Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 2, No. 24, June 14, 2017
The Government of Tamil Nadu published two statutory notifications in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on June 14, 2017. The Board of Trustees of Chennai Port issued Notification Number SRO C-13/2017 to amend the Chennai Port Safety Regulations, 1981, while the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai issued Notification Number SRO C-14/2017, dated June 8, 2017, to appoint three Board Analysts. Neither notification changes land ownership, land use, planning permission or property registration requirements.
What the gazette issue covers
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part III, Section 2, No. 24, published on June 14, 2017, contains two separate notifications. One concerns the handling of dangerous cargo at Chennai Port. The other appoints scientific officers of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai as Board Analysts under water and air pollution laws.
Chennai Port safety changes
Notification Number SRO C-13/2017 was issued by the Board of Trustees of Chennai Port. It amends the Chennai Port Safety Regulations, 1981, subject to Central Government approval and the required publication. The notification states that the amendment regulations come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Key changes include:
- Deleting one existing definition and defining the IMCO Code or IMDG Code as the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code issued by the International Maritime Organization.
- Renaming Part 3 to cover special rules regulating the import and export of IMDG Cargo Class I.
- Replacing the reference to the Naval Officer-in-Charge of Chennai with the Flag Officer Commanding TN & P Naval Area.
- Defining prohibited explosives as explosives prohibited by the Central Government under the Explosive Act, 1884.
- Requiring IMDG Cargo Class I explosives at Chennai Port to be handled under the applicable Standard Operating Procedure.
- Allowing the Chairman of Chennai Port Trust to amend that procedure with the approval of the Chief Controller of Explosives, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation, Nagpur.
- Requiring an up-to-date copy of the Standard Operating Procedure to be displayed on the Chennai Port Trust website.
- Deleting several existing sub-clauses from regulation 3.
These provisions mainly affect Chennai Port Trust, shipping and cargo operators, and persons handling Class I explosives at Chennai Port.
Appointment of Board Analysts
Notification Number SRO C-14/2017, dated June 8, 2017, was issued by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chennai with State Government approval. It appoints V. Thiagarajan, Assistant Director, K. Srinivasan, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, and S. Suresh Kumar, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, as Board Analysts for the purposes of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
Relevance to property owners
The two notifications contain no provisions changing title, patta, land classification, development controls, planning approvals or registration. A property buyer or owner is affected only if their activities involve regulated explosives at Chennai Port or pollution proceedings requiring analysis by the appointed Board Analysts.
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Common questions
Does this gazette notification change my land title, patta or property registration?
No. The notifications deal with Chennai Port safety regulations and the appointment of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Analysts, not land title, patta or property registration.
Who must follow the revised Chennai Port requirements?
The revised provisions concern the handling of IMDG Cargo Class I explosives at Chennai Port. Such cargo must be handled under the applicable Standard Operating Procedure.
Where can I find the current procedure for handling Class I explosives at Chennai Port?
Notification Number SRO C-13/2017 requires an up-to-date copy of the Standard Operating Procedure to be displayed on the Chennai Port Trust website.
Who was appointed as a Board Analyst by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board?
The appointees are V. Thiagarajan, Assistant Director, K. Srinivasan, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, and S. Suresh Kumar, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer.
