{"id":228616,"date":"2020-04-23T09:33:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T04:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=228616"},"modified":"2020-04-23T11:34:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T06:04:26","slug":"president-gives-assent-for-promulgation-of-epidemic-diseases-amendment-ordinance-2020-to-protect-healthcare-service-personnel-and-property-including-their-living-working-premises-against-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/04\/23\/president-gives-assent-for-promulgation-of-epidemic-diseases-amendment-ordinance-2020-to-protect-healthcare-service-personnel-and-property-including-their-living-working-premises-against-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"President gives assent for promulgation of Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020| To protect healthcare service personnel and property including their living\/working premises against violence during epidemics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>President gives assent for promulgation of Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020| To protect healthcare service personnel and property including their living\/working premises against violence during epidemics.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ordinance provides for making such acts of violence cognizable and non-bailable offences and for compensation for injury to healthcare service personnel or for causing damage or loss to the property in which healthcare service personnel may have a direct interest in relation to the epidemic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The current Ordinance is intended to ensure that during any situation akin to the current pandemic, there is zero tolerance to any form of violence against healthcare service personnel and damage to property. The general public fully cooperates with healthcare personnel and have expressed their gratitude in a very organized manner several times during the past month. Nevertheless, some incidents of violence have taken place which has demoralized the medical fraternity. It is felt that separate and most stringent provisions for emergent times are needed toact as effective deterrents to any such incidents of violence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Violence as defined in the Ordinance will include harassment and physical injury and damage to property. Healthcare service personnel include public and clinical healthcare service providers such as doctors, nurses, paramedical workers and community health workers; any other persons empowered under the Act to take measures to prevent the outbreak of the disease or spread thereof; and any persons declared as such by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The penal provisions can be invoked in instances of damage to property including a clinical establishment, any facility identified for quarantine and isolation of patients, mobile medical units and any other property in which the healthcare service personnel have direct interest in relation to the epidemic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The amendment makes acts of violence cognizable and non-bailable offences. Commission or abetment of such acts of violence shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of three months to five years, and with fine of Rs.50,000\/- to Rs.2,00,000\/-.\u00a0 In case of causing grievous hurt, imprisonment shall be for a term six months to seven years and with fine of Rs.1,00,000\/- to Rs.5,00,000\/-.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, the offender shall also be liable to pay compensation to the victim and twice the fair market value for damage of property.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Offences shall be investigated by an officer of the rank of Inspector within a period of 30 days, and trial has to be completed in one year, unless extended by the court for reasons to be recorded in writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Looking at the interventions required during the current Covid-19 outbreak, the Central Government has been given a concurrent role with the State Governments to take any measures that may be needed to prevent the outbreak of an epidemic or the spread thereof. In addition, the scope of inspection of vessels arriving or leaving the country has been enlarged to include road, rail, sea and air vessels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The health workforce are our frontline soldiers in battling the spread of Covid-19. They put their own lives at risk in order to ensure safety of others. They deserve our highest respect and encouragement at this moment rather than being harassed or being subjected to violence. It is hoped that this Ordinance will have the impact of infusing confidence in the community of healthcare service personnel so that they can continue to contribute to serving mankind through their noble professions in the extremely difficult circumstances being witnessed during the current Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To read the Ordinance, please click on the below link:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/egazette.nic.in\/WriteReadData\/2020\/219108.pdf\">ORDINANCE<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Ministry of Law and Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[Notification dt. 22-04-2020]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President gives assent for promulgation of Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020| To protect healthcare service personnel and property including their living\/working premises 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