation 6 or by the

order of refusal to renew licence under regulation 7 or by the order of suspension or cancellation under regulation 13

may prefer an appeal to the Central Government within thirty days of the receipt of the order appealed against.

15. Refund of security deposit.–– The security deposit is liable to be refunded to the agent, after making adjustments

of the claims of the Board, if any, in the following circumstances, namely:–

(a) on the expiry of the period of licence and no application has been made for renewal;

(b) on the refusal of the application for renewal of licence;

(d) If the agent desires to foreclose the licence issued to him and makes an application in writing to the Chairman

for foreclosure and refund of security deposit.

[F. No. PD-28/31/2017-PD.I]

VIKRAM SINGH,

Joint Secretary.

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FORM - A

CHENNAI PORT TRUST

Traffic Department

Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001.

APPLICATION FORM FOR ISSUE OR RENEWAL OF STEVEDORING AND SHORE HANDLINGLICENCE UNDER THE

CHENNAI PORT TRUST (LICENSING OF STEVEDORING ANDSHORE HANDLING) REGULATIONS, 2021.

Sl.No.

Description

Details to be Filled In

by the appllicant

(1)

(2)

(3)

Name of the applicant

Whether the applicant is a company registered under the

Companies Act, 2013 or a partnership ﬁ rm or has any other

legal entity (documentary proof to be attached)

Address for Communication

Applicant’s PAN No. or TIN

Applicant’s GSTIN No.

Contact number of applicant

Name of the person to be contacted and mobile No.

E-mail and fax No. of the applicant

Period for which licence is required

10.

Name(s) of the steamship or company or charterer of ship

or owner of cargo, withwhom the contract for stevedoring

and shore handling of cargo is ﬁ nalized or isproposed to be

entered in to (enclose copyof contract). Approximate tonnage

for each party is to be indicated.

11.

Previous experience in stevedoringactivities and shore handling

activities(enclose proof of the cargo and tonnagehandled in

the previous three years)

12.

Whether the applicant has ﬁ nancial capability to meet any

obligation that mayarise on account of payment of compensation

under the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (enclose

solvency certiﬁ cate for rupees ten lakhs from thebanker to

show ﬁ nancial capabilities and income tax returns of previous

three years).

Whether the applicant possesses equipment and ‘gears

required for stevedoring activities and shore handling activities

(enclose list of equipment and gears with safety certiﬁ cate)

Whether the applicant has employed or is willing to give

an undertaking to employ atleast six supervisory personnel

possessing minimum two years of experience in cargo handling

and stowage required for under taking the stevedoring activities

and shore handling activities (enclose list of employees, their

detailed proﬁ le including work experience)

Whether the applicant has made payment of application fee

as speciﬁ ed in regulation 6 / regulation 7 to the Financial

Adviser and Chief Accounts Oﬃ cer of the Board for issue/

renewal of license (enclose proof of payment)

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Sl.No.

Description

Details to be Filled In

by the appllicant

(1)

(2)

(3)

In the event of issue of license, whether the applicant is

willing to pay security deposit as speciﬁ ed in regulation 6.

Whether the applicant has cleared all dues in respect of

earlier transactions, if any,with the Board (enclose copies of no

due certiﬁ cates from the concerned authorities of the Board)

In case of renewal of licence, enclose safety clearance

certiﬁ cate granted by inspector of dock safety. If not, enclosed

duly executed original indemnity bond as in Form –C.

I/We, aﬃ rm that the particulars given above are true to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.

I/ We, agree to pay the royalty amount as license fee as speciﬁ ed by the Board, charges payable to the registered

cargo handling workers and charges for any other services of the Board availed by me/us for undertaking stevedoring

and shore handling operations at Chennai Port.

I/We, agree to furnish any other information / produce any record for inspection as may be required by the

concerned authority for issue / renewal of licence.

I/We, agree to abide by the Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021,

as amended from time to time and to comply with the directions issued by the Board from time to time, if the licence

is issued or renewed in my / our favour.

I/We, hereby declare that, I/We have not been convicted for any oﬀ ence involving moral turpitude and enclosed

the certiﬁ cate as in Appendix-I.

I/We, hereby undertake that, I/We shall charge the rates for services rendered not exceeding the ceiling rates

notiﬁ ed by the tariﬀ authority.

