The following procedures shall be followed at the Facilitation Centre established under Section 17 of the Act,-
(1) Each Facilitation Centre shall have an officer in-charge who shall be designated by the District Task Force and conferred with the powers of the Executive Magistrate by the Government. The Officer in-charge shall be assisted by officers of Police Department and Tourism Department and such other departments as the District Task Force may deem necessary.
(2) Every person intending to transit through the entry point shall fill up an application in Form IV appended to this Rule and submit the same along with proof of identity as mentioned in sub-rule (3) of this Rule to the officer in-charge of the Facilitation Centre:
Provided that the words “every person” under this sub-rule shall not be construed to mean and include the following persons,-
(a) who has been residing permanently in the State of Meghalaya and includes his or her relative or members of family as defined under clause (i) of Section 2 of the Act;
(b) who is employed under the State Government or the Union Government as the case may be either on deputation or transfer and either temporarily or contractually and includes his or her relatives or members of family as defined under clause (i) of Section 2 of the Act; and
(c) who is employed under a Board, Corporation, Society or Organisation partly or wholly owned by the State Government or the Union Government as the case may be and includes his or her relatives or members of family as defined under clause (i) of Section 2 of the Act.
(3) Any of the following documents shall be submitted as proof of identity for purposes of sub-rule (2) of this Rule, –
(i) Passport; or
(ii) Electoral Photo Identity Card; or
(iii) Driving License; or
(iv) Identity Card issued by Central, State Government or Educational Institution; or
(v) Any other documents that would facilitate the establishment of identity of a person (e.g. PAN Card, Ration Card, Professional Registration Certificate, etc).
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(4) The documents submitted by the applicant intending to transit through the entry point shall be electronically scanned by the receiving officer at the Facilitation Centre and the original documents shall be returned to the applicant.
(5) An acknowledgement receipt of the application shall be handed over to the applicant with seal, date and signature of the receiving official and the person shall be allowed to proceed through the entry point.
(6) The officer in-charge of the Facilitation Centre shall forward a copy of the filled in entry Form IV as appended to this Rule to the concerned District Task Force under whose jurisdiction the person entering the State intends to visit or stay.
(7) The acknowledgement receipt referred to in sub-rule (5) of this Rule shall be returned by every person referred to in this Rule to the concerned Facilitation Centre at the time of his or her exiting the State.
(8) The Facilitation Centre shall make necessary entry in its records of such exit and communicate electronically to the issuing Centre of Entry.
(9) A data base for records of entry and exit shall be maintained at each Facilitation Centre.
(10) The Facilitation Centre shall have adequate number of Help Desks as may be deemed necessary by the District Task Force for the convenience of the citizens visiting the State.
(11) The District Task Force may put in place other mechanisms as may be deemed necessary to achieve the aims and objectives of the Act.