Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 2, No. 23
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 2, No. 23 on 6 June 2018. It contains Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board service regulation amendments under Government Order (Ms.) No. 37, Environment and Forests (EC.2), dated 27 March 2018, and Chennai Port Trust General Administration Department Notification No. SRO C-12/2018, dated 27 March 2018, amending draft port licensing regulations subject to Central Government approval. The port proposal is intended to supersede the Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedores) Regulations 2009.
What the gazette issue covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 2, No. 23 contains two separate notifications concerning staff service regulations and Chennai Port operations. It does not contain provisions concerning land ownership, property registration, planning permission or land transfer.
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board amendments
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, with State Government approval under Government Order (Ms.) No. 37, Environment and Forests (EC.2), dated 27 March 2018, amended Part I of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Revised Service Regulations, 2010. The amendments are treated as having taken effect on 15 September 2016.
Key changes include:
- Definitions of Backward Classes, Backward Class Muslims, Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities are linked to the relevant schedules of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016.
- Several references to the Tamil Nadu State and Subordinate Service Rules are replaced with references to the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016.
- The provision on reservation in appointments is updated to refer to the reservation principle under the 2016 Act.
- The reference governing qualifications or eligibility under regulation 9 is also replaced with a reference to the 2016 Act.
These provisions concern Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board service administration and appointments.
Chennai Port Trust draft regulations
Chennai Port Trust General Administration Department Notification No. SRO C-12/2018, dated 27 March 2018, records amendments to the draft Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedores and Shore Handling) Regulations 2018. The amended draft remains subject to Central Government approval and is intended to supersede the Chennai Port Trust (Licensing of Stevedores) Regulations 2009.
The draft provides that:
- The Tariff Authority for Major Ports will notify separate ceiling tariffs for mechanised and manual stevedoring and shore handling operations.
- Port customers must be notified of ceiling tariffs, which must also appear on the port website.
- Chennai Port Trust will charge a per metric tonne royalty as the licence fee without discrimination among agents.
- A nodal officer will monitor tariffs and handle complaints about ceiling tariff violations.
- Casual workers deployed by agents must be covered by insurance.
- Agents must meet performance norms fixed by the port's berthing policy.
- Licence applicants must provide the specified self-certification concerning convictions involving moral turpitude.
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Common questions
Does this gazette notification change my land title or property registration?
No land title, property registration, planning permission or land transfer provisions appear in the supplied notification. It concerns Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board service regulations and Chennai Port stevedoring and shore handling licences.
When did the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board amendments take effect?
The amendments to Part I of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Revised Service Regulations, 2010 are deemed to have taken effect on 15 September 2016.
Are the Chennai Port Trust licensing regulations final?
The notification describes amendments to draft Chennai Port Trust licensing regulations. The amended draft is subject to approval by the Central Government.
How will Chennai Port stevedoring and shore handling charges be controlled?
The draft provides for ceiling tariffs notified by the Tariff Authority for Major Ports, publication of those tariffs on the port website, and a nodal officer to monitor tariffs and handle complaints.