Place :

Date :

signature of applicant with oﬃ ce seal

DECLARATION

I,…………………………..…….the chief executive oﬃ cer of the………………………………..(name of the applicant) hereby

declare that the directors, chief executive oﬃ cer, partners and proprietors of the ﬁ rm or management are:

(a) not convicted by the Court for any oﬀ ence involving moral turpitude;

(b) convicted by the Court for an oﬀ ence involving moral turpitude, but a period of ﬁ ve years has elapsed from

the date of expiry of sentence. (details of the name and designation of the person who has been convicted, nature of

oﬀ ence, date of sentence, period of imprisonment, etc., shall be furnished by the chief executive oﬃ cer.)

Signature

Seal of the Company

*Strikeout option (a) or (b) as the case may be

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FORM – B

LICENCE FOR UNDERTA KING STEVEDORING AND SHORE HANDLING ACTIVITIES AT CHENNAI PORT TRUST

Issued under Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021

(Non Transferable)

Licence No...........………..

1. Name of the Licensee………………………………………………

2. Address…………………………………………………………….....

3. Period for which the licence is granted from …….……… to……………………

4. Any other particulars required to be mentioned

…………………………………………………………………….............

SEAL

FOR CHAIRMAN,

Chennai Port Trust.

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CONDITIONS

This licence is granted subject to the provisions of the Major Port Trust Act, 1963 (38 of 1963) and Chennai Port

Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021 as amended from time to time.

Every stevedoring and shore handling agent shall be subject to the duties, obligations and responsibilities imposed

under Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling) Regulations, 2021 and more speciﬁ cally

the following:

(a) The stevedoring and shore handling agent and all its staﬀ and workers engaged for undertaking stevedoring and

shore handling activities and work incidental thereto will ensure compliance with the provisions of the Dock Workers

(Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 and the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations, 1990 and

notiﬁ cations issued there under, the Industrial Disputes Act,1947, the Minimum wages Act, 1948, payment of Bonus Act,

1965, Employees' Provident Funds Act,1952, Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 and any other law/ statutes relating

to such operations / labour / equipment for the time being in force;

(b) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall deploy necessary equipment as will be speciﬁ ed by the Board

and carry out the operations with the gears and equipment owned or hired by them;

claims resulting from or arising out of operations performed by them;

(d) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall comply with all accepted safe practices and norms during

operations performed by them;

The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall indemnify the Board against all third party claims arising out of operations

performed by them;

(e) Whenever the Board has to pay compensation to any of its employees or workers or his dependent’s under the

provision of the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923, in consequence of any accident arising out of and during the course

of work performed by a stevedore and shore handling agent or any of its employees and workers, the stevedoring and

shore handling agent shall reimburse the Board any sum so paid for any such purpose. The quantum of compensation

as determined under the Employee’s Compensation Act,1923, shall be taken as binding and conclusive between the

Board and the stevedoring and shore handling agent;

•

(f) If any gear, equipment, plant and other property of the Board is damaged in the course of any such

operation, the stevedoring and shore handling agent shall compensate Board for such loss or damage, the

extent of which shall be decided by the Chairman or his authorized oﬃ cer after carrying out a proper enquiry

and valuation of the property and extent of damage;

•

(g) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall communicate promptly any information relating to the

stevedoring and shore handling activities undertaken by them or matters related therewith as and when asked

for the authorized representative of the Board;

(h) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall carryout adequate supervision over the workers employed by him

in order to ensure maximum productivity consistent with the requirements of safety;

(i) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall provide all the necessary gears and equipment duly tested and

certiﬁ ed by the competent authority for handling diﬀ erent types of cargo;

(j) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall produce the necessary annealing and test certiﬁ cates for gears

and equipment deployed by them for periodic inspection or as and when demanded by the Inspector, Dock Safety or

the Traﬃ c Manager;

(k) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall provide the workers necessary personal protective equipment and

safety appliances, appropriate for the type of cargo;

(l) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall ensure that the workers are available at the worksite throughout

the shift period, except during the recess hours and render the normal output and shall take eﬀ ective steps to improve

the performance whenever output falls below the stipulated norms;

(m) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall make adequate arrangements for ancillary operations such as

sweeping, ﬁ lling, stitching, repairing, vessel’s stencilling, securing and breaking of cargo, stacking and stowage of cargo,

etc., required for cargo operation on board the vessels as well as onshore, as the case maybe. These ancillary services

shall not be separately charged and shall be inclusive in the stevedoring and shore handling rates notiﬁ ed by tariﬀ

authority;

(n) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall ensure that all dues of the Board are paid within the speciﬁ ed

period failing which the licence may be liable to be cancelled under these regulations. Licence shall not be considered

for renewal if any dues payable to the Board remains outstanding;

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(o) Stevedoring and shore handling agents shall remit in advance the royalty to the Board prior to calling of the vessel.

(The discounts and deferments, if any, oﬀ ered by the agent to its principals or amounts if any not collected by such

agent for any reason whatsoever in respect of the stevedoring and shore handling services under these regulations,

shall not be recognized for the purpose of calculation of dues of the Board on account of royalty);

(p) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall undertake to pay wages to workers engaged by him from the

Board, in accordance with the terms of settlement agreed between the Central Government and the Federation of Port

and Dock workers from time to time or at the rates ﬁ xed by the Board for the purpose;

(q) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall not assign, transfer or in any manner part with any interest or

beneﬁ t in or under the licence to any other person;

(r) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall comply with all rules and regulation of the Board and such

instruction as may be issued from time to time by the traﬃ c manager in the interest of safety, improvement in productivity

and labour discipline;

(s) Whenever casual workers are deployed, stevedoring and shore handling agent should ensure that such workers

are covered by insurance policy;

(t) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall achieve the performance standards ﬁ xed by the Board;

(u) The stevedoring and shore handling agent shall publish the tariﬀ charged by it and uploaded it on its own websites

and ensure publishing on the Board’s website. The charges leviable shall not exceed the ceiling rates prescribed by

tariﬀ authority.

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ACCEPTANCE

I/We accept this stevedoring and shore handling licence issued to me/ us on this day the…………………………. under

the terms and conditions stated as above.

date: ………………………………….

signature………………………………..

(Oﬃ cial seal) name and designation………………..

address:………………………………………

……………………………………………….

contact No:……………………………………

witness to the signature:

FORM - C

INDEMNITY BOND

Format of indemnity bond for renewal of Stevedoring and Shore Handling Licence pending submission ofSafety

Clearance. From Dock safety

To be furnished in the Stamp paper as per Stamp Act

(Submit on Stamp paper of value not less than Rs.200/-)

This

Indemnity

Bond

executed

this

………..

day

……………………….

Two

thousand

and

………………….…………………………, by M/s. ……………………………………….. (herein after referred to as the“Indemniﬁ er”)

which expression shall mean and include their heirs, legal representatives, successors,executors, administrator and assignees

in oﬃ ce, in favour of the Board of Trustee, Chennai Port Trust, Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001 represented by, their

Traﬃ c Manager (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) which expression shall mean and include their legal representatives,

successors andassignees in oﬃ ce;

Whereas, the Indemniﬁ er has requested for renewal of Stevedoring and Shore Handling Licence in accordance

with Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling)Regulations, 2021 to carry out the work of

stevedoring and shore handling activities at Chennai Port Trust, Rajaji Salai, Chennai beyond the period of three years

w.e.f. ………………..;

And whereas, the Indemniﬁ er has submitted application for renewal of stevedoring and shore handling licence along

with application fee, requisite documents and speciﬁ ed security deposit;

Whereas, the Indemniﬁ er fulﬁ l the required conditions and eligible for renewal of Licence, but awaiting safety clearance

certiﬁ cate;

Whereas, the Indemniﬁ er has submitted an application for issue of safety clearance certiﬁ cate to the Dy. Director

of Dock Safety, Chennai Port Trust, Chennai vide their application No:…………………………… dated…………………….

Whereas, the Indemniﬁ er has executed this Indemnity Bond for renewal of the stevedoring and shore handling licence

till such time of receiving the safety clearance certiﬁ cate.

Whereas, thus the Indemniﬁ er more fully understand the duties and responsibilities as provided in regulation 10

of, and the terms and conditions speciﬁ ed in, the Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedoring and Shore Handling)

Regulations, 2021, and willing to abide by such duties, responsibilities and conditions.

Now therefore, the indemniﬁ er executes this Indemnity Bond for guarantee to protect the interest of the Board against

any legal, ﬁ nancial, statutory or third party claim enforced against Board through order or direction of any executive,

judicial, quasi-judicial authority for the reasons of violation of extant safety norms of Inspectorate of Dock Safety and not

obtaining safety clearance by indemniﬁ er. The indemniﬁ er shall reimburse to Chennai Port Trust the entire amount towards

any compensation, claim and damage cost which may be caused by it to any person and / or property of the Board

and to make good Board’s claim in respect of any and all damages so caused by it or its personnel or equipment or

gears to any Board’s property and / or in respect of his obligations emanate from the licence already referred.

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[Part III—Sec. 2

This Indemnity Bond shall remain valid and be enforceable till the date of submitting the valid safety clearance

certiﬁ cate issued by the competent authority.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Indemniﬁ er has hereto signed, sealed and delivered these presents on the day, month

and year ﬁ rst above written.

For and on behalf of

In the presence of witness:

(1)

(2)

Administrative Oﬃ ce,

SUNIL PALIWAL,

Rajaji Salai,

Chairman,

Chennai – 600 001.

Chennai Port Trust.

20th October 2021.

INDIAN RAILWAYS

“PUBLIC NOTIFICATION”

Energisation of newly Erected overhead Equipment on the following sections in Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram

Division of Southern Railway at 25 KV, 50 Hz, ac single phase Electric Traction System on and from 31-12-2021.

(No. RVNL/MAS/Elec/X/1)

Pro forma 10-01

NO. SRO C-39/2021.

Notice is hereby given to all users of Railway lines and premises situated on the completed section of the under-

noted sections of the Southern Railway that the 25000 Volt. 50 Hz, ac, single phase overhead traction wires will be

energised on or after the date speciﬁ ed against the Sections. On and from the same date the overhead traction line

shall be treated as “LIVE” at all times and no unauthorised person shall approach or work in the proximity of the said

overhead line.

Section

Date

Energisation of Overhead Equipment on the newly laid track, as part of doubling (i) between Madurai

Jn (Inclusive) and Tirumangalam (Exclusive) Stations from OHE Mast Location No.493/49A (km/

ch:493/980.70) to OHE Mast Location No.511/1 (km/ch:511/21.00) (ii) between Tulukapatti (Exclusive)

and Kovilpatti (Inclusive) Stations from OHE Mast Location No.553/37 (km/ch:553/879.00) to OHE

Mast Location No.587/35 (km/ch:587/685.50) and (iii) between Aralvaymoli (Inclusive) and Valliyur

(Inclusive) Stations from OHE Mast Location No.302/40 (km/ch: 302/977.10) to OHE Mast Location

No.322/38 (Km/Ch:322/816.00) at 25kV AC single phase 50Hz supply system on Madurai-Tuticorin

and Nagercoil-Tirunelveli Sections in Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram Division of Southern Railway.

31.12.2021

Chennai – 600 008.

A.NOUSHAD,

15th December 2021.

Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer/OHE,

for Chief Electrical Engineer/Construction

Southern Railway, Chennai Egmore.

Dec, 22. 2021]

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

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PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

(No. RVNL/MAS/Elec/X/1)

INTRODUCTION OF ac 25 KV TRACTION

PRO – FORMA 10-02

“WARNING TO ROAD USERS”

NO. SRO C-40/2021.

It is notiﬁ ed for information of the public that in connection with introduction of 25 kV ac electric traction on the

newly laid track, as part of doubling (i) between Madurai Jn (Inclusive) and Tirumangalam (Exclusive) Stations from OHE

Mast Location No.493/49A (km/ch:493/980.70) to OHE Mast Location No.511/1 (km/ch:511/21.00) (ii) between Tulukapatti

(Exclusive) and Kovilpatti (Inclusive) Stations from OHE Mast Location No.553/37 (km/ch:553/879.00) to OHE Mast Location

No.587/35 (km/ch:587/685.50) and (iii) between Aralvaymoli (Inclusive) and Valliyur (Inclusive) Stations from OHE Mast

Location No.302/40 (km/ch: 302/977.10) to OHE Mast Location No.322/38 (Km/Ch:322/816.00) at 25kV AC single phase

50Hz supply system on Madurai-Tuticorin and Nagercoil-Tirunelveli Sections in Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram Division

of Southern Railway, height gauges have been erected at all the level crossings with clear MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF

4.78m above road level with a view to prevent loads of excessive height from coming into contact or in dangerous

proximity to live traction wire (CONTACT WIRE), WHICH SHALL BE AT A HEIGHT OF MINIMUM 5.5m ABOVE THE

RAIL LEVEL AT LEVEL CROSSINGS.

Public are hereby notiﬁ ed to observe the height speciﬁ ed above for the purpose of loading vehicles and to see that

the loads carried in road vehicles do not infringe the height gauges under any circumstances,.

The dangers of a load of excessive height are as follows :

(i) Danger to the height gauge and consequent obstruction to the road as well as the railway line.

(ii) Danger to the materials or equipment carried or for the vehicle itself.

(iii) Danger of ﬁ re and risk of life due to contact with or in dangerous proximity to the conductors.

No.E.320/RVNL/CRS.

A.NOUSHAD,

Chennai – 600 008

Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer/OHE,

15th December 2021.

for Chief Electrical Engineer/Construction

Southern Railway, Chennai, Egmore.