The Tamil Nadu Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss To Property) Act, 2008
The Tamil Nadu Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss To Property) Act, 2008
Act 48 of 2008
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TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 225
The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent
of the Governor on the 28th November 2008 and is hereby published for
general information:—
An Act to prohibit violence against medicare service persons and damage or loss
to property of medicare service institutions and for matters connected therewith
and incidental thereto.
WHEREAS, acts of violence causing injury or danger to life of medicare service persons
and damage or loss to the property of medicare service institutions are on the increase
in the State creating unrest among medicare service persons resulting in total hindrance
of such services in the State;
AND WHEREAS, it has become necessary to punish the persons committing violence
by making the offence as cognizable and non-bailable and to provide for compensation,
for damage or loss caused to the property of medicare service institutions, to be determined
by court;
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-ninth
Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Medicare Service Persons and Short title and
Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) commence-
Act, 2008. ment.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 18th day of July 2008.
Cognizance of 4. Any offence committed under section 3, shall be cognizable and non bailable.
offence.
Liability to 5. (1) In addition to the punishment specified in section 3, the person shall be liable
pay to pay compensation for the damage or loss caused to the property, as determined by
compensation the court.
for the
damage or
loss caused
to the
property.
(2) If the person has not paid the compensation under sub-section (1), the said
sum shall be recovered under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, Tamil Nadu
1864 as if it were an arrear of land revenue. Act II of
1864.
Bar of certain 6. No claim for compensation for the damage or loss caused to the property shall
proceedings. be made by the medicare service person or medicare service institution, before any Tamil Nadu
authority, under the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992. Act 59 of
1992.
Operation of 7. Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall be in
other laws addition to and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force.
not affected.
Repeal and 8. (1) The Tamil Nadu Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions Tamil Nadu
saving. (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Ordinance, 2008 is hereby Ordinance
repealed. 3 of 2008.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the
said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under
this Act.
S. DHEENADHAYALAN,
Secretary to Government,
Law Department.