Panaji, 10th February, 2020 (Magha 21, 1941) SERIES III No. 45 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Home
Home—General Division
Office of the District Magistrate, North Goa ___
Order
No. 8/8/2020-MAG/L&O/(Vol.I) 533
Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973
Whereas, in view of the prevailing situation in the country and intelligence inputs regarding possible terror threats along the Western Coast of India and the possibility of antisocial elements with an intention of committing crime in Goa/elsewhere staying in house/flats/building premises on rent, it is necessary to ensure proper verification of the antecedents of persons staying in residential accommodation on rent or in hotels, lodging and boarding, private guest houses, paying guest accommodation of religious bodies, etc.
Now, therefore, I, R. Menaka, IAS, District Magistrate, North Goa, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Section 144(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, do hereby make this written order that all the owners of the houses, buildings, flats and other residential accommodation and the owners/management of all hotels, lodging and boarding, private guest houses, paying guest accommodation of religious bodies, etc. in the whole of North Goa District should verify the bonafides of the persons through their proof of identity such as Election card, Driving License, Aadhar card, Passport, etc. and should fill in the Tenant/Visitor/Guest Verification Form in respect of their Tenants/Visitors/Guests before such persons are allowed to reside/stay in their premises and furnish the same to the local Police Station for further verification and record. This order shall also apply to the owners of such premises who have so far not furnished the verification forms in respect of their Tenants/ /Visitors/Guests who are already occupying their premises.
This order shall come into force w.e.f. 11-02-2020 and shall be effective for a period of 60 days that is upto 10-04-2020 (both days inclusive) unless withdrawn earlier.
As the notice cannot be served individually on all the concerned, the order is hereby passed ex-parte.
Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.
Given under my hand and seal on this 10th day
of February, 2020.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES III No. 45 (EXTRAORDINARY) 10TH FEBRUARY, 2020Order
No. 8/8/2020-MAG/L&O/(Vol.I) 534
Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973
Whereas, in view of the prevailing situation in the country and intelligence inputs regarding possible terror threats along the Western Coast of India, it is necessary to impose certain restrictions on the commercial places/shops which are popularly known as Cyber Cafes as large number of people visit such places for use of internet facilities, including e-mails and social networking;
And whereas, it has come to the notice that certain anti-social elements/terrorists are likely to use these facilities at the Cyber Cafes to mislead the security and investigating agencies, create panic in the public, endanger the safety and security of VVIPs and other vital installations/ /infrastructure and help in the terrorist activities, thereby directly affecting the security of the State;
And whereas, in view of this it is necessary to take exigency measures in this regard so as to prevent any danger to human life or safety, to thwart/prevent any terrorist activities, which may affect the overall security of the State and may create disturbance of larger public order and tranquillity.
Now, therefore, I, R. Menaka, IAS, District Magistrate, North Goa, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, do hereby make this written order for strict compliance of the following directions by the owners or operators of all the Cyber Cafes in the entire North Goa District:-
The owner or operator of the Cyber Cafe shall—
(a) prohibit the use of Cyber Cafe by any unknown person whose identity has not been established by the owner of the cafe before allowing him to use the Cyber Cafe.
(b) he/she shall maintain a register for identity of each of the visitor/user in the Cyber Cafe.
(c) he/she shall make the entry in register in the handwriting of the visitor/user mentioning time, name, residential address, telephone number and identity proof. The visitor/user shall also sign the register kept for this purpose.
(d) the identity of the visitor/user shall be established only through any of the Government Identity cards like Voter card, Driving Licence, Smart card, Passport, Aadhar card etc.
(e) activity server log should be preserved in the main server and its record should be preserved for atleast six months.
(f) if any activity of the visitor appears to be suspicious nature, the owner of Cyber Cafe shall immediately inform the nearest Police Station and the Police Control Room (P.C.R.) or No. 100.
(g) the records shall be maintained about each of the specific computer used by each visitor/ /user.
(h) CCTV camera shall be installed by the owner at the entry point of each Cyber Cafe to cover every person entering the Cyber Cafe.
This order shall come into force w.e.f. 11-02-2020 and shall be effective for a period of 60 days that is upto 10-04-2020 (both days inclusive) unless withdrawn earlier.
As the notice cannot be served individually on all concerned, the order is hereby passed ex-parte. It shall be published for information of public through press and also by affixing copies on the Notice Boards of all Sub-Divisional Magistrates, Mamlatdars and Executive Magistrates and all Police Stations in North Goa District.
Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.
Given under my hand and seal on this 10th day
of February, 2020.
R. Menaka, IAS, District Magistrate, North Goa.
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