Fine for not wearing a mask & not following social distancing - From today (5th Sep) !
Posted on: 05/Sep/2020 1:19:49 PM
The State Government of Tamil Nadu has issued an ordinance to make issues such as non-compliance of Covid-19 rules like wearing of masks, maintaining physical distance and jumping quarantine as compatible offences.
As such, the above offences of failing to follow the strict guidelines of the State Government of Tamil Nadu to prevent the raging corona virus will attract fine in Tamil Nadu!
Note that spitting at public faces will also attract fine!
The Tamil Nadu Governor, Banwarilal Purohit promulgated the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939 (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 in order to make violation of the coronavirus induced lockdown and social distancing measures put in place to stop the spread of the deadly disease as a compoundable offence.
A Raj Bhavan statement read:It is, therefore, considered necessary to make the violations against lockdown and social distancing measures taken to contain the spread of Covid-19 as compoundable offences and also to prohibit the acts of violence against the persons implementing these measures,
Fine details!
While spitting in public places, violation of quarantine rules and not maintaining physical distance in public will attract a fine of Rs 500 each, people not wearing face masks will have to shell out Rs 200.Commercial establishments violating Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) will have to pay a fine of Rs 5,000.
