30/ ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION CHIEF COMMISSIONER'S SECRETARIAT NOTIFICATION Port Blair, the 5th December 1960/14th Agrahayana 1882.
No. 274/60/150-5J60-G.-ln exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation. 1956 (Regulation No.3 of 1956), the Chief Commissioner, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is pleased to direct that the following amendments shall be made in the Andaman and Nicobar Island (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Rules, 1957.
AMENDMENTS For the existing rule 2 of the said Rules, the following shall be substituted, viz:-
2. DEFINITIONS:-In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Deputy Commissioner" except in sub-rule (2) of rule 13 includes an officer authorised by him under Section 7 to grant passes;
(b) "Form" means a Form prescribed in the Schedule appended to these rules;
(c) "General trade or business" means the trade or business covered by the licence in Form "F";
(d) "licence" means a licence granted in Form "F" or in Form "H" by the Chief Commissioner under Sub-section (1) of Section 6 to carryon in any reserved area general trade or business, or miscellaneous trade, as the case may be; .
(e) "licensee" means a person, or a body of individuals including a member or members of an aboriginal tribe, to whom a licence has been granted;
(f) "person" does not inctude a member of an aboriginal tribe;
(9) "Miscellaneous Trade" means the fol!owing;-
1. Works relating to P.W.D. and I.A.F. contracts;
2. Stevedoring;
3. Sale of timber;
4. Import and Export trade; and
5. Such other trade as may from time to time be specified by the Chief Commissioner,
(h) "prescribed fee" in respect of any document or act means the tee payable thereon or therefore under rule 11;
<i) "Regulation" means the Andaman &, Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956 (Regulation No.3 of 1956);
(j) "Section" and "Sub-section" respectively mean a section of the Regulation and a Sub-section of a section of the Regulation; and
(k) "year" means a financial year.
(2) For the existing rule 7 of the said Rules, the following shall be substituted, narnelv..
7. <\PPLICATION FOR LICENCE: Every application for grant of a licence shall be in form "E" or in Form UGH as the case may be.
(3) In rule 9 of the said Rules for the words "Shall be in Form of'' "substitute the words "Shall be in Form "F" or in Form "H".
t h said Rules for the words "Form" "Gil substitute \4) In the existing rule 100 t e the words " Form 'I' ", 3'/
(5) For the existing rule 11 of the said Rules, the following shall be substituted namely:-
11. FEES FOR PASSES AND LICENCES: No pass or licence shall be granted unless the fee in respect thereof as indicated below has been paid to Government, namely:- DETAILS OF PASS, ETC. RATE OF FEE - -----_._-_. --------------
1. A pass to be granted for a period not exceeding one month
2. A pass other than a pass specified at item (1) above
3. Renewal of peas Re. 1/- Rs.5/- The same fee as for the original grant of a pass.
4. A licence for general trade or business
5. A licence for miscellaneous trade Rs, 500/ Rs. 5001-
(6) In sub-rule 1 of rule 12 after the words "a licensee" insert the words "holding a licence in Form "f''',
(7) In Forms 'E' and 'F' eppend= d to the said Rules for the words "trade or business" wherever they occur substitute the words "general trade or business".
(8) For the existing sub-clause (c) of clause 2 of the statement of terms and conditions mentioned in Form 'F~ppended to the said Rules substitute the following:- C. (i) work as the stevedore for cargo in the said reserved area and the ports of Car Nicobar and Camorta and provide sufficient labour and other 'efficient facilities for loading, unloading and stacking of such cargo on payment of such rates or charges as' may from time to time be fixed by the Chief Commissioner;
(ii) provide necessary embarkation and disembarkation facilities to all passengers between the ships in anchorage and shore and vice-versa in the said reserved area and at the ports of Car Nicobar and Carnorta on payment of such rates or charges as may from time to time be fixed by the Chief Commissioner.
(9) The existing Form 'G' appended to the said Rules shall be deleted.
(10) The enclosed Forms shall be appended to the said Rules as Form 'G', 'H' & 'I.
By order, B. B. SRIVASTAVA, Asst. Secretary to the Chief Commissioner • •