BROWSING CENTRE (TAMIL NADU) RULES / CONDITIONS

 

 

In exercise of the powers conferred by the Sec.39 of the Tamil Nadu city

 

Police Act.1888, the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai City police makes the following rules / conditions, namely,

 

1.  Title : “The Browsing Centre (Tamilnadu) Rules/Conditions”.

 

2.  Definition : In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires;

 

a)  “Act” – means the TNCP., ACT. 1888.

 

b)  “Browsing Centre” – means and includes any establishment by what so ever name called where the general public have an access

to  the  internet  in  any  of  its  forms,  PROTOCOLS  either  on payment or free of charges for any purpose including recreation

or  amusement  and  a  browsing  centre  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a public place as defined under                                        Sec-3 of Tamil Nadu City Police,

1888.

 

c)  “Log Register” – means a register maintained by the Browsing centre licensee / Browsing centre Owner / Net Service Provider for browsing / using the Browsing centre.

 

d)  “User/ Browser” – means any person who accesses the internet

in any of its forms or protocols which are now in existence and also means a person who uses the computer in a browsing centre.

 

3. Responsibility of the Browsing centre owners

 

 

a)  A Browsing centre owner is required to obtain a license from the

Commissioner  of  Police,  as  defined  under  Sec  -34  (1)  of  the

Madras  City  Police  Act,  1888  and  he  shall  attach  and  furnish relevant documents with the application form as per Schedule -I.

He  shall  fulfill  every  condition  required  to  obtain  the  license, failure  to  which,  the  competent                                       authority  may  not  issue  the license

b)  A  browsing  centre  owner  is  required  to  execute  undertaking  as per  Schedule-II  and  indemnity  bond  on  the  necessary  Stamp paper before obtaining the license.

 

c)  It  shall  be  the  responsibility  of  the  Browsing  centre  owner  or employee or attendant after satisfying himself with the identity of

the browser ensure that each browser makes the entries in a Log

Register maintained for this purpose as per schedule-III.

 

 

d)  A  log  register  for  browsers  shall  be  maintained  by  the  browsing centre  owner  and  shall  remain  in  his  possession  for  a  period  of  one year  and  the  same  will  be  provided  to  law enforcement  agencies  on  demand. Any  lapses  or  failure  in  this connection shall be considered as an offence and the owner shall be  booked  by  the  law  enforcement  agency  for  committing  the offence.

 

e)     All the browsing centres may take precautions  so as to avoid access to the web sites relating to pornography, obscene, terrorism and other objectionable materials by the browsers

f)      All the browsing centre owners may ensure that no closed cabins are allowed in their browsing centre.

g)     The browsing centre owner shall be responsible for installing a special software to track all URLs visited by each browser in all the computers.  This special software log which contains all the URLs visited by all the browsers in all the computers has to be preserved for one year.

h)     The browser  who  visits  the  browsing  without  any  photo  identity  card  shall  be  photographed using a web camera hooked on to one of the computer or computer systems in the  browsing centre and the browser shall be explained that this photograph shall be  taken  and  loaded  into  the  hard  disk  of  the  computer for the verification of law enforcement agencies whenever  required. If  the  intending  browser  does  not agree,  he  shall  not  be  allowed  to  use  computer  system and computer network in the browsing centre or access to the internet.

i)        Law enforcement  agencies  are  authorized  to  check  or  inspect    

any browsing centre to ensure compliance of the rules.   An  officer  not  below  the  rank  of  Inspector  of  Police  is authorized  to  check  or  inspect  browsing  centre  and  the  computer  or network  established  there  at  any  time  for  the  compliance  of  these rules.  The  owner must supply every related document, registers and any necessary information to the inspecting officer on demand.

SCHEDULE-I

 

 

APPLICATION FORM FOR PREMISES LICENSE FOR A BROWSING CENTRE

 

 

From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To

 

The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

 

 

Sub: Application for the grant of premises/performance license for Browsing centre providing services of internet/internet connectivity in a public place.

 

 

Sir,

 

I,                                           the undersigned, Shri/Smt./Kum

Owner/Proprietor of Browsing centre ( as defined under Sec -34 (1) of the Tamil Nadu City Police Act, 1888) definition of public place, by name

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hereby apply for grant of premises license at the following address.  The place belongs to me/us taken on rent/is on lease/leave and license.

Details are as follows:

 

1.  Full Name of Applicant Owner

 

2.  Address

 

3.  Telephone number(s)

 

4.  Fax

5.  E-mail

 

6.  Occupation

 

7.  Date of Birth

 

8.  Nationality

 

9.  Name of Browsing centre

 

10.Address of Browsing Centre (or, if at more than one location, for each location; use separate sheet, if necessary)

 

11.Other name, if any, of the establishment

 

12.Whether premises are owned, leased, rented or Taken on lease and license by applicant-owner? (Specify)

 

13.If on rental, lease or leave and license, period of tenancy/lease/license.

 

14.Approximate Sq.ft. area of premises

 

15.Telephone  numbers  at  the  browsing  centre  with  the  name and address of the telephone subscriber (use separate sheet if necessary)

16.E-mail address of the browsing centre

 

17.Name  and  address  of  conductor  or  operator  of  Browsing

centre if other than applicant-owner

 

18.Number of branches with address and telephone numbers

 

19.Whether  a  similar  license  has  been  applied  for,  if  so,  give details.

 

 Thanking you,

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,

SCHEDULE-II

 

PROFORMA OF UNDERTAKING

 

(On appropriate amount of stamp paper) I,__________________________________ S/o, D/o, W/o

                                                     an adult Indian inhabitant, aged               

 

years  residing at                                                                                      

 

do hereby solemnly affirm and state as follows:

 

 

A .    I say that I am the sole proprietor/Partner/Owner of M/s

 

                                                                                             situated at

 

postal address                                                                                           

 

 

 

B.  I  say  that  I  have  familiarized  myself  with  the  laws  and  regulations  in

 

force which concern the operation of my Browsing centre and accordingly I

 

hereby give the following undertaking:-

 

1.       That I shall permit use of Browsing centre only against production

 

of a suitable photo ID Card (like Driving License, Election Photo ID Card,  Passport,  PAN  Card,  other  authorized  ID  card,  etc.).                                      I  shall ensure that no unauthorized or illegal activity takes place within the said  premises. 

 

2.       That  if  it  comes  to  my  knowledge  that  a  person  is  viewing  some illegal/unauthorized/terrorist related sites then I will inform the police about it.

3.       That   I   will   obtain   the   premises   license   as   prescribed   by   the

 

Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai and act accordingly.

4.       That  I  will  ensure  that  minor  will  be  allowed  only  on  the  machine, which  are  installed  in  the  open  space  and  will  not  provide  any partition for them.   If it is not possible then they will be allowed on the machines which are close to and are under the direct supervision

of the owner of the browsing centre.

 

 

5.       That  I  will  extend  full  co-operation  to  the  police  by  immediately providing them with all records/documents as and when called upon

to  do  so.   (for  the  officer  not  below  the  rank  of  Inspector  of  Police

 

who is empowered to visit the browsing centre).

 

 

6.       That I will maintain the details of the customers as per the prescribed format (Date, Name of the customer,        Address, email address, telephone number, Type of ID, in time out time)

 

7.       That I will ensure that no closed cabins are allowed in the browsing centre.

 

8.       That I will abide any instruction issued in public interest and order.

 

 

 

Solemnly affirmed at                   Before me.

 

Chennai, this -----------------Day of -----------     20--------

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified by me.                                   Notary Public